Welcome to PrattSILS Fall 07 Open house

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Welcome to Pratt-SILS Fall 07 Open house

• INTRODUCTION Dr. Tula Giannini, Dean
• Why Pratt-SILS
• Learn about our programs and special
  opportunities.
• Ask questions

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The Pratt-SILS Staff

• Vinette Thomas -Assistant to the Dean for
  Administrative Services
• Cindy Wolff - Assistant to the Dean for Academic
  Services
• Claire Moore
• Administrative Secretary
• Quinn Lai - Quinn Lai Research Assistant
• Graduate Assistants
• Minta Royster
• Academic Computing

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What about the faculty and faculty
advisors?Pratt-SILS Full Time Faculty focus on
teaching researchOur Part-time faculty are
leaders in the information Professions -
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Faculty Program Coordinators

• Prof. David Walczyk Cultural Informatics
• Prof. Debbie Rabina WISE
• Prof. Cristina Pattuelli Knowledge Organization
• Prof. Jessica Hochman, Library Media Specialist
  (LMS)
• Prof. Marilyn Pettit Archives
• Prof. Ken Soehner Art Librarianship
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• Merit Scholarships for first year of study and
  new opportunities for continuing students for
  scholarships and fellowships - make sure to
  apply!
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Certificate Programs and Concentrations

• Deciding what your focus of study will be.
• Choosing the best courses.
• Setting you career goals
• Pursuing special programs
• Cultural Informatics
• Museum Libraries Certificate
• Archives Certificate
• WISE - World Information, Society Environments
• Information Organization

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Internships and Practicum

• Dean Giannini LIS 698 instructor
• Cindy Wolff Assistant to the Dean for Academic
  Services will guide you with these special
  programs.

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IMLS Scholarship ProgramsInternational Programs

• UCL, SLAIS Pratt-SILS E-Publishing
  course First Bloomsbury conference in London
  June 17-29 University College London, School of
  Archive, Library Information Studies

• 9 with School of Architecture - Prof. Anthony
  Caradona, Instructor
• GATEWAI Dr. Marilyn Pettit Coordinator
  Archives Program

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SILS Student AssociationSILSSA - all SILS
students are invited to join be part of the life
of SILS Louis Munoz SILSSA President

• Oxford University, Bodleian Library -
• SILSSA Officers Acting Dean Giannini

• Library of Congress

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Conferences, Seminars, Workshops - Participating
in LIS Organizations

• ALA
• ASIST
• SLA
• SAA
• ARLIS
• ACRL

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Pratt Manhattan Center Library Our LIS
Collections will be most valuable to your studies

• Jean Hines - PMC Coordinator of Information
  Services.

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Student Services

• Dr. Helen Matusow-Ayres
• Vice President of Student Affairs
• Judy Nylen
• Career Services
• Jon Kaplan
• Health Counseling
• Karen Price Scott, Director Financial Aid
• Fiona Approo and Sonya Chestnut

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Thank you for your attentionWelcome to
Pratt-SILS