{"id":6484,"date":"2019-05-02T11:27:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sis.utk.edu\/?p=6484"},"modified":"2019-05-02T11:27:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:27:04","slug":"24-msis-students-attend-tla-conference-via-the-annual-sis-school-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/2019\/05\/02\/24-msis-students-attend-tla-conference-via-the-annual-sis-school-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"24 MSIS Students Attend TLA Conference via the Annual SIS School Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/08\/2019SchoolTripGroupweb_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/08\/2019SchoolTripGroupweb_0.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/sis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/08\/2019SchoolTripGroupweb_0-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>Twenty-four MSIS students attended the second annual SIS School Trip, which this year took place at the 2019 Tennessee Library Association Conference in Chattanooga. While students were given tours of information organizations in Nashville at the inaugural trip in 2018, the SIS Director\u2019s Student Advisory Council suggested that this year\u2019s trip be combined with the conference. The school covered the cost of transportation, conference registration and board for the students who participated in the trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would highly recommend students attend future SIS trips because they\u2019re enriching in a multitude of ways. The knowledge gleaned from attending conference sessions, roundtables, site visits, behind-the-scenes tours, and even receptions, is invaluable,\u201d said Heather Doncaster, an MSIS student who attended the trip.<\/p>\n<p>SIS Director Diane Kelly said the purpose of providing these trip opportunities to students is to connect them with working professionals in various environments of the information sciences field. Many students said they came away from this trip with a broadened network of Tennessee professionals, including alumni.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy spending time with various library professionals at these events, I was able to widen my grasp of the impact that libraries have on their communities,\u201d said MSIS student Jacob Bilek. \u201cIt was also a great opportunity to form lasting connections with people all across Tennessee in varying positions of authority. This was perhaps even more important of an event than the individual sessions were.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a more basic level, students also stated they enjoyed the opportunity to get to know each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to network with your fellow grad students in the program. And this trip was the perfect opportunity. We compared notes on our experiences in the program, and it helped me decide on my final course schedule,\u201d said MSIS student Sarah Gonzalez.<\/p>\n<p>Because many SIS students are distance education, they don\u2019t always get to meet their peers in person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a wonderful opportunity to meet classmates in real life. It was immensely rewarding to put a face with a name and to spend quality time with fellow students talking at length about what\u2019s happening in our field, their own research, life plans, and library advocacy,\u201d Doncaster said.<\/p>\n<p>Besides attending conference sessions, students attended the SIS Alumni Reception, which this year had a turnout of 75 attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew students would have a tremendous opportunity at the conference to connect with many of our fabulous alumni, and learn about some of the creative solutions and programming they are developing to serve their communities and users,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-four MSIS students attended the second annual SIS School Trip, which this year took place at the 2019 Tennessee Library Association Conference in Chattanooga. 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