Laurel Oshiro, elementary librarian at Sacred Hearts Academy and a LIS alumna, was one of two recipients of the 2016 Making IT Happen Award sponsored by the Hawaii Society for Teachers in Education (HSTE). She was honored for her outstanding work in staging and coordinating conferences called iTeach808: Empowering Hawaii’s Teachers in Technology. This series […]
Caroline Lee, an LIS student, has received the Faith C. Ai Memorial Scholarship. Caroline will be using the $5,000 award toward her tuition. She thanks the interview panel and board for selecting her. She said: Teaching high school students have been tremendously rewarding and dedicating my life to my school and students has left me […]
The LIS Program is pleased to announce that Hōkū Kaʻahaʻāina was selected as a recipient of the 2017-2018 H.W. Wilson Scholarship, which is generously funded by the H.W. Wilson Foundation. Hoku shared the following about herself with the LIS Program: After seven years of college on the mainland, study abroad, and teaching English in Japan […]
Caroline Sue Lee will receive a $500 scholarship from the Hawaii Association of School Librarians (HASL) to help with her graduate school expenses. The official announcement and presentation will be made at the HASL Spring Conference on Saturday, April 8. Caroline holds a post-Baccalaureate in Secondary Education and a BA degree in Political Science. Currently, […]
Join the LIS Program for a guest lecture by Dr. Anne Gilliland of UCLA Information Studies on Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 5:00 to 6:40 p.m. in Hamilton Library, Room 003F. Professor Gilliland is one of the leading forces in Archival Studies today, and is one of the founders of the Archival Education and Research […]
Join us on February 6, 2017 for an evening with Felton Thomas, Jr. Felton is the Executive Director of the Cleveland Public Library System, President of the Public Library Association, and a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa LIS Program. The event is free, but registration is required. Parking is available in the […]