Student Outreach Committee Report

Other NASIG News Committee Updates Student Outreach Committee Mid-Year Report November 2010 The committee hopes to have an intern, as recommended by Bob Boissy at the committee’s meeting at the 2010 Annual Conference Confer The committee will continue to update its space at the NASIG website as needed Completed Activities Committee Members: Kara Killough, Serials Solutions, Chair Eugenia Beh, University of Texas at Austin, Vice C Chair Marcella Lesher, St Mary’s University Kristen Blake, North Carolina State University Carol Green, Universityy of Southern Mississippi Sara Newell, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Bob Boissy, Springer Board Liaison: Katy Ginanni Continuing Activities Ambassadors are now assigned to the following universities: Ambassador Sanjeet Mann Susan Chinoransky Kate Seago Emma Cryer Joseph Hinger Alita Pierson Sarah Sutton Carol Ann Borchert School UCLA University of Maryland University of Kentucky Univ of North Carolina-Chapel Carolina Hill St John's University, Queens College Univ of Washington Texas Woman’s University University of South Florida, Florida State SUNY-Buffalo SUNY Indiana University Louisiana State University The committee continues to recruit new ambassadors through announcements in the NASIG Newsletter and through personal contact at the NASIG annual meeting Brenda Battleson Committee members are to contact ambassadors a Angela Dresselhaus minimum of twice a year to remind them that they will Linda Smith Griffin be asked to make sure that their schools know about the awards program Contact should be made in Marcella Lesher has been established as the liaison to September and April The April contact will verify the Awards & Recognition Committee She will work continuation in the program and confirm if the closely with them and our ambassadors to spread the ambassador will be attending the NASIG conference word about A&R through the ambassadors’ contacts at Ambassadors dors will continue to update the appropriate the various schools pages at the NASIG web site with information about the schools to which they are assigned NASIG Newsletter December 2010 The name of the committee was changed at the annual conference The Library School Outreach Committee is now the Student Outreach Committee, as the new name better reflects the goals of reaching out to different kinds of students, not just those enrolled in library school Statistical Information The committee has fifteen confirmed ambassadors for seventeen schools, including committee members Questions/Recommendations for the Board None at this time Submitted by Kara Killough and Eugenia Beh NASIG Newsletter December 2010 ...The name of the committee was changed at the annual conference The Library School Outreach Committee is now the Student Outreach Committee, as the new name better reflects... different kinds of students, not just those enrolled in library school Statistical Information The committee has fifteen confirmed ambassadors for seventeen schools, including committee members