Tag Archives: Student Spotlight

May 9, 2019 By Hillary Tune

Lisa Ladd Heads to ALA with Marcellus Turner Student Travel Scholarship

MSIS student Lisa Ladd is the 2019 Marcellus Turner Student Travel Scholarship Award winner, and she’s thrilled that it will fund her trip to the American Library Association Conference in Washington, D.C. this June.

Though she has attended the ALA conference in the past in her capacity as a library professional, she has never gone as a student. After completing one semester in the SIS program, Ladd knew she wanted to attend the conference and learn more about her pathway, youth informatics. But without a scholarship, she said it wasn’t going to happen. It’s been a long journey for her … Read more “Lisa Ladd Heads to ALA with Marcellus Turner Student Travel Scholarship”

April 23, 2019 By adminatcci

Student Spotlight: Kashif Graham Finds New Calling in Theological Librarianship

Featured student: Kashif Graham

Location: Nashville

Education: Bachelor’s of Arts in English literature, and Spanish from Lehman College (City University of New York); Master of Arts in Church Ministry from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee; will graduate Spring 2019 with an MSIS degree.

Current job: I moved to Nashville to start working at Vanderbilt Divinity School Library as collections maintenance coordinator and then was promoted to outreach librarian for religion and theology.

Why SIS?

I can think of a time in the eighth grade where I didn’t feel so safe in my school any more, so I hid … Read more “Student Spotlight: Kashif Graham Finds New Calling in Theological Librarianship”

April 11, 2019 By Hillary Tune

Student Spotlight: Emily McCutcheon Switches from Practicing Law, to Law Librarianship

Emily McCutcheon

Featured student: Emily McCutcheon

Location: Knoxville

Education: BA in political science and history from Emory University; juris doctorate from University of Georgia Athens School of Law; currently in second semester of the first year in the MSIS program.

Current jobs: I work at the Law Library of Congress as a remote content management internship. It started as a practicum last semester. Essentially, they had a lot of old legal resources and they’re spread out all over the place so a lot of links were not accurate or were broken. I was taking all the old resources and putting them into … Read more “Student Spotlight: Emily McCutcheon Switches from Practicing Law, to Law Librarianship”

February 20, 2019 By SIS Staff

Student Spotlight: Josh Borycz Finds Purpose in Scientific Data Management

Featured student: Joshua Borycz

Location: Knoxville, TN

Education: Bachelor of science in chemistry and mathematics from Hope College in Holland, Mich.; master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Minnesota; and PhD in chemistry from the University of Minnesota.

Current job: I work at Oak Ridge National Lab for the Office of Research Excellence. I visualize data using Python, answer research questions, and work at the reference desk. I’m also doing research with DataONE. Professor Suzie Allard and Professor Carol Tenopir are my academic advisors.

Why SIS?

After I finished my PhD, I went on a long hike – … Read more “Student Spotlight: Josh Borycz Finds Purpose in Scientific Data Management”

January 15, 2019 By SIS Staff

Student Spotlight: How Sophie Howard Found Her Way to SIS and Archives

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 that my career is making me very happy now. I’m also grateful to my boyfriend and his family, because they’re also supportive of me during this time.

Why SIS?: How I got here is pretty convoluted. When I first was going to undergraduate school (at … Read more “Student Spotlight: How Sophie Howard Found Her Way to SIS and Archives”

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December 11, 2018 By SIS Staff

SIS Student Sharra Rosichan Uses GIS to Aid Vulnerable Populations

SIS student Sharra Rosichan is the type of person who will teach herself something that she’s interested in – such as how to write code, design websites or read maps.

SIS student Sharra Rosichan with Liane Moriarty and Nicole Kidman She was a voracious reader at a very young age – reading before talking, and consuming chapter books by the time she was four years old, she said. It was only natural that she would later end up working for a library system and getting her degree in information sciences.

Rosichan is the system-wide programming coordinator for the Nashville Public Library Foundation, and she oversees and creates a variety … Read more “SIS Student Sharra Rosichan Uses GIS to Aid Vulnerable Populations”

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November 28, 2018 By SIS Staff

Student Spotlight: Jared Uncles Pursues Librarianship As a Way to Make a Difference

Featured Student: Jared Uncles

Current job: TSA – Transportation Security Officer for TSA at McGhee Tyson Airport

Location: Originally from Keyport, New Jersey; moved from Missoula, Montana, to Knoxville to attend the SIS program.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Montana

Past jobs: Transferred from the same position at Missoula International Airport prior to moving to Knoxville. Before that, was in the Army for 2.5 years before getting injured and being medically discharged.

Family: My wife, Amelia, and I moved here from Montana so I could go to the graduate program. It was the perfect scenario for … Read more “Student Spotlight: Jared Uncles Pursues Librarianship As a Way to Make a Difference”

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November 16, 2018 By SIS Staff

Student Spotlight: John Metz, Long-Time Librarian on Why He’s Getting His IS Degree

Jason Metz with Hilary Duff

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 and worked for Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, and the Bermuda National Trust. There was a point at which I was doing a lot of contract work and was looking for something more permanent, but still within the realm of history, so I began working for museums … Read more “Student Spotlight: John Metz, Long-Time Librarian on Why He’s Getting His IS Degree”

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November 2, 2018 By SIS Staff

SIS Student Rose Borden Selected as ESIP Community Fellow

Rose Borden at Grand Canyon

SIS student Rose Borden has been selected as an Earth Science Information Partners Community Fellow, which is a national-level fellow that names five to six students a year to its program. Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is an open, networked community that brings together science, data and information technology practitioners, according to its website.

“The ESIP Community Fellowship is a national honor that recognizes a student’s ability to contribute to the earth science community and their commitment to actively participate in assuring that scientists and others have reliable and accessible information into the future,” said Suzie Allard, SIS … Read more “SIS Student Rose Borden Selected as ESIP Community Fellow”

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November 1, 2018 By SIS Staff

Student Spotlight: Long-time Lawyer Follows New Path to the Library

Featured student: Stephen Spann Stephen Spann and wife Kimbra Spann

Location: Franklin, Tennessee

Past Job: Lawyer

Current Job: Working as a substitute librarian and doing a practicum at Vanderbilt Libraries in Nashville

Why SIS: I’ve been a lawyer for several years, and I realized a few years ago I wanted to do something different with my degree than just practice. Librarianship has always appealed to me, and there’s a career path out there for law librarians.

Why University of Tennessee, Knoxville?: I got my law degree from UT, so I was familiar with the school and I checked out the … Read more “Student Spotlight: Long-time Lawyer Follows New Path to the Library”

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