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Arminda Mata (middle), CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society, along with Rose Lopez (left) and Matthew Lewicki (right), two former history major interns who are now employees. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

History alumna’s journey from intern to CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society

USF alumna Arminda Mata becomes CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society.

June 27, 2024Alumni News

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USF School of Information to Host Alumni Reception at 2024 FLA Conference

The School of Information is excited to announce that we will be back at the Florida Library Association Conference this year. We will be in Orlando hosting an Alumni Reception on May 15th 5:30pm-7:00pm.

April 18, 2024Alumni News, iSchool News

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MLIS Alumna Jennifer Shipley Chosen for the 2024 BETA Award

Jennifer Shipley is a Library Operations Manager for the Miami-Dade Public Library System. She was awarded the 2024 Best Emerging Technology Application (BETA) Award in recognition of a technology application that directly benefits library users.

April 8, 2024Alumni News, Honors and Awards

Lucia Martinez Gonzalez (left middle) at groundbreaking ceremony alongside Councilwoman Kassandra Timothe (right middle).

City of North Miami Library Tot Lot Playground Named After Distinguished Alumna Lucia Martinez Gonzalez

The City of North Miami has named a playground next to the North Miami Public Library after Lucia Martinez Gonzalez, a School of Information distinguished aluma who graduated from the MA in Library and Information Science in 1988.

April 3, 2024Alumni News

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USF Distinguished Alumna Lucia Martinez Gonzalez Receives 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

The Elizabeth Martinez Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) was created to recognize those who have achieved excellence in librarianship over an extended (over 20 years) period of service and who have made significant and lasting contributions to REFORMA, as well as to the Latino and the Spanish-speaking communities.

May 10, 2023Alumni News, Honors and Awards

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School of Information Alumna to Lead REFORMA de Florida

Alicia K. Long, a 2011 graduate from the MLIS program, and the Access Services Supervisor at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, Bradenton Library, has been elected as the 2021-2022 President of REFORMA de Florida, the local chapter of REFORMA.

August 2, 2021Alumni News, iSchool News

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USF School of Information Grads Tell Their FLA Annual Conference Stories

Heidi Colom, a 2005 SI graduate from the MLIS program, tells her story about presenting at the 2021 Florida Library Association (FLA) Annual Conference.

July 2, 2021Alumni News

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Library Leader and Innovator, Dr. Barbara Stites, Joins USF School of Information Faculty

Dean Barbara Stites, Ph.D., formerly of Florida Gulf Coast University, will join School of Information faculty in Spring 2021, teaching Library Administration.

October 10, 2020Alumni News, iSchool News

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2015 USF School of Information Grad Publishes on High Impact Learning Models

USF School of Information MLIS graduate Caitlin Richardson, a librarian and Director of Learning Resources at Miami Dade College, contributed an article in a new book entitled Engaging Students through Campus Libraries: High-Impact Learning Models.

October 6, 2020Alumni News, iSchool News

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