School of Information - The University of Texas at Austin

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our 75th anniversary campaign for student support! We are so grateful to our community for coming together to fund opportunities that help our incredible iSchool students excel in their studies and pursue professional development. We look forward to what the next 75 years will bring at the iSchool and beyond! Hook 'em!

Two more days to donate to our 75th anniversary campaign! Make your gift count by donating to iSchool students’ success before September 1st and you’ll receive one of our adorable collectible Info Bevo stickers! https://hornraiser.utexas.edu/project/38401

The School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce that five new faculty members have joined the iSchool in the 2024-2025 academic year. Welcome to Dr. Andrea Baer, Dr. Steve Hershman, Dr. Brian McInnis, Dr. Ryan Moore, and Dr. Nathan TeBlunthuis! Their expertise and passion for teaching and research will greatly enrich the UT iSchool’s scholarly community, which has experienced significant growth in recent years. Read more: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/news/texas-ischool-welcomes-five-new-faculty-members

As we welcome our students back to campus, help us support the next generation of information professionals! We are in the final days of our 75th anniversary campaign for student support. As a thank you for your gift, you will receive one of our collectible Info Bevo stickers, designed by one of our talented students! A degree from the iSchool would not be possible for many of our students without the assistance of a scholarship. Help make a degree from the iSchool a more affordable dream for our students by making your gift today!

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Welcome to all of our new and returning iSchoolers! It's been an exciting time during orientation and welcome week. Good luck on your first day of classes, Longhorns!

Last fall, we celebrated the School of Information's 75th anniversary. In honor of this momentous milestone, we launched our 75K for 75 campaign. By supporting our students, you are helping shape the future of information excellence at the iSchool and are contributing to the success of the next generation of librarians, archivists, UX designers, and data scientists.

For many of our students, a degree at the iSchool would not be possible without the assistance of a scholarship. Sept. 1st is the FINAL day to contribute to the campaign. Help us to finish out the campaign strong. Make your gift today and receive a collectible Info Bevo sticker as a token of our appreciation! https://hornraiser.utexas.edu/project/38401

iSchool 75: Inspiring Information Excellence Since 1948 From the Graduate School of Library Science to the Graduate School of Library of Information Science and now the School of Information, we have equipped and ...

Dean Eric T. Meyer, who was appointed the eighth dean of the School of Information in 2018, will conclude his tenure as dean this summer. Dr. Soo Young Rieh, Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, will serve as interim dean while the university conducts a national search for Dean Meyer’s replacement. Read more: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/news/dean-meyer-steps-down-dr-rieh-named-interim-dean-texas-ischool

Introducing the final sticker in our Info Bevo series, Human-Centered Data Science Bevo! This Bevo is working in what could encompass many of the roles that our iSchoolers fill after graduating from our programs. Students at the School of Information learn to categorize, synthesize, and steward large amounts of data, a service that is vital for any organization or business in the Information Age. The skills iSchoolers learn in data and information science help them to land work in many different industry sectors and provide vital information management services to organizations.

Help support the next generation of iSchool information and data scientists by making a contribution to the iSchool 75th anniversary student support fund today! You can receive one of any four of the info Bevo stickers as a thank you for your donation: https://hornraiser.utexas.edu/project/38401

Thank you for tuning in and for your continued support of our incredible iSchool students! Hook ‘em!

You're Invited! If you're attending the ALA Conference in San Diego, please join us for our iSchool Alumni Reception at Carnita's Snack Shack on June 19th from 5-7pm. Hope to see you there! Learn more and RSPV here: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/events/587

Introducing the Archivist Info Bevo sticker! Archival and preservation studies go hand in hand with librarianship as one of the foundations of the school of information. Archivists at the school train to collect and preserve vital pieces of history and information. Record keeping truly makes the world go round and so much important information would be lost to history if it weren’t for the vital service of archival studies. Students at the school of information can take classes in the iSchool preservation lab in which they learn to preserve and care for damaged and aging materials.

