Category Archives: Student News

October 10, 2019 By Hillary Tune

MSIS Student Frankie McGinnis on Being a Student, Live Organ Donor, and Caregiver

Since this article was published in the SIS “Spark” magazine, Frankie McGinnis’ daughter, Laura, received a kidney transplant from a cadaver. McGinnis is altruistically donating her kidney to another person who has cystinosis, on Oct. 14. New UT Chancellor Donde Plowman referenced McGinnis and the sick leave policy in an October 1 message, stating that, “We are working to change that policy and find solutions for many of the other issues that have come up.” You can view the entire “Spark” magazine here.

When SIS student Frankie McGinnis sees a problem, she will build a solution for it from … Read more “MSIS Student Frankie McGinnis on Being a Student, Live Organ Donor, and Caregiver”

October 9, 2019 By Hillary Tune

Four SIS Students Awarded Graduate School Fellowships

The School of Information Sciences is proud that four of its incoming students were selected for prestigious fellowships from the UTK graduate school.

“SIS students often receive fellowships from the Graduate School, but none of us can remember such a large number of students being recognized in the same year. This is just another testament to our students’ excellence,” said Associate Professor Rachel Fleming-May, who is also the SIS director of graduate studies.

The four students and the fellowships they received are:

Brianna Blackwell, J. Wallace & Katie Dean Graduate Endowment Fellowship
Erika Fitzpatrick, J. Wallace & Katie Dean Graduate

September 5, 2019 By Hillary Tune

SIS Awarded IMLS Grant to Train Science Librarian Liaisons

Faculty from the School of Information Sciences, along with the University of Denver (DU), UT Libraries and many more collaborators, were awarded a Lifelong Learning Project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The Collaborative Analysis Liaison Librarians (CALL) master’s level instructional program will build curriculum for liaison librarianship and educate a cohort of 14 leaders in science library liaison roles.

The grant’s principal investigator is SIS Associate Professor Wade Bishop, who said the project will create skilled professionals to fill emerging roles for liaisons in various science-focused agencies.

“Oak Ridge … Read more “SIS Awarded IMLS Grant to Train Science Librarian Liaisons”

July 10, 2019 By Hillary Tune

Alum Lauren Cole (’19) Speaks on Practicum with PBS ‘Black in Appalachia’ Project

Recent SIS graduate Lauren Cole (Spring ’19) spent part of her last semester conducting a practicum through East Tennessee PBS and its “Black in Appalachia” project.

The project is geared to record the histories of black communities and people living in Appalachia, and it is being done with a multi-pronged approach, said ETPBS Director of Community Outreach William Isom. He and his team are creating short and long documentaries for both online and televised showings, as well as archiving physical records provided by people in those communities. This last part is where Cole played a role. She attended an event … Read more “Alum Lauren Cole (’19) Speaks on Practicum with PBS ‘Black in Appalachia’ Project”

June 28, 2019 By Hillary Tune

ALA 2019 Through the Eyes of Student Lisa Ladd

Lisa Ladd is a master of information sciences student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who was awarded the Marcellus Turner Student Travel Scholarship this year. She used it to go to the American Library Association 2019 Conference. Here is a recap from her of that experience.

I have just returned from ALA in Washington, D.C. Here are some of the highlights from this amazing conference.

In my mind, this year’s conference was all about accessibility, visibility and reaching out to those populations that are under-served or marginalized.

I learned how to read and teach wordless picture books from author/illustrator … Read more “ALA 2019 Through the Eyes of Student Lisa Ladd”

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