SIS Scholarships and Awards for 2005 - 2006
Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Now Available
The School of Information Sciences is one of ten library and information
science (LIS) programs nationwide participating in a new Spectrum Doctoral
Fellowship program, whose goal is to increase racial and ethnic diversity
among our profession’s next generation of LIS leaders.
SIS partners with ALA and others to launch new Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program
The School of Information Sciences has partnered with the American
Library Association and nine other participating LIS programs on a project
to increase racial and ethnic diversity in library and information sciences
doctoral programs.
Dr. Dania Bilal Honored by National Association
Dania Bilal, an associate professor in the School of Information Sciences, has been honored by the national Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE).
Symposium on International Education and Globalization
Russian leaders visit SIS while studying American libraries
Russian Federation librarians visited the School of Information Sciences on July 13, as part of the Open World Program.
SIS to Celebrate Jinx Watson's Retirement
The School of Information Sciences Revises its Curriculum
The school’s curricular revisions formalize changes that have --
substantively -- already been adopted by SIS faculty. The curriculum has not
substantially changed, just revised to reflect what the school actually
offers, which also more adequately reflects evolving trends in library and
information sciences. The University Graduate Council approved the
changes on January 27, 2005.
Peiling Wang Awarded Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award
Information Sciences Associate Professor Peiling Wang has won the 2005 Outstanding Information Science Teacher award co-sponsored by the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) and the Institute for Scientific Information.
