The New Members Round Table (NMRT) and the American Library Association (ALA) Membership Committee wish to congratulate the American Library Association Student Chapter at San Jose State University as the winner of the 2010 ALA Student Chapter of the Year Award. This is the second year in a row San Jose State\u2019s student chapter has won this award. The runner-up of this year\u2019s award is the ALA Student Chapter at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Both chapters will be recognized at the NMRT Awards Reception during the Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
The Student Chapter of the Year Award is presented in recognition of a chapter\u2019s outstanding contributions to ALA, its school, and the profession. The purpose of the award is to increase student involvement in ALA through student chapters and to recognize its leaders. Official ALA Student Chapters are organizations formed by students at schools offering accredited programs of library and information studies. The winning student chapter receives a $1,000 travel grant to help with the cost of ALA conference attendance.<\/p>\n
The members of the Award Committee, NMRT and the ALA Membership Committee appreciate all the time and effort put in by all of the nominated ALA student chapters this year, and encourage all to keep up the great work!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The New Members Round Table (NMRT) and the American Library Association (ALA) Membership Committee wish to congratulate the American Library Association Student Chapter at San Jose State University as the winner of the 2010 ALA Student Chapter of the Year … Continue reading