After she has spent the morning homeschooling her three sons in Alaska, Becky Wright settles into her chair to begin her own classes. Wright is pursuing her Research and Data Management Certificate as part of the Master of Science in Information Sciences (MSIS) program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Given the time difference, her […]
Some people binge-watched television shows during the pandemic. Others took up baking or DIY projects. Gage Taylor (‘19) decided to learn how to speak Russian. Taylor is a science writer at KBR, Inc., a third-party contractor at NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO). He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with an English degree […]
Makayla Crawford had no connection to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville when she began her college search. She had offers to play lacrosse at the Division I level from some schools but knew there wouldn’t be a future for her in the sport after college. The Raleigh, N.C. native decided to make a visit to […]
Every spring, the College of Communication and Information recognizes and honors those who have made significant achievements in their work, whether it be excellence in teaching, research, or volunteering, or the time that they have contributed before retiring. In 2023, CCI has had much to celebrate from its graduate students, faculty, and staff. The following […]
Featured student: Kristina Larsen Location: San Francisco, California Education: Undergraduate degree in studio art and sculpture from Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. What is your professional background? For my undergraduate degree I studied painting and sculpture at Hampshire College. After graduation, I didn’t have plans and went on a road trip with a friend to […]
Kelsey Badger came into the School of Information Sciences master’s program with the honor of being accepted into the Collaborative Analysis Liaison Librarians (CALL) program, and she will continue that tradition of excellence with the honor of being named a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Volunteer of Distinction: Extraordinary Professional Promise. She’s also already accepted a position […]
Libraries are often places of innovation, many times embodying the adage, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Sitting at the crossroads of technology and information access gives information sciences professionals a unique view of the world, and in the case of School of Information Sciences master’s student Elisha Jewell, a unique take on the blockchain […]
Featured student: Amy Snyder Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Education: Undergraduate degree in English and minor in art history from University of Virginia Why information sciences? I went to undergrad at the University of Virginia and was an English major over there and an art history minor. I started working in the small special collections library and […]
It’s easy to forget history, but even more so if no one preserves it. Sarah Calise, an archivist and a student in the School of Information Sciences master’s program, is someone who specializes in preservation. So when they saw the history of Nashville’s LGBTQ+ community slowly slipping away, they also saw an opportunity to make […]
It’s not unusual for students to take a meandering path that ends with them entering the MSIS program—some wander a little, and others even make hard turns into a drastic career change. But rarely do those paths intersect the way that those of three current MSIS students have: Carolyn Shafer, Jenny Huffman, and William Judd. Not […]
