Monday October 19th:

*SCIRRT – Study Abroad Panel
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm – Collaboratory
Come to SCIRRT’s Study Abroad Panel and hear about the variety of study abroad opportunities available to SLIS students. Dean Em Claire Knowles, Dean Emeritus Michèle Cloonan, Dr. Joseph Stanley, Professor Lisa Hussey, and Maggie Anderson will answer your questions about how to choose and apply for a program, how to finance it, and how to make study abroad a meaningful part of your SLIS education.
Bring your questions and please join us on October 19th at 4:30pm in the Collaboratory. Light refreshments will be served. The SLIS Media Lab will be recording the event for online students and others who can’t attend. Media Lab recordings are typically posted to their YouTube channel (bit.ly/slistechyoutube) within a week or two of the event. We will also link to it from our Facebook page.

*ASIS&T – Coders Without Borders
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm – Collaboratory
CS and LIS students are encouraged to attend the first CWB gathering to work on non-school related projects and be in the company of the SLIS Tech staff members and other colleagues doing the same thing. CWB will take place every other Monday at the same time and location.

Tuesday October 20th:

*Public Lecture Series – Jim Matarazzo and Toby Pearlstein
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm – Collaboratory
Corporate Libraries: Bellwether of Change for the Library World at Large The lessons learned from the increasing closures of corporate libraries that began in the 1980s can be applied to the wider library community. These closures have accelerated since the 1990s due to corporate cost cutting measures and the ever increasing availability of internet services that bypass the information professional. See the full Fall 2015 lecture schedule here: http://bit.ly/1L1LJdi.

Wednesday October 21st:

*Math and Computer Science – Career Night Panel
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – SLIS Student Lounge
How do I get a job in the tech world?
What should I be doing now to give myself options and opportunities?
Is a job in the tech world really what I want? What I really, really want?
We have a great line up of panelists from great local companies at our Career Night next Wednesday to help answer those questions and more! It’s pretty informal (quite chill, actually) and they’ll be pizza. Guests include: Abby Howell, Wistia, Genni Mushlin, Akami, Jason Squatrito and Anisha Smith, Ezcater, and Elisa Aigamaua, Twitter. Genni and Elisa are Simmons Alums! Abby was part of our Hackathon! Jason and Anisha are just interested in hiring Simmons students!
*Please note that while the Career Night Panel is targeted towards undergrads, SLIS graduate students are more than welcome to join!

Thursday October 22nd:

*LISSA – Social
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – SLIS Student Lounge
Join LISSA in the SLIS Student Lounge for snacks and conversation. Veggies, cheese and crackers, and apple cider will be served. We hope to see you there!

Friday October 23rd:

*SLA – Special Libraries Tour, Central Boston Edition
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Read Below for Details!
Join us for a tour of three special libraries the afternoon of Friday, October 23rd, 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Come to one or all three!
12:30pm: Bain & Co (Business & Finance)
2:00pm: Social Law Library (Legal)
3:00pm: Congregational Library (Theological)
Bring your walking shoes & business cards. We will be starting promptly at 12:30pm at Bain & Co, located at 131 Dartmouth Street. Boston, MA 02116. View the map here.

*ALA-SC – Boston Public Library Tour
2:00 pm – BPL
Join the ALA-SC for a free, guided tour of the Boston Public Library’s new Johnson Building renovation on Friday, October 23rd at 2:00 p.m. The tour will last about an hour and will provide an opportunity for students to learn about how the BPL Central Branch is honoring its heritage and looking to the future with this new renovation. A group will be traveling together from Simmons to the BPL around 1:30 p.m. Registration is required, so please RSVP by Tuesday, October 20th at noon.

Saturday October 24th

*Panopticon – Meta Panel: Where Art and Data Intersect
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – S-183 Science Building
Come listen to some incredible panelists with backgrounds in visual, performance, noise, video, installation, circus arts, archives, music, art education, libraries, rare books, special collections, film, and puppetry discuss the past, present, and future of archival access to works of art.
Light refreshments will be served. We’d love for you to join the conversation.
RSVP here.