The Academic Support Programs office is excited to share our three new Academic Success Coaches, along with our continuing coach from last year. We have expanded hours and are excited about the background and experiences our coaches bring with them to support all students. Sign up online for your appointment: http://webster.uaa.washington.edu/asp/website/get-help/academic-success-coach/
The OWRC is an interdisciplinary center that offers free, one-to-one peer writing and research support for UW students, faculty, and staff. We will work with any writer, on any projects, in any discipline, and at any phase in the process. Our appointments are 45-minute consultations with peer tutors from a range a disciplines. We’re proud of the diverse range of experiences, majors, languages, and backgrounds that our tutors bring. Learn more about our tutors and librarians here. Continue reading
All UW graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to share their innovative evidence-based teaching practices or research at the 15th Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium (April 17, HUB Ballroom, UW Seattle). Continue reading
Hack Library School is seeking current and incoming library students to write about librarianship and the library student experience for our blog. Underrepresented voices, international, non-traditional, and online students are encouraged to apply.
The Bothell branch of King County Library System is partnering with Technovation to provide a free technology entrepreneurship club for tweens and teens. We need volunteers to make the club successful.
Welcome back and happy new year! With the new quarter comes another phase of recruitment. Countless organizations are still searching for their next stellar employee, and that could be you.
Chief among this quarter’s business is, of course, the iSchool Career Fair (ICF). It’s happening Tuesday, Feb. 12, 12:30 – 4:30pm in the HUB Ballrooms. This year, we’re expecting about 40 organizations to attend. Many are in tech, but there are also organizations from financial services, consulting, healthcare, and library services — you can find
If you plan on going (that should be everyone!), be sure to fill out this super-quick ICF is open to iSchool students only for the first hour, and responding to the survey will ensure we have a nametag ready for you, allowing you take advantage of the whole hour. (You will still need to bring your Husky Card.)
MLIS students can also look forward to the Library & Information Science Speed-Talks & Mingling event on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm in KNE 225 (the Walker-Ames Room). The event will start with brief presentations (“speed-talks”) from LIS professionals, followed by small group discussions where students can interact with the presenters more directly. And if the idea of attending a networking event is a bit intimidating, you can come to our prep session the Friday beforehand.
Last, we are piloting a few new programs this quarter, including Career Conversations (small-group career coaching sessions) and Career Exploration Trips (employer site-visits). You can find more information on these and other career events on the iSchool’s event page.
With the number of events this quarter that include a networking component, we’re focusing this newsletter on how to explain your degree to prospective employers.
EXPLAINING YOUR DEGREE
Explaining what you’re studying at the iSchool can be challenging. Tell someone you study here and you could get any number of responses — questions about how your major differs from computer science to confused looks about when Apple released a new product. Information science and management are nuanced fields and not always well understood by the general public.
The ability to explain your degree can not only help satisfy inquisitive friends and relatives, it will allow you to better convince employers you’re the right person for the job. Continue reading
Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte is accepting applications for our Atkins Fellows summer program. Applications submitted by February 4 will receive first consideration. These fellowships are designed to give LIS students hands-on experience in an academic library.
