ASIST Outstanding Information Science Student Award

Delaney Knapp received ASIST Outstanding Information Science Student Award! The Simmons Student Chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology awards an annual prize for service to the chapter and academic achievement in information science. Congratulations to Delaney!

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ASIS&T + UXPA VR Event, 4/27 at 8pm

Join us Thursday, April 27, at 8 PM EST in the Makerspace on the first floor of Palace Road for our first VR Game Night!

We have a number of Oculus Quest 2’s to play games with. We kindly inform you that this event will be held in person. However, if you have a headset and would like to participate virtually, we would greatly appreciate your attendance. If you will be joining us virtually, make sure you install the Social/Multiplayer games. Here are the games we have installed on the headsets. (The Zoom link to attend virtually)

There will be pizza and refreshments. Take a break from final projects and come and have some fun with us! Please fill out this form if you are interested in coming.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions! Hope to see you there.

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ASIS&T + NEASIS&T Conference Recap, 4/20 at 6pm

Curious about Information Science and Technology? Want to learn more about the research being done by the SLIS IS&T community? Join Simmons ASIS&T on Thursday, April 20th for our Conference Recap!

Learn about the research at the forefront of Information Science as SLIS Faculty and Students present their research and experiences from the ASIS&T Mid-Year Conference and the NEASIS&T Annual Conference. If you want to learn more about conducting and presenting research of your own, attending conferences, or just want to get involved in the IS&T community, join us on Zoom at 6:00 PM Eastern time at the following address: https://simmons.zoom.us/j/94168533444

Please contact [email protected] with any questions! Hope to see you there.

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ASIS&T Spring ’23 Open House, 2/23 at 7pm

Join us Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom for ASIS&T’s Spring 2023 Open House&Pet Parade!

The upcoming Spring Open House would be a casual and fun introduction to the Simmons ASIS&T community with Pet Parade. Join us on Zoom to learn more about what ASIS&T is up to this semester and hang out with peers and their furry friends! All SLIS students are welcome, including pets.

You can join via the Zoom link to attend: https://simmons.zoom.us/j/91792760533

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ASIS&T Game Night, 12/16 at 6pm

Join us Friday, December 16, at 6 PM EST on Zoom for ASIS&T’s Game Night event!

Celebrate the end of the semester with Simmons ASIS&T at our Game Night! We will be meeting this Friday for some virtual Jackbox games and lots of fun!

The event will be held on Zoom, and all are welcome to attend. There is no need to RSVP. 
Please join us at the following Zoom link: https://simmons.zoom.us/j/95816511724

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2010 World Usability Day Celebration with the Harvard Library Innovation Lab

Our student chapter is sponsoring the event described below. Register here!: http://simmonswud2010.eventbrite.com/

The Simmons Usability Lab will be holding a World Usability Day Celebration with a team from the Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory. An informal usability test will be performed on one of the Laboratory’s products — ShelfLife.

WHO: Kim Dulin, Co-Director of the Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory at Harvard Law School; Associate Director at the HLS Library; Paul Deschner, lead developer; David Weinberger, Senior Researcher at the Berkman Center and Co-Director of the Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory

WHEN: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 3:30-5:00

WHERE: School of Management Building, SOMC M501-502