Monday, April 11th:

*Weekly Guided Meditation and Relaxation Sessions in Palace Road
1:30pm – 2:00pm – Counseling Center Conference Room (P-312)
Learn techniques to better manage stress during these short meditation sessions (about 20 minutes). Sessions are appropriate for all individuals, especially those new to meditation. Email questions to [email protected]

*SLIS Diversity and Inclusion Task Force – Listening Session
4:00pm – 5:00pm – School of Management, 513
Come speak your mind (or just listen) about issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity in a safe, respectful environment. All members of SLIS (LIS, CHL, and CS) welcome! Questions or comments? Contact [email protected]

*UXPA – UX & Media Archives
4:00pm – 5:30pm – Collaboratory (P-314)
Come learn about UX at an archive! UXPA, SCoSAA, and AMIA are excited to welcome guests from the WGBH Media Library and Archives, who will demo their Open Vault site, which provides online access to unique and historically important content produced by WGBH. The event will begin with a description of the newest version of Open Vault, and then the discussion will open up for feedback on the usability and user experience of the interface. We will welcome five members of the WGBH team, including Casey Davis, Project Manager; Michael Muraszko, Digital Archives Manager; Karen Cariani, Senior Director; Chuck McCallum, Developer; and Andrew Myers, Supervising Developer. Dessert will be provided, including chocolate-covered strawberries! Come learn about the intersections of archives and UX! RSVP at http://www.openvault.eventbrite.com

Tuesday, April 12th:

*Simmons College Campus Forum
3:00pm – 4:00pm – Main College Building C-103
Join members of the Simmons community for ongoing, college-wide dialogues to facilitate community building and create and sustain a more diverse and inclusive Simmons.

*SCoSAA – Academic Publishing Panel
4:30pm – 6:00pm – School of Management, 222
Interested in learning more about getting published? Come join SCoSAA for an informal conversation with members of the Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies. The conversation will include discussion about the process of getting published, and the role of publishing within the archival community. To learn more about the Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies, visit their website: http://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/ Refreshments and appetizers will be provided.

Wednesday, April 13th:

*2016 Simmons SLIS Career Fair
4:00pm – 6:00pm – Paresky Center, 3rd Floor Main College Building
Looking for a job, internship, or networking opportunities? Come to the 2016 Simmons SLIS Career Fair! Network with job and internship hiring LIS employers and professional associations from the Greater Boston area. Business professional dress is preferred and it is recommended to bring your resumes! Questions? Email [email protected]. Want to come? Register through Eventbrite here.

Thursday, April 14th:

*Beta Phi Mu – Guest Speaker Chris Bourg
6:00pm – 7:00pm – School of Management 502
Beta Beta Chapter, Beta Phi Mu, the international LIS honor society, invites you to a talk by guest speaker Chris Bourg, PhD. Chris is the Director of Libraries at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she also has oversight of the MIT Press. Prior to assuming her role at MIT, Chris was Associate University Librarian for Public Services at Stanford University. Chris has a PhD in Sociology from Stanford University, and spent 3 years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is keenly interested in issues of diversity and inclusion in higher education; and in the roles libraries play in advancing social justice and democracy.

Friday, April 15th:

*Simmons Metadata Inquiries Lab Datathon
12:30pm – 6:30pm – School of Management 501/502
Join SMIL for its inaugural event: a team competition that will test your metadata mettle and your ability to adapt standards on the fly. Kate Bowers, Collections Services Archivist for Metadata, Systems, and Standards at Harvard University, will kick off the event as keynote speaker. The day will end with a reception, light refreshments, and the presentation of prizes to the winning team. For more information, visit http://slis.simmons.edu/blogs/smil/ Register to participate! Spaces limited!

*ASIS&T – Apocolibrary Laser Tag
8:00pm – 10:00pm – Beatley Library
Simmons ASIS&T will host an evening of laser tag… in the stacks of Beatley Library! In a nutshell, library laser tag will include four rounds of 30 minutes each, with two teams of 4-6 fighting to solve the puzzle and stay alive! SLIS and CS students are welcome to participate. Library laser tag will not include strobe lights or smoke machines, so that way, more people can participate. Light snacks will also be provided, and we will do our best to provide options that accommodate most diets and food allergies. All participants will also get a small prize.

We will do our best to include all who want to participate, on a first come, first serve basis. So feel free to sign up together or as individuals! Below is our flyer with basic information; to register, access the sign-up form here (instructions for sign-up on the Google Sheets).

We look forward to playing with you. See you in the stacks!

Saturday, April 16th:

*PLG Anti-Racism Training
1:00pm – 6:30pm – Lefavour Hall, Kotzen Room
Come to Community Change Inc. at SLIS: Anti-Racism Training for Information Professionals! Paul Marcus of Community Change Inc., an anti-racism group in Boston, will be leading participants through a training to discuss systemic racism, white privilege, and white supremacy. What is it, how does it show up in LIS, and how can we counteract it? All these questions will be explored and more. We will be serving coffee, tea, and snacks. Make sure to sign up on the Eventbrite before all the spaces are gone! https://goo.gl/VVDNBa

This event is sponsored by PLG, Spectra, ALA-SC, and LISSA.

Global Service Week – THIS WEEK!
The Scott/Ross Center’s annual Global Service Week is an opportunity for all students, faculty, staff, and alumni to come together, learn, and volunteer.

*Monday: Make your own stress ball! 11:30-2, MCB Lobby
Families for Depression Awareness presentation, 5-7, SOM 501, pizza will be served

*Tuesday: Make Mother’s Day cards for those in need, 4:30-7, Common Grounds

*Wednesday: Working in Service panel, 6-8, SOM 501, pizza will be served

*Thursday: Horizons for Homeless Children/Rosie’s Place panel, Special Functions Room, 5:30-8, pizza will be served

*Friday: Timilty Middle School students visit Simmons, 8-11

Sign up at the Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/simmons-college-global-service-week-tickets-21829785476

Coming Soon!

*SLIS Prom
Friday, May 13th, 7:00pm – 11:00pm, Paresky Center, 3rd Floor Main College Building
LISSA, ALA & SPECTRA present the Simmons College SLIS 2016 end-of-semester event: SLIS Prom! Celebrate the end of spring semester with a #FlashbackFriday to high school’s biggest moment, SLIS-style! Wear whatever makes you feel fancy (but bonus points for throwback attire) and kick up your heels with a live DJ, rocking dance floor, light refreshments, and cash-only bar. We’ll be raffling off great prizes, including a flat-screen TV!

You worked hard this year, it’s time to celebrate!

Contact Kate Bennett ([email protected]) if you are willing to volunteer for a 30 minute shift during the event and receive a bonus prize! More details to follow.

Space is limited, be sure to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slis-prom-tickets-24357514983