Each year the selects student chapters who exemplify values of excellence, service and compliance while performing at a consistently high level, making a difference in the lives of their students. This year, was selected as the runner-up for the award.
The Student Chapter at 麻豆影院 State was reactivated in January of 2018 by recent iSchool graduate, Jacquie Kociubuk. Kociubuk says she was driven to reactivate the Chapter after feeling disconnected from her peers as a first-year online student.
鈥淭he ALA Student Chapter at 麻豆影院 State provides opportunities for graduate students in the School of Information (iSchool) to become connected with the ALA and its affiliates. We host events, meetings, and programs that focus on providing networking, professional development, and community service opportunities to iSchool students,鈥 said Kociubuk. 鈥淪ince the entire iSchool is virtual, we focus on making sure everything we do is accessible to remote students.鈥
Kociubuk and her fellow chapter leaders have been invited to the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Kociubuk will represent the Student Chapter at 麻豆影院 State in addition to Raychelle Steele, who is the incoming President, and other members of the Chapter.