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ALA Conference: Come Celebrate with LSO!

SIRLS Celebration @ ALA Annual Conference 2007 (visit our calendar)

There will be two chances to celebrate the accomplishments of our LSO Chapter this year at ALA. Both will take place on Sunday evening, June 24th, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

First: SIRLS LSO receives the coveted ‘Chapter of the Year Award’ from ALA

What: The ‘New Members Round Table’ (NMRT) Student Reception will host the LSO Chapter of the Year celebration.
Where: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Lafayette Park Room
When: 6:30-7:30 PM, Sunday June 24, 2007
Who: SIRLS students, alumni, and friends and colleagues attending ALA are invited!

This NMRT reception will welcome library school students and guests to network in a relaxed environment and learn more about ALA units from their representatives. The Student Chapter of the Year Award will be presented and light refreshments will be served. Attendees will need to show their ALA conference badges at the door.

Then: SIRLS meet-up to immediately follow the NMRT Reception
What: SIRLS meet-up at the NMRT/3M party. There will be a buffet dinner and drinks either at the party or in the cocktail lounge (last year there were 2 free drink tickets; free drink tickets have not been confirmed for this year though they’re likely)
Where: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Independence A ballroom
When: 7:30-11:30 PM, Sunday June 24, 2007
Who: SIRLS students, alumni, friends, and colleagues attending ALA are invited. We’ll continue to celebrate LSO’s accomplishments and their Chapter of the Year Award immediately following the NMRT student reception at the Grand Hyatt. Attendees will need to show their ALA conference badges at the door, and participation is free with ALA attendance. The SIRLS group will walk from the Lafayette Park room to the Independence A ballroom as a group, or you can meet the SIRLS group there.

If you have any questions, please contact SIRLS Assistant Director Leslie Kent Kunkel at lkunkel@email.arizona.edu.

NEW!!! LSO Chat Room

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NEW LSO OFFICERS!

Say “Hello” to Your New LSO Officers!

President: Paula Maez

Vice-President/Treasurer: Cecilia Tovar

Program Coordinators: Aaron Valdivia & Amanda Zagloba

Social Coordinator: Forrest Tate

Fundraising Coordinator: Mira Domsky

Virtual Student Liaisons: Jill Tinsley & Meridith Wolnick

Faculty/Student Liaison: Alicia Thomas

WebMaster/Listserv Manager: Jill Tinsley

Secretary: René Tanner

Jobs Coordinators: Kendra Miller & Megan Plesea

BiblioTech Editor: Jason Kucsma

Alumni Liaison: Tracy Stout

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!!

ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN!

Welcome our LSO officers for Spring 2007

President: Rebecca Blakiston
Vice President/Treasurer: Michelle Johnson
Alumni Liaison: Tracy Stout
Distance Student Liaisons: Dereth DeHaan and Rachel Magee
Faculty/Student Liaisons: Cindy Elliott and Cecilia Tovar
Programs Coordinator: Paula Maez
Social Coordinator: Aaron Valdivia
Webmaster & Listserv Manager: Beth Hoffman

Nominations have been made for BiblioTech Editor, Fundraising Coordinator, and Secretary. These nominees will be voted in during the next LSO meeting. If you have any other nominations, including those for Jobs Coordinator, please let me know.

ELECTIONS COMING UP!

It’s that time of the semester again! LSO officers elected this December will serve for the Spring semester 2007. This is a great opportunity to work within an organization, and to meet other SIRLS students. Please consider nominating yourself or someone you know for one of the following LSO positions:

President/ALA Liaison
Vice President/Treasurer
Secretary
Faculty/Student Liaison
Program Coordinator
Social Activities Coordinator
Jobs Coordinator
Webmaster/Listserv Manager
Fundraising Coordinator
Distance Student Liaison
BiblioTech Editor
Alumni Liaison

As you can see, there are a variety of positions, all of which are open to any current SIRLS student. Many of these positions are open, so nominate yourself or someone you know today! Just send Rebecca an e-mail with the name and position. If you are nominating yourself, please include a brief statement of interest; this will then be posted during election week (next week!). If you have already been nominated, remember to send me your statement to be entered in the election!!
Officer responsibilities can be found in our Constitution here: http://www.sir.arizona.edu/lso/const.htm. You can see the current list of officers here: http://www.sir.arizona.edu/lso/officers.htm. Feel free to contact one of them if you are interested in more details surrounding what they do.

Let me know if you have any questions! You have just the rest of this week to get your nominations in. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Student/Faculty Liaison

Hello SIRLS Students!

I am your Student/Faculty Liaison which means I am here to act as the student voice with SIRLS faculty. Please contact me with any of your questions, concerns, and ideas so that I can raise them during the faculty meetings. Your issues are taken seriously by Jana Bradley and SIRLS. You can email me directly or submit via an anonymous form.

I just attended the first Faculty meeting for this semester and will be sending out notes about issues directly affecting SIRLS students soon.

Thank you and I look forward to an exciting semester,
Ruth Morgan

New Officers!

Welcome our new LSO Officers:

Jearold Hersey: Fundraising Coordinator
Barbara Croft and Etta Thornburg: Co-Secretaries

Congratulations!