Help to support the next generation of iSchoolers in archival sciences by making a contribution to the 75th anniversary student support fund today! Receive this sticker as your thank you and rep iSchool archival studies with pride! Click here to make your donation: https://hornraiser.utexas.edu/project/38401

Introducing the Librarian Info Bevo sticker! Library science is the foundation upon which our school and many other iSchools are established. Librarians are among the original keepers and stewards of information. Our iSchoolers that go into library science serve our communities by providing vital community development, literacy, and educational resources to many populations in need. School librarians play a vital role in addressing literacy gaps. State and local librarians help shape and create third spaces by establishing relationships with the communities they serve.

Help support the field of library science and the future generation of iSchool librarians by making a contribution to the 75th anniversary student support fund today! Receive this sticker as your thank you and rep iSchool library science with pride! Click here to make your donation: https://hornraiser.utexas.edu/project/38401

Introducing the UX Info Bevo sticker! This sticker features Bevo working as a UX designer, a field that many of our students go into after graduation. Much of the coursework and research at the iSchool centers around user experience design, human-technology interaction, and accessibility. Our students in UX go on to assist companies and organizations in creating user solutions that address human needs and accessibility concerns. You can thank a User Experience designer for many of the technology, products, and web interfaces that we interact with in our day to day lives!

Help support the next generation of iSchoolers in User Experience by making a contribution to the 75th anniversary student support fund today! You will receive one of these stickers as a thank you for your gift and rep your iSchool pride! Click here to make your donation: https://hornraiser.utexas.edu/project/38401

As our newly graduated class of information professionals enters the working world, help us to support the next generation of iSchoolers by donating to our 75th Anniversary campaign for student support. Donations to this fund will go directly towards scholarships, professional development opportunities, and supplies for our graduate and undergraduate students. For many of our students, a degree from the iSchool would not be possible without the assistance of a scholarship. Help us to support the future generations of librarians, archivists, UX professionals, data scientists and more that will shape the field of information for years to come!

As a thank you for your generous donation to the campaign, you will receive one of our new collectable Info Bevo stickers! Each one of these student-designed stickers features Bevo working in a different sector of information science. There are four stickers to collect and show your iSchool pride! We will reveal a new design one by one starting next week so stay tuned! Thank you again for your support of our incredible iSchool students. Click here to make your contribution: https://hornraiser.utexas.edu/project/38401

Congratulations, graduating iSchoolers! We are so proud of all you've accomplished during your time at the iSchool. Now go forth and change the world!

We are excited to celebrate our graduating iSchool students tomorrow. Congratulations, class of 2024! 🤘

Event details: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/graduation

Congratulations to this year's Capstone Poster Dean's Award winners and Honorable Mentions!

Undergraduate:
- Dean's Award Winner: Michael Chen
- Honorable Mention: Courtenay-Dee O'Brien

Graduate:
- Dean's Award Winner: Utkarsh Mujumdar
- Honorable Mention: Madhav Varma

Read about the winning projects: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/news/2024-capstone-award-winners

Happy Friday! We had multiple submissions this week. Our first photo was submitted by master's student Marshanah Taylor. "Over Spring Break, I had the pleasure of traveling to Washington, D.C. to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture!" Marshanah said. "During my time there, I explored all of the amazing exhibits about Black history that the Smithsonian Institution has to offer. My favorite one was the 'Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures' exhibit where I got to see the real costume — gifted to the museum by Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Company — that the actor Chadwick Boseman dressed in while playing the character King T'Challa a.k.a. the Black Panther of Wakanda, the first superhero of African descent to appear in mainstream American comics. This memorable learning experience has been the most enriching part of my virtual internship and I'll always treasure the time I spent in the nation's capital."

Our next photo was submitted by Earl Huff Jr., Assistant Professor, who said, "Informatics undergraduate Saloni Sharma and I attended the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), held in Philadelphia, PA. It is the largest conference for all education researchers, instructors, and professionals. Saloni presented her poster on a literature review on AI-based applications used in higher education." Assistant Professor Huff presented his work on challenges and solutions to accessible K-12 computing education for students with visual impairments as part of a structured poster session entitled "Moving Toward Just and Equitable Access to Computing Education."

Thanks for sharing, Marshanah and Earl!

