Looking toward the new year!

In 2010, the following dates will be of significance to those of you already in the WVVA Cohort online MLIS program:

Saturday, March 6
Internship Workshop
10 AM - 3 PM

Saturday, July 24
E-portfolio Workshop
10 AM - 3 PM

Saturday, August 28
Celebration for those graduating throughout 2010!

Holiday Happenings

The fall at the School of Library and Information Science has been a busy one. One key event has been the visit from the ALA review committee re our ALA-accreditation. This is a process that approved schools experience in order to maintain their accreditation standing with ALA. The visit went well and we await the official document covering all aspects of our programming.

The fall 2009 semester draws quickly to a close; thus, everyone is completing final papers and projects. Final e-portfolios for those graduating in December have been submitted for evaluation. Everything turns toward Monday, December 14 = Graduation Day and Davis College Reception for our winter graduates.

The cohort continues to add students. Anyone in VA or WV who is interested in the online MLIS should plan to have all application material submitted by May/June. The mandatory orientation will be at Waynesboro High School on Saturday, July 24 from 10 - 3. As always, lunch will be provided.

As a cohort member, you will have 3 onsite opportunities: orientation, e-portfolio workshop, and internship workshop. A 4th and final onsite will be a joyful one: a celebration of your graduation. That event, too, will be in Waynesboro, VA in order that participants can make the event in one day. We try to be sensitive to costs incurred, especially in these harsh economic times.