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, […]

Dr. Anne Gilliland Guest Lecture

Join the LIS Program for a guest lecture by Dr. Anne Gilliland of UCLA Information Studies on Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 5:00 to 6:40 p.m. in Hamilton Library, Room 003F. Professor Gilliland is one of the leading forces in Archival Studies today, and is one of the founders of the Archival Education and Research […]

An Evening with Felton Thomas, Jr.

Join us on February 6, 2017 for an evening with Felton Thomas, Jr. Felton is the Executive Director of the Cleveland Public Library System, President of the Public Library Association, and a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa LIS Program. The event is free, but registration is required. Parking is available in the […]

SAA-sc Inaugural Lei Lau Kukui Awards

Archives professionals Deborah Dunn, Nicolita Garces, and Dr. Andrew Wertheimer were awarded the Lei Lau Kukui Awards by the SAA-sc in honor of their significant support of archival education, mentoring, and leadership in Hawaiʻi. Awards were presented at the Association of Hawaiʻi Archivists 2016 holiday social. Deborah Dunn works as Book Conservation Treatment Specialist in […]