Faculty and staff members of the University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences (SIS) will host an alumni reception and recruiting program on January 22 at the Memphis-Shelby County Public Library and Information Center Central Library.
The program will begin with a discussion of the USA Patriot Act by interim director Dr. Doug Raber, which is intended to provide an overview of the key sections of the Act relevant to libraries, as well as their implications for patron privacy.
The School will then honor Jackson “Jack” Maxwell with the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2003. All alumni and friends of the School are invited to attend and talk to prospective students who are considering enrolling in the Master of Science Program at SIS.
A discussion of the School’s Distance Education program will follow after the break.
**WHAT:** UT School of Information Sciences Comes to Memphis
**WHERE:** Training Room (First Floor)
Memphis-Shelby County Public Library and Information Center Central Library
3030 Poplar Ave, Memphis TN 38111, (901) 415-2700
**WHEN:** January 22, 2004
**PROGRAM:**
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. **Reception**
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. **Patriot Act Overview** (Dr. Raber, Interim Director, SIS)
**Distinguished Alumni Award presentation** to Dr. Jackson Maxwell
6:00 – 6:15 p.m. Break
6:15 – 6:45 p.m. **SIS Distance Education Program** (Panel discussion)
6:45 – 7:30 Q & A Panelists will include:
- Chris Marszalek, South Regional Manager, MSCPLIC
- Dr. Jackson Maxwell, Information Specialist, Memphis City Schools
- Teresa Schenk-Webster, Business Science Librarian, MSCPLIC
- Dr. Kendra Albright, Assistant Professor, SIS
- Tanya Arnold, Coordinator of Student Services, SIS
- Dr. Doug Raber, Interim Director, SIS
For more information about this event, contact Joel Southern, Coordinator of Public Information at the School of Information Sciences, at (865) 974-6727 or jsouthern@utk.edu.
