Showing posts with label AOF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AOF. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A Tuesday Night with Pizza
Last night a number of the LAMP and AOF students at SLIS, and Professors Whitmire and Kim gathered for the consumption of pizza from La Roca's, my favorite local pizzeria. We talked about everything from what is going on in our classes and campus jobs to what we plan to do over spring break. A few of the students were looking forward to attending the ACRL Conference in Seattle and others, including myself, are looking forward to a trip to the Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee reservations to visit their libraries, archives, and museums as part of our group independent study on the topic (it only sounds like and oxymoron: it is a group study that we had to sign up for as independent studies; we are independent of an instructor leading the class though). Good food + good conversation = a good time.
Friday, December 5, 2008
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.
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.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Catching up: A social, WLA, and what's coming along
Catching up on where I ought to be with this blog . . .
There have been a few developments since the last time I posted. LAMP held its first social at Professor Robbins' house in mid-October. It was a hit, even if my son-- who came with me-- was a little ornery. It was a chicken dinner open to both LAMP and AOF students. We had over ten attendees altogether and everyone agreed that it would be worthwhile to do it again. So, I have to start thinking about that one. The idea of a potluck appeals to me since it is a way for people to express themselves and share a little about who they are while they are at it. Though, students might be too busy to make something.
Picture at WLA, left to right: Omar, Roy, Amani, Kristina, me, and Louise.
I also had the opportunity earlier this November to meet Amani Ayad, who is the backbone holding the LAMP program up, at the Wisconsin Library Association. Prof. Robbins, Amani, a number of LAMP scholars, and I had a lunch at WLA and talked about where the program is and where we are going. One of the primary efforts for LAMP right now is to reapply for funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. While not directly involved, I hope to provide Amani some assistance reviewing the grant narrative.
As for other projects being developed: I will be putting more of a focus on getting some panel discussions put together addressing diversity issues. More on that to come.
Prof. Robbins and I recently found out at a meeting that a small pool of funds may be available to help promote diversity issues at the library school. This might be able to help fund incidental expenses with the panel discussions, and perhaps it could be used to help create connections between librarians and library students. One idea I have to pay students to interview librarians and write up bios on them. This would help facilitate a mentor-like situation and help us promote the diverse backgrounds of existing librarians. In discussions I had with Adin Palau, a human resources diversity officer here, it became clear that the current UW website as it stands now is a poor tool for recruitment. Campus diversity is not well represented, but highlighting the diversity that we so have can be a way to help people imagine themselves working at Madison.
There have been a few developments since the last time I posted. LAMP held its first social at Professor Robbins' house in mid-October. It was a hit, even if my son-- who came with me-- was a little ornery. It was a chicken dinner open to both LAMP and AOF students. We had over ten attendees altogether and everyone agreed that it would be worthwhile to do it again. So, I have to start thinking about that one. The idea of a potluck appeals to me since it is a way for people to express themselves and share a little about who they are while they are at it. Though, students might be too busy to make something.
Picture at WLA, left to right: Omar, Roy, Amani, Kristina, me, and Louise.I also had the opportunity earlier this November to meet Amani Ayad, who is the backbone holding the LAMP program up, at the Wisconsin Library Association. Prof. Robbins, Amani, a number of LAMP scholars, and I had a lunch at WLA and talked about where the program is and where we are going. One of the primary efforts for LAMP right now is to reapply for funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. While not directly involved, I hope to provide Amani some assistance reviewing the grant narrative.
As for other projects being developed: I will be putting more of a focus on getting some panel discussions put together addressing diversity issues. More on that to come.
Prof. Robbins and I recently found out at a meeting that a small pool of funds may be available to help promote diversity issues at the library school. This might be able to help fund incidental expenses with the panel discussions, and perhaps it could be used to help create connections between librarians and library students. One idea I have to pay students to interview librarians and write up bios on them. This would help facilitate a mentor-like situation and help us promote the diverse backgrounds of existing librarians. In discussions I had with Adin Palau, a human resources diversity officer here, it became clear that the current UW website as it stands now is a poor tool for recruitment. Campus diversity is not well represented, but highlighting the diversity that we so have can be a way to help people imagine themselves working at Madison.
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