Your Name and Title: Calantha Tillotson, MLIS - Social Sciences Librarian & Assistant Professor
Library, School, or Organization Name: University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
Co-Presenter Name(s): Amy Snyder
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Knoxville & Boston, United States of America
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Outreach, Engagement, Student Success, Public Services Librarians
Short Session Description (one line): Coffee and Collaboration: Creating Discussion Based Programming for Graduate Students WITH Graduate Students
Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Are you responsible for outreach and engagement to students and seeking fresh program ideas? Come to our presentation to hear a liaison librarian and recent graduate student leader relay their experiences crafting programming specifically for information sciences masters students. This innovative model centers on open discussions from graduate students relating their authentic concerns about their journey into the profession led by a practicing librarian. What started as an invited lecture morphed organically into an ongoing series of events called “Coffee with Calantha,” with the vision to create a community belonging for current students and future librarians.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: NA
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