This Week at SLIS – May 7

Posted on by
Student Leadership Elections
Thank-you to everyone who submitted nominations these past two weeks.
Elections will be open until May 6th.

Please submit your votes here!

Did you say… PROM?
See blurb below for more details.
Saturday, May 6th:
One Day Art Show Extravaganza
Brought to you by Panopticon (Art and cultural heritage student interest group)

5:00pm, School of Management 5th Floor

Panopticon is excited to host another art show of works by Simmons SLIS students, staff, and faculty! Work will be on display Saturday, May 6th on the fifth floor of the SOM building. Our evening reception will showcase live presentation and recorded pieces. Please join us!RSVP PLEASE at our Eventbrite here

Sunday, May 7th:
America’s Walking City: Sightseeing Tour of Boston

Brought to you by SCoSAA (Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists)
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Hope exams and papers are finally coming to and end! To celebrate, SCoSAA wants to take you out on the town! This Sunday we will be wandering Boston taking in the historic sites and some refreshments, and we hope you will join us.  The schedules follows.  Feel free to drop in for however long you would like, or join us for the whole shebang.
  • 1:00 Meet at Green Dragon Tavern
  • 2:00 walk to Old North Church
  • 2:10 arrive at Old North Church
  • 3:00 walk to Paul Revere house, stopping at Mikes Pastry on the way to grab a cannoli
  • 3:15 arrive at Paul Revere House
  • 4:00 walk to Bell in the Hand Tavern
  • 4:05 arrive at Bell in the Hand tavern
  • 5:00 walk to Granary Burying Ground
  • 5:15 arrive at Granary Burying Ground
  • 5:30-6 as you finish touring the burying ground, head across the street to Beantown Pub


​

Monday, May 8th:
Whine & Cheese
Brought to you by SLA@Simmons (Special Libraries Association)

5:00pm, Kotzen Room (First floor of Lefavour Hall, Simmons College)

Finals got you down? Just want to soothe your assignment-battered soul? Join SLA@Simmons for chance to vent or relax with wine and cheese! We hope to see you there!

Saturday, May 13th:
Monsters’ in Our Midst: Pandilleros and the Limits of Human Rights in El Salvador
Brought to you by SoCS (Students of Color at SLIS)

1:00pm, Kotzen Room (First floor of Lefavour Hall, Simmons College)

Mario H. Ramirez is a Ph.D. Candidate at UCLA, and will be visiting to give a presentation on his research. This presentation is based on research conducted in 2016 at two human rights organizations in San Salvador, El Salvador: Servicio Social Pasionista (SSPAS) and the Fundación de Estudios para la Aplicación de Derechos (FESPAD).

Besides providing a brief overview of the history of gang activity in El Salvador in the post-conflict era, this discussion will include an analysis of government policies drafted to address gang violence, the role of the National Police in attempts to curb it, and the subsequent human rights violations committed against gang members and poor youth documented by FESPAD and SSPAS. In addition, the presentation will look comparatively at the state of human rights discourse in El Salvador, and the contrasts that exist between the period of the civil war and now.

Saturday, May 13th:
SLIS Prom: Between the Stacks

7:00pm – 11:00pm, Paresky Center, MCB (Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, Simmons College- Main College Building)
Brought to you by LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association)
Last year’s end of the year event is back! LISSA, SoCS, ALASC and SLA present the second annual Simmons SLIS Prom! Wear whatever makes you feel fancy and get ready to dance the night away as we celebrate the end of another academic year. We will have light refreshments, a cash bar ($5/drink ticket), and will be raffling off prizes. Space is limited, so RSVP! As a thank-you, a FREE drink ticket is provided for RSVPing.
Note: If you don’t have a Simmons parking pass, parking for the event is limited to street parking and area garages (the closest garage at the MFA closes at 11 PM). Plan on carpooling, taking public transit, rideshare service, taxi, etc.