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Larine Y. Cowan
Make a Difference Award

The Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award was presented to ESLARP Director Laura Lawson and FAA Dean Robert Graves earlier this month during the 24th Annual Celebration of Diversity breakfast on November 11, held at the I Hotel. Presenting the award to ESLARP was Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert Easter, and Menah Pratt-Clarke, Interim Assistant Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access.



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Fiona Griswold

Fiona Griswold

Sao Tome Project
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
fgriswld@illinois.edu


I’m Fiona Griswold, a student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) working on my Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS). My focus areas within library science are community informatics and school librarianship. When I finish my CAS in  December 2010, I will be certified as a school librarian for grades K-12.

My first experience working with ESLARP was in Fall 2008 as part of a project group in LIS 451 (Introduction to Networked Systems), taught by Martin Wolske. For our final project, my team worked with Second Chance Shelter to design and install a computer lab in their facility and provide some basic maintenance and usage training for their staff. The experience really confirmed for me the value of community-based learning and made me eager to seek out similar opportunities. Before starting my M.S. in Library Science in 2008, I worked for eight years as a study abroad/international education coordinator in the Study Abroad Office and College of Education at Illinois.

This year, I’m assisting Paul Adams and ESLARP with the coordination of project work in São Tomé e Principe, including a design workshop to be offered on-island during Winter Break 2009-10. I will also be attending and helping during the work weekends this year. My other assistantship has me working with Martin Wolske to develop a Community Informatics studio course that should be offered for the first time during Summer 2010.

My husband John, a creative writing instructor at Illinois, and I live in Urbana with our 7- and 4-year-old sons.

 

 

 

 

 


Last updated on 10/23/2009
 
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