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Chad Lanctot on What it is Like Being a Veteran and a Student

April 21, 2022 by Hillary Tune

It took a decade for Chad Lanctot to finish his undergraduate degree, and for good reason: Lanctot was in the U.S. Coast Guard and was taking online classes while he actively served. It was tough going but once he was done and retiring from the Coast Guard, he knew that more higher education was his […]

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Will Biggs: Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, MSIS Student, Second-Gen Vol

November 9, 2019 by Hillary Tune

When Will Biggs left the United States Marine Corps after 10 years of service, he started a job hunt that proved to be a bit rougher than he had anticipated. “I was looking at county jobs and had probably applied to at least 15 positions, and nobody gave me a chance until the public libraries […]

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Student Spotlight: Clancy Anderson Joins IMLS Project to Support Veterans Via Library Services

September 13, 2019 by Hillary Tune

Featured student: Clancy Anderson Location: Bristol, Tenn. Education: Training as a submarine nuclear reactor operator in the Navy, and an undergraduate degree in history from Eastern Connecticut State University Career: I grew up on a ranch in Central Montana, then I went to being on a submarine in the Navy, to being a librarian in […]

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SIS alum Ole Villadsen

Alum Ole Villadsen Uses Information Science to Assist in Security Intelligence

May 1, 2019 by Hillary Tune

When data are valuable products stored behind closed gates, monitoring those gates are people such as SIS alum Ole Villadsen (’15). Villadsen works at IBM as part of the cyber security team; his role is to support incident response investigations by providing intelligence support, and he is also building a database of threat information. “I […]

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

November 28, 2018 by SIS Staff

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 […]

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Student Spotlight: USAF Parachute Trainer Jeremy Horner Earning MSIS to Broaden Career Possibilities

September 18, 2018 by SIS Staff

Featured student: Technical Sergeant Jeremy Horner Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Current job: US Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Team at the United States Air Force Academy. “We teach cadets how to skydive and how to be a leader. They’ll do about 400-500 jumps with us, doing things like jumping at football games and air […]

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