One more day! We can’t wait to see you at TLA San Antonio. Mark your calendar’s and fill out the RSVP survey to let us know you’ll be there: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/events/563

The countdown begins! Our TLA alumni reception is now less than one week away on 4/18 and we hope to see you there. If you haven’t already, please RSVP to let us know you’re coming using the link below. Also, share with fellow iSchooler’s you know who will be at TLA ( ) this year! We are excited to see you soon!

RSVP Here: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/events/563

The countdown begins! Our TLA alumni reception is now less than one week away on 4/18 and we hope to see you there. If you haven’t already, please RSVP to let us know you’re coming using the link below. Also, share with fellow iSchooler’s you know who will be at TLA ( ) this year! We are excited to see you soon!

RSVP Here: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/events/563

Happy Friday! Our submissions were from Monday's solar eclipse. Jacek Gwizdka, associate professor, captured these amazing shots of the total solar eclipse and Mick McQuaid, associate professor of instruction, shared a photo from an eclipse viewing of Soo Young Rieh, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Thanks for sharing, Jacek and Mick!

Thank you for making a difference! Your donations to 40 for Forty will go directly towards scholarships, student organizations, and career development opportunities for our students. Thanks for supporting the next generation of information professionals.

Every gift matters! You can make a difference and support our world-changing iSchoolers. Thank you to everyone who has already generously donated! 40 Hours for the Forty Acres ends today, so give now! https://40for40.utexas.edu/amb/ischool

Congratulations to iSchool alum, Rachel E. Winston!

Congratulations to Black Diaspora Archivist Rachel E. Winston on being selected to attend the 2024 Archives Leadership Institute (ALI) at the University of Virginia! ALI provides "advanced training for 25 archivists and memory workers, giving them the knowledge and tools to transform the archival profession in theory, practice, stewardship, and care."

Winston is an archivist, curator, and Black memory worker. She is the founding Black Diaspora Archivist at The University of Texas at Austin, and leads the university’s effort to build a library special collection documenting the Black experience across the Americas and Caribbean. She is co-chair of the LLILAS Benson Archiving Black América Initiative.

Learn more here: https://www.archivesleadershipinstitute.org/ University of Virginia National Historical Publications and Records Commission PCL and the UT Libraries University of Texas African and African Diaspora Studies Department School of Information - The University of Texas at Austin

40 for Forty starts NOW! For 40 hours, Longhorn Nation comes together as a community and supports what they love at UT Austin. Your gift to the iSchool will impact future leaders in the field of information! This year, all funds raised for the iSchool will go directly to supporting iSchool students in the following areas:

• Scholarships and Fellowships
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Student Organizations

Give now! https://40for40.utexas.edu/amb/ischool

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Join us for a reception in memory of Dr. Ciaran Trace on April 25th at 5pm. Dr. Trace was a beloved instructor and mentor for hundreds of students and alumni in the archives and records management professions, a dedicated researcher whose work sought to understand the impact of information work and information institutions on everyday life, and a well-respected colleague. The event will be held at the Texas Union (3.128, Sinclair Suite) and also live-streamed if you are unable to make it in person. Please confirm your attendance by RSVPing here: https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/events/579

40 for Forty is coming up next week on April 10-11! This year the iSchool is raising funds in support of our talented undergraduate and graduate students. Donations to this campaign will go directly towards scholarships, student organizations, and career development opportunities for our students.

Help to support the next generation of information professionals by donating early today or marking your calendar for the campaign on April 10th: https://40for40.utexas.edu/amb/ischool

It's Friday! This week we had multiple photo submissions.

Izzy Schloss, president of iDSA (iSchool Doctoral Students Association), said, "Last weekend, some of the idoc students got together to enjoy a picnic in Zilker park. It was full of kites, good food, and plenty of cute doggos!" Pictured are the group at the picnic and one of the group members, Li Shi and her husband, interacting with a dog.

Mick McQuaid, Associate Professor of Instruction, also submitted this photo. "I spent part of Spring Break in the Old Library of Trinity College, Dublin," he said. "The room pictured is called the Long Room and was the former home of the Book of Kells, which now has its own room where photography is prohibited. Most of the books, most of which have been in the room for over 400 years, have been removed for cleaning. Only the first two galleries (closest to the camera) are populated."

Thanks for sharing, Izzy and Mick!