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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:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>SJSU iSchool Hosts Reception and Auction of Unique Items at ALA Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Proceeds Fund Scholarships for Outstanding Students</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The San Jose State University (SJSU) </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>School of Information</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is inviting information professionals and American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference attendees to a free networking reception and silent auction from <span class=aqj>4:30 to 7:30 p.m.</span> on <span class=aqj>Saturday, June 27, 2015</span>, at the </span><a href="http://sf-local.com/?page_id=675"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, located at 330 First Street in San Francisco, California.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Among the coveted items available at the auction is an American flag flown at the United States Capitol, which was generously donated by Senator Barbara Boxer. A framed original floral pencil drawing by Senator Dianne Feinstein will also be on display and available to the highest bidder. Hockey fans are looking forward to bidding on an authentic hockey puck signed by San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi, and foodies will be hungry to place a bid on a $70 gift certificate to the iconic </span><a href="http://buckswoodside.com/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Buck’s of Woodside</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>All proceeds from the silent auction will go toward the iSchool’s </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/current-students/scholarship-award-and-grant-information?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>scholarship</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> program. For the 2014-2015 academic year, $28,000 in scholarships have been awarded to highly deserving students from what Dr. Cheryl Stenstrom, chair of the Student Awards and Scholarship Committee, deemed “a particularly strong cohort of candidates.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Among the </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/news/detail/spring-scholarships-awarded-outstanding-ischool-graduate-students?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>outstanding scholarship recipients</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> recently announced is Sylvia Aguinaga, winner of both the Librarian Opportunity Scholarship and the Thea Estreicher Memorial Scholarship. Aguinaga believes in using librarianship to create a positive impact on her community and is currently the director of curriculum for DIYGirls.org, a non-profit organization that provides technology education to girls in underserved areas of Los Angeles. “I see myself applying the work I know and love with DIY Girls to my future position as a digital literacy advocate,” said Aguinaga. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Another student who is applying what she is learning at the iSchool to “advocate for literacy, educational equity, and social change” is Melissa Solis, winner of both a Friends of the Leisure World Library Scholarship and the Blanche Woolls Spectrum Scholarship. Solis manages an adult literacy and volunteer program at a public library south of San Diego, California, and is actively involved with the San Diego Council on Literacy and LIBROS, the San Diego and Imperial Counties chapter of REFORMA. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cash and credit card payments are accepted for all auction sales. Contributions to the scholarship fund can also be made online via the iSchool’s </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/giving-ischool?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>website</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The iSchool’s networking reception is open to anyone and is free to attend. Guests do not have to be registered for the ALA Annual Conference. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served. Online </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LrrALUaSALWC28XkKMIuTS9lqVUOmMsycE0wZravzl0/viewform"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>RSVP</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> is requested. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The iSchool will also be </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/events/sjsu-ischool-exhibiting-2015-american-library-association-ala-conference?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>exhibiting</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> at the ALA Annual Conference. Faculty and staff members will be in booth #3535 with information about the school and about upcoming events, such as the iSchool-sponsored </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/center-information-research-and-innovation-ciri/library-20/library-2015-worldwide-virtual-conference?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>, a free online conference scheduled for <span class=aqj>October 20</span>, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>About<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The San Jose State University (SJSU) </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>School of Information</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> prepares individuals for careers as information professionals. Graduates work in diverse areas of the information profession, such as user experience design, digital asset management, information architecture, electronic records management, information governance, digital preservation, and librarianship. The SJSU School of Information is a recognized leader in online education and received the Online Learning Consortium’s </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/news/detail/sjsu-school-information-wins-outstanding-online-program-award-online-learning?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Outstanding Online Program award</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>. For more information about the school, please visit: </span><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ALAAuction"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ischool.sjsu.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nicole Purviance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Director of Marketing and Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>School of Information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>San Jose State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>408-924-2465<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="mailto:nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>http://ischool.sjsu.edu</span></a><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>