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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.6pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.8gd'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333399'>Earn Your MLIS Degree in 26 Months!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Are you currently working in a library leadership position and you are ineligible for promotional opportunities because you don’t hold a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree? Do you need an accelerated MLIS program that is focused on leadership, so you don’t have to go back to the basics in order to earn your graduate degree? If this scenario rings true for you or someone you know, the fully-online Executive MLIS program at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science may be the solution to achieving your career goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Executive MLIS program is a specialized cohort within the School's ALA-accredited MLIS program. It is designed for experienced information professionals who do not currently hold an MLIS degree and would like to study the core competencies of librarianship from a leadership perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Executive MLIS curriculum complements the professional experiences of students, building upon their existing knowledge and preparing them to take on new leadership roles. Courses are taught fully online by faculty members who are recognized for their expertise in organizational leadership. Added features include regularly scheduled online sessions with national and international leaders and collaborative learning opportunities with peers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Details about course schedules for the Fall 2012 Executive MLIS program cohort are now available. To view the course schedule, please visit: <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/execmlis/exec2012.htm">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/execmlis/exec2012.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Executive MLIS students move through this fast-paced, focused MLIS degree program in just over two years. Cohort members start the program at the same time and stay together for the program's duration. The program requires 43 units of study, including an Organizational Consulting Project as the culminating course, rather than a thesis. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Applications for admission in the Fall 2012 Executive MLIS cohort are being accepted through April 1, 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To learn more about this one-of-a-kind MLIS program, please visit: <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/execmlis">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/execmlis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science offers two fully-online master degrees and a doctoral program: Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS),<b> </b>Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), and the San Jose Gateway PhD Program. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>For more information about the <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/">School of Library and Information Science</a>, please click on the following links:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Prospective Students:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/audience/prospective.htm">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/audience/prospective.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Facebook: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://facebook.com/sjsuslis">http://facebook.com/sjsuslis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Executive MLIS Program: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/execmlis">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/execmlis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>MLIS Program: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/mlis.htm">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/mlis.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>MARA Program:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/mara/index.htm">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/mara/index.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>San Jose Gateway PhD Program:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/gatewayphd/index.htm">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/gatewayphd/index.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Open Houses</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>: <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/openhouse/">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/openhouse/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Please share this announcement with colleagues and friends. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>