LIS Invites Applications for Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellowship

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library & Information Science Program invites applications for one (1) paid fellowship to run from August 2022 through May 2023. This IMLS grant-supported fellowship is for students with a demonstrated interest in audio and visual media archives. The fellow will engage in the digital preservation of public media collections […]

Congratulations to the HLA 2020 Scholarship Winners!

Congratulations to LIS student Minyoung Chung and LIS alumna Gailyn Bopp, winners of this year’s Hawaii Library Association Student and Professional Scholarships! This announcement would normally be made at the HLA Spring Meeting, but due to COVID-19 concerns, this year HLA has opted to share a short bio and information about the award for each […]

Moniz & Slaughter Receive 2018-19 H.W. Wilson Scholarships

The LIS Program is pleased to announce that Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz and Stefannye Slaughter were selected as recipients of the H.W. Wilson Scholarship for academic year 2018-19. The scholarship is generously funded by the H.W. Wilson Foundation. Both recipients shared the following about themselves with the LIS Program: Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz: As a native Hawaiian scholar, I […]

Caroline Lee Receives Faith C. Ai Memorial Scholarship

Caroline Lee, an LIS student, has received the Faith C. Ai Memorial Scholarship. Caroline will be using the $5,000 award toward her tuition. She thanks the interview panel and board for selecting her. She said: Teaching high school students have been tremendously rewarding and dedicating my life to my school and students has left me […]

Hōkū Kaʻahaʻāina Receives 2017-18 H.W. Wilson Scholarship

The LIS Program is pleased to announce that Hōkū Kaʻahaʻāina was selected as a recipient of the 2017-2018 H.W. Wilson Scholarship, which is generously funded by the H.W. Wilson Foundation. Hoku shared the following about herself with the LIS Program: After seven years of college on the mainland, study abroad, and teaching English in Japan […]

Caroline Lee Receives 2017 HASL Scholarship

Caroline Sue Lee will receive a $500 scholarship from the Hawaii Association of School Librarians (HASL) to help with her graduate school expenses. The official announcement and presentation will be made at the HASL Spring Conference on Saturday, April 8. Caroline holds a post-Baccalaureate in Secondary Education and a BA degree in Political Science. Currently, […]