Current Students – Page 4 – Commonwealth Scholar

Name: Dominique Luster

Year in Program: second semester MLIS

Specialization: Archives and Information Management

What is your title?

SIS/ULS Diversity Intern and Resident

What does a typical day at position look like?

Fortunately and unfortunately I do not have a typical day. Over the course of the year I will rotate for 2-6 weeks at a time through about a dozen ULS departments including Preservation, Special Collections and Archives, Reference, and Administration. So a typical day in every department is different depending on the tasks that make up the functions of that department.

Students of the iSchool – Graduate Student Assistant

By Shayla

On January 26, 2015

In Commonwealth Scholarship Interests, Current Students, Prospective Students, Shayla

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Photo Credit: Jourdan Walls

Name: Tom Charly

Program: MST

Job title: Graduate Student Assistant

Why did you choose Pitt?

The process of applying to Pitt as an international student was rather simple and smooth. The Student Services team was replying to my queries and was helpful in my application process. Dr. Linus Pauling said “Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life”, my inspiration to pursue engineering echoed from this quote. Even as a small child, I wondered how the simplest of devices worked. This curiosity helped me understand my coursework while enjoying what I learned. I decided to pursue my Masters in Computer Networking and Telecom after I took and internship at BSNL (the largest telecom and network company in India). I was introduced to topics such as broadband tech, switching systems, digital transmissions, mobile communication, and telecom support infrastructure. This experience made me realize how very little I knew, which instilled in me a desire to learn more.

Graduate School Slump- There will be bad days

By Shayla

On January 19, 2015

In Current Students, Shayla

The notorious grad school slump. It happens to many, but I think I hit this slump earlier than most. What is a grad school slump? It is the moment you feel your lowest in the program, but every grad student experiences it differently.

I was just getting comfortable in my first semester. I was adjusting to my class schedule, and I was finally getting ahead of all my work. All of a sudden, nothing felt right. One morning I was sitting in class learning about bibliometrics and the history of MARC Records, and I asked myself, why am I here? How is what I am learning useful to me? Do I need this degree? Do I want this degree? Do I enjoy the customer service aspect of libraries more than the “real” library stuff? Do I have what it takes to be librarian? Am I even qualified to be in this program? As to be expected this led to a small meltdown of ranting, self doubt and anxiety that lasted for quite a while (shout-out to Jourdan who listened so patiently to many of these ranting sessions).

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