Badger Herald story and Eid al-Adha

The two part Badger Herald story on the UW Plan 2008 diversity initiative.

Part 1: Diversity Plan Sees Scrutiny

Part 2: The Future of Diversity

Today marks the beginning of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha. Learn more here.

Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee

This week I had the opportunity to meet with Steven Olikara, the new chair of the Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee. I found out about his appointment from the student paper The Daily Cardinal. We've started discussing ideas on how we might collaborate on campus-wide initiatives. One thing that was clear from our meeting is that while there are numerous initiatives by different departments and schools around the UW Campus there is not enough communication between them. If we could find a way to increase communication it might be possible to learn from each other and avoid redundancy.

One very interesting program that Steven brought to my attention is the Posse Program at the School of Education. It appears to use techniques that are similar to LAMP. Use to the link to learn more about it.

We have an LAMP, AOF, ISIP, and international student social coming up on Friday, December 12, so look here again for an overview of that event.

LIS Diversity Scholarship Opportunity – March 1, 2009 Deadline

Check it out . . .

The American Library Association’s Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies Division [ALA ASCLA] is recruiting applicants for the tenth annual ASCLA Century Scholarship. ASCLA Century, a $2500 award, is an ASCLA diversity initiative within the ALA Scholarship Program that promotes the entry of individuals with access needs into the library and information science profession.

Eligible veterans are encouraged to apply.

ASCLA Century Scholarship Home Page: http://ascla.ala.org/century

ALA Scholarship Program Home Page: http://www.ala.org/scholarships/

ASCLA Century Scholarship Criteria:

1. Acceptance to or enrollment in LIS program (Master's or Doctoral Level) at an ALA-accredited institution: no credit-hour limit for continuing students

2. Documentation of access need

3. American or Canadian citizenship

4. Submission of ALA Scholarship Program online application: See: http://www.ala.org/scholarships/

In accordance with the American Library Association's accessibility policy 54.3.2 (http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/policymanual/policymanual.31_3.pdf - page 50), if needed, alternative formats for this online application are available upon request.

Please visit the ASCLA Century Scholarship home page - http://ascla.ala.org/century - for further details and contact information for any questions or contact the ASCLA Office toll-free at 1-800-545-2433 Ext. 4398 TDD: 1-888-814-7692

The ASCLA Century Scholarship

"Celebrating a New Century that Celebrates Diversity"

http://ascla.ala.org/century