The welcome video from LISSA!

New members of the WV/VA Cohort,

My name is Chess Schmidt and as the President of the Library and Information Science Student Association, I wanted to apologize for the technical problems that did now allow you to hear the Video for your Orientation this past weekend! This link will take you to the video on YouTube and allow you to (with the volume turned up) hear my greeting and hear me talk about the purpose of our ALA student chapter association. Thank you Dr. Wallace for letting me post this on the Cohort blog! If you have any questions about us or our organization check out the LISSA website or email us at Slis-Lissa@yahoo.com !

Welcome to the program,
Chess Schmidt
Current LISSA President

Summer In Full Swing and Fall Classes around the Bend!

Thought I'd "green it up" to match all of the beautiful greenery around us here in South Carolina!

1. The celebration for those in the WVVA Cohort who graduate during one of the 2009 commencements will be Saturday, August 22, in Waynesboro, VA, at the Waynesboro Country Club at 2:00 PM.

2. The orientation workshop for those beginning the MLIS program with fall '09 classes will be Saturday, July 25, at Waynesboro High School, from 10 - 3. Lunch will be provided.

3. An e-portfolio workshop will be held on Saturday, October 17, at Waynesboro High School, from 10 - 3. Lunch will be provided.

4. On March 6, 2010, there will be an internship workshop at Waynesboro High School
from 10 - 3 with lunch provided.

The WVVA Cohort has grown to 100 strong admitted to the program. It is a wonderfully "user-friendly" program with a wide variety of technologies used for feeling connected and for developing skills essential to the role of the 21st century library/information specialist.

It is not too late to become a cohort member! I would love to talk with persons considering a career change or those college/university students who wish to continue their education upon graduation with the undergraduate degree.
Dr. Virginia Wallace
864-850-9128
803-777-8894