Everywhere we turn, we are reminded it is election year – even at URI. Students enrolled in PR courses this semester participated in a fast-moving social media campaign to facilitate “Rock the Vote”.
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Librarian Heidi Blais accepted the “Library of the Year” award for Cranston High School East at the URI Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Annual Gathering on April 16, 2016.
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Our Students Live And Learn in World-Class Facilities And Travel The World As Part Of Their Curriculum
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Kim DeWall (’13) is the Head of Technical Services at the Falmouth Public Library. This April, her director, Leslie Morrissey, stated that “Ms. DeWall has made a number of positive changes and created a team spirit in her department [and that] DeWall has been an innovator and that the public gets materials faster and accesses them […]
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This memorial Scholarship was established by her family, alumni and friends to recognize students in the GSLIS program who show excellence in their academic work, strong potential in library leadership, and a commitment to youth services in school or public libraries. The award will be made in the form of a tuition benefit.
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Scholarships for students in two areas: one preparing for public librarianship, and another preparing for school librarianship; based on social responsibility, leadership and contribution to the community, selected by GSLIS Director.
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Established by W. Michael Havener (GSLIS Director, 1998-2006) with the support of GSLIS faculty and advisory committee members, this annual scholarship provides support for a matriculated GSLIS student committed to serving diverse populations in any type of library or informational service. To apply for the GSLIS Prism Scholarship, a GSLIS student in good standing should […]
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Scholarship for GSLIS student, selected by GSLIS Director.
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This memorial Scholarship was established to recognize students in the GSLIS program who show excellence in their academic work, strong potential in library leadership, and a commitment to professional development, ethics, and service, in the spirit of Dr. Futas.
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This scholarship for GSLIS students aims to support a student with a background in the humanities, particularly art or art history, who wants to pursue a library and information science degree with a focus on studying visual information and making visual materials digitally available.
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