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ideaBOOST Business Accelerator Program Chooses iSchool Grads

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Tue, 2013/06/18 - 11:46am

Of the six companies selected by the ideaBOOST Business Accelerator program, run by the Canadian Film Centre's startup business bootcamp, two of them were start-ups by Faculty of Information graduates.

Margaret Lam (MI 2011) and Matt McPherson (MI 2010) will use the $15,000 in seed capital to bring their companies to the next stage of development. Read more »

Graduates Speak at 2013 CLA National Conference

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Thu, 2013/06/13 - 11:51am

Despite being relatively new to the library profession, two recent graduates of the iSchool’s Master of Information program delivered well received presentations as experts in their field at the recent 2013 Canadian Library Association National Conference.

Elizabeth Coates (MI 2012) and Agatha Barc (MI 2013) delivered strong speeches during the conference, which was held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre from May 29 to June 1. Read more »

Survey: Majority of iSchool Grads Employed Within Six Months

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Tue, 2013/06/04 - 11:19am

Students choose a Masters degree to upgrade or acquire skills to enhance their career, yet often worry about their ability to find that ideal job after graduation.

To get a better understanding of iSchool graduates’ employment success, our Career Office conducted an employment survey last summer to see how recent alumni fare in the workforce post graduation. Read more »

Information Students Create Artists’ Books

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Thu, 2013/05/23 - 5:22pm

A new student exhibition, “Art of the Book,” is on display in the Robarts Library atrium as a companion exhibition to “A Death Greatly Exaggerated: Canada’s Thriving Small and Fine Presses,” curated by John Shoesmith, and on display at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Read more »