Student to Staff Application Letter -2012
The time for submissions for the ALA Student-to-Staff
program selection has come again. They are due via email to Dr. Christie
Koontz by midnight EST January 11, 2012. Please keep reading for further
details:
ALA
Student-to-Staff provides an opportunity for one student from our program to
attend the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA. Students are expected to
work 16 hours for four days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday). Usually
this means working for one unit, such as the International Relations Office,
the Public Information Office, the ALA Store, American Association of School
Librarians, for the entire time, but could also mean working 8 hours for one
unit and 8 hours for another.
In
return, each student receives free Annual Conference registration, $50 per diem
[4 days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) x $50 = $200] and housing (each
student has a roommate whenever possible) for 5 nights (Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday). The $200 and housing information are sent before
conference to addresses provided by the students. Note: Transportation costs
(taxis, flights, etc., are the student’s responsibility.
Roommates
are matched by gender. So, if there are 21 females and 19 males, one female and
one male will not be sharing their rooms with another student-to-staff member.
Prior
to conference, students must complete a short questionnaire to help us match
them with appropriate ALA units (e.g., Public Library Association, Office for
Library Advocacy, Conference Services). Depending on their assignment, students
may be expected to perform a range of duties from clerical, to sales, to use of
computers, to setting up and staffing events, etc.
We
have seen many of the students become active in ALA as they move into
successful careers. Students tell us that they benefit from the
behind-the-scenes involvement in ALA. We certainly benefit from their
help, fresh perspectives, and enthusiasm.
Note: transportation
costs will be reimbursed by SLIS CCI up to $250 e.g., (taxis, flights,
gas, parking, rental car, etc. Receipts must be submitted after the
conference.)
In order to accept this award
if you are chosen, you need to be a current ALA member, a CCI-Student
Chapter member, graduate Spring 2013 or later and cannot have previously
participated in the program. ALL students are eligible regardless
of their physical residency as long as they meet the criteria above.
To apply for selection,
please send the following via email , separate attachment preferred (.pdf or
.doc), with the following Subject line: “Your Name”—ALA Student
Essay” to Dr. Christie Koontz (Christie,Koontz@cci.fsu.edu)
by midnight. EST January 11, 2012. Late submissions will not be accepted.
An essay of 400 words or fewer that directly addresses the following questions:
1) How will attending the ALA conference as part of the
Student-to-Staff program help you fulfill your professional and educational
goals?
2) How will your attendance at ALA as part of this
program benefit the College of Information at FSU?
3) How do you plan to share what you learn at the
conference with other students in the College?
Sincerely,
The Selection Committee
Dr. Christie Koontz, Pamala
Doffek, Dr. Corinne Jorgensen
School of Library &
Information Studies
College of Communication
& Information
Christie Koontz, PhD
Associate in Research
School of Library & Information Studies
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