Updates from SJSU ALASC

Freedom to Read Courses and Scholarships

The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is excited to partner with the San Jose State University School of Information (SJSU iSchool) and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign iSchool (iSchool at Illinois) on two Fall intellectual freedom courses.  In addition to encouraging students throughout the country to take the course, FTRF is offering one half-scholarship per course for current…

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ALASC Now Accepting Nominations to Executive Board

The American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC) at SJSU’s School of Information is now accepting nominations for the 2019-20 executive board. This is a GREAT opportunity to gain leadership experience, work on your communication skills, and make a real difference at the iSchool and in the field of information science. You will join a passionate group of fellow students who…

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Your Job Interview Personality: The Conversation

The job interview is an opportunity to share your qualifications and enthusiasm for a position. How job candidates communicate, interact, and engage with interviewers, as well as answer questions, are often influenced by their personality type as theorized by Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist and popularized by Katharine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). One…

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SustainRT LIS Student Virtual Conversation 3/22 3pm ET (ALA’s Sustainability Round Table)

Are you interested in sustainability and getting more involved in ALA? Then the Sustainability Round Table might be for you! They are the newest and fastest growing ALA Round Table, and they already have 618 LIS student members. If you would like to learn more about the Sustainability Round Table and how you can get involved, you are invited to…

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Event: How (and why) to Get Involved with Student Organizations

LEADERS WANTED: Why and How to Get Involved in Student Organizations Elections are approaching for Executive Committee positions in many student organizations. Have you considered running for a position? You know there are benefits to participating in student organizations: leadership experience, professional skills experience, experience you can put on your e-Portfolio, a CV, a resume or a job application, networking,…

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