End of Year BASH!

End of Semester Potluck & Cinco de Mayo Party!

WHEN: Saturday, May 5th, 5:00-9:00PM
WHO: All SIRLS students, alumni, friends, staff, & faculty are invited. You are welcome to bring guests but please RSVP.
WHERE: The home of Jana and Larry Bradley. Directions have been sent out on the listserv.
HOW: RSVP to Aaron by May 4th.

We are going with the Cinco de Mayo theme so if you can please bring your favorite Mexican food dish to share! RSVP as soon as possible and let us know what you will be bringing so we don’t have too much of the same thing.

NOTE: LSO will be providing soft drinks but please BYOB.

LSO Elections Coming Soon!

Starting next week elections will be taking place for officers to serve the Summer/Fall 2007 term. If you are interested in running for office, please contact current LSO President Rebecca as soon as possible. Holding office is a great opportunity to get experience in a professional organization, as well as meet others in the SIRLS community! There are many positions of varying responsibilities. See details on the positions here.

LSO Wins Student Chapter of the Year Award!!

Wonderful News!

We have received the New Member’s Roundtable (NMRT) Student Chapter of the Year Award! This is truly an honor and recognizes all the hard work of LSO officers and members from the past year. A job well done to everyone in making our organization truly proactive, collaborative, and innovative. We will be honored at the NMRT Reception during ALA Annual in Washington, D.C. this summer. A travel grant of $1000 has been awarded to LSO and further details will be sent out to the listserv.

A quote from the award letter:

“We received many strong applications this year, and your chapter’s selection is a tribute to your past year of accomplishments and hard work. Congratulations! The committee applauds University of Arizona’s hard work in membership recruitment and retention efforts… We also were impressed by your class liaison concept and the strength of your communication with your members. The teleconferencing of meetings was especially innovative and helps to make students at other campuses feel more involved. Your programming was excellent and we were impressed by the use of PayPal for dues, and by the Graduate Student Symposium Grant that you secured.”

It’s truly an honor to be a part of this fantastic organization! Congratulations to all!!