The award is presented annually by the American Library Association (ALA) and offers an opportunity for one student from our ALA-SC to attend the ALA Annual Conference. In exchange for working 4 hours per day at the conference, Karen received free conference registration, housing, and a per diem for meal expenses. While attending the conference, she wrote five pieces for Cognotes, the ALA newsletter.
Karen has made a significant contribution to ALA-SC. She has served as both the Chairperson of the fundraising committee and the Editor of The Basement Blotter, as well as operating as President during the 2008-2009 year. She has successfully handled the ALA-SC mug fundraiser, helping to garner funds for an end-of-year party at a Chinatown art gallery in May 2008. She has also published several editions of The Basement Blotter (available on the ALA-SC webpage at www.hawaii.edu/ala) and continues to work to make ALA-SC an association by and for LIS students to better their futures.
Please join us in congratulating Karen and thanking her for her many contributions to our chapter!!
Karen Brown wins the 2008 Student-to-Staff Award!
ALA-SC is proud to present the 2008 Staff to Student Award to Karen Brown!!!
Student-to-Staff Program Information
Every year the American Library Association (ALA) offers a special
opportunity for one student from each ALA-accredited LIS program to
attend the ALA Annual Conference through its Student to Staff
Program.
According to the ALA:
The student must be a current student in the UHM LIS Program, and be a personal member of both the national ALA organization and the ALA Student Chapter. Students who have already participated in the program are not eligible.
Students who are interested in participating in this program, who meet the qualifications (above), should e-mail the ALA-SC Advisor, (Andrew Wertheimer) by the deadline. Application deadlines will be announced on the LIS-STU email listserv.
If there is only one applicant, s/he will be selected as Hawaii's representative. If, however, there is more than one applicant, each candidate will be requested to write a brief paragraph statement (100-200 words) on how s/he:
For further information regarding this opportunity, please direct all inquires to Dr. Andrew Wertheimer, who notes:
According to the ALA:
"To qualify, the student must be a current ALA member and a member of a student chapter, and cannot have previously participated in the program ... One student will be accepted per chapter. In exchange for working 4 hours per day at the conference, the student will receive free conference registration, housing, and a per diem for meal expenses. Transportation costs (such as airfare and cabs) are the student's responsibility."Although each student is responsible for all travel expenses, the UHM LIS Program might be able to contribute something to assist with the student's travel costs (subject to available funds).
The student must be a current student in the UHM LIS Program, and be a personal member of both the national ALA organization and the ALA Student Chapter. Students who have already participated in the program are not eligible.
Students who are interested in participating in this program, who meet the qualifications (above), should e-mail the ALA-SC Advisor, (Andrew Wertheimer) by the deadline. Application deadlines will be announced on the LIS-STU email listserv.
If there is only one applicant, s/he will be selected as Hawaii's representative. If, however, there is more than one applicant, each candidate will be requested to write a brief paragraph statement (100-200 words) on how s/he:
- has contributed to the ALA-SC; and,
- plans to help the ALA-SC by attending the annual conference
For further information regarding this opportunity, please direct all inquires to Dr. Andrew Wertheimer, who notes:
"If not this year, then I encourage you to become active in ALA-SC and think about future years. I went through this program when I was an MLS student at Indiana University. I made some great connections there, and had a great time too."