From the sunny beaches of California to Norway’s northern lights and beyond, School of Information Sciences masters student Christopher Hastings is on a mission to find answers regarding mammoth ivory hunting in Siberia. Hastings won first place at the 46th Annual College of Communication and Information Research Symposium in his division. His research presentation was […]
Featured student: Adam Hembree Location: Knoxville, TN Education: Bachelor’s in Spanish and interdisciplinary studies, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia; Master’s degree in applied linguistics from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Career/Background: After I did my undergrad, I worked my way up at Rosetta Stone to being an area manager in Hampton Roads, Virginia,where I’m from, and it got […]
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 […]
Featured student: Sophie Howard Location: Birmingham, Alabama Current job: Appraisal archivist at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, in Montgomery, Ala. Family: My mother and father have always encouraged me to find a career and life that makes me happy, and I feel they have encouraged me throughout this process because they can see […]
Featured student: John Metz Location: Richmond, Virginia Current job: State Library and Archives Deputy for Collections and Programs at the Library of Virginia Past job(s): I think there’s been a pretty logical progression to my career but a lot of people are mystified by my background. I was a historical archaeologist for nearly 10 years […]
In a world where technology allows constant connection with people thousands of miles away, it’s easy to forget that such effortless communication was once unavailable to us. Despite the technological challenges of the day, the School of Information Sciences found a way to be the first school at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to establish […]
What do medieval stained-glass pieces have in common with old film from the Y12 National Security Complex? Both should be archived properly, according to Natalie Hansen (‘12), an SIS alumni. Hansen started her academic career studying art history, and moved into medieval art as she attained her master’s degree in medieval studies at the University […]
