Public and Academic Libraries
Speakers:

• Darlene Johnson-Bignotti, library faculty, Oakland Community College
• Cathy Russ, library director, West Bloomfield Township Public Library
• Katrina Rouan, coordinator for reference services and graduate student assistants and subject librarian for psychology, communication sciences and disorders, and physics and astronomy, Wayne State University Libraries

Information Management 

Speakers:

• David Foote, enterprise service management administrator III, American Equity
• Nick DeNardis, senior director of digital communications, Wayne State University
• Joanna Dueweke-Pérez, senior strategy director, community economic development, ProsperUs Detroit

Archives
Speakers:

• Aliqae Geraci, director, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
• Dave Moore, archive and digital asset manager, Carhartt
• Rebecca Buschmann, content management specialist, Allied Vaughn

School Librarianship/Youth Services 
Speakers:

• Patrick Taylor, district librarian, EL coordinator, Eastpointe Community Schools
• Amy Hermon, information, research and technology specialist, Learning Commons, Royal Oak High School and host of the School Librarians United podcast
• Lindsay Pulsipher, college credits specialist/ELA teacher consultant, Muskegon Area Career Tech Center

Position Yourself for Your Ideal Job 

SIS Career Advisor Kim Schroeder provides tips and strategies for creating a dynamic professional image and shares the importance of building your personal brand while job searching.

Archives Roundtable 

Hear from alumni of the archives program as they give examples of their current projects and offer advice on how to pursue a career in archives. Speakers: Cierra Casteel, processing archivist, Ford Motor Company Archives; Leslie Edwards, processing archivist, State Archives of Michigan; Jordan Sparks, records and information management analyst, Federal Reserve Board.

School Media Roundtable 
Hear from alumni who share their experiences and offer advice on how to pursue a career in School Library Media. Speakers: Patrick Taylor, district librarian and EL coordinator, Eastpointe Community Schools; Martha Spear, retired media specialist, Berkley High School; Suzanne Todd, SIS adjunct faculty and director, Eastpointe Memorial Library.

Information Management and Vendor Roundtable

Information management alumni share their experiences in the field and offer advice on how to pursue a career in information management. Recruiters will also attend to discuss what they look for in an applicant. Speakers: Steve Bush, lead recruiter, Clarivate (ProQuest); Paula Montgomery, revenue integrity analyst, Henry Ford Health System; Jade Ortiz, university relations manager, Rocket Central.

Academic and Public Libraries Roundtable 

Hear from MLIS alumni who work in academic and public libraries. Speakers: Melanie Emerson, Dean of the library and special collections, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Steven Bowers, Executive Director, The Library Network; Christine Stewart-Peele, Manager, Detroit Public Library, Edison Branch.

Click on the links below to view the video recordings of the live streams.

Career Week Kick-Off: Rock Family of Companies Monday, June 21, 2021

Representatives from the Rock Family of Companies discuss the hard and soft skills they are looking for in candidates for internships and job openings. 

Library Science Panel, Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Steve Bowers, director of The Library Network, and Jenny Marr, director of the Ferndale Public Library, share their experiences and offer advice on how to pursue a career in Library Science.

Positioning Yourself for your Ideal Job, Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Career Advisor Kim Schroeder will provide tips and strategies for creating a dynamic professional image. Graduate Student Assistant Stephanie Weis will present on creating your own online portfolio and how to create one.

School Library Media Panel, Thursday, June 24, 2021

Margaret Barile, assistive and instructional technology specialist for Haslett Public Schools, and Patrick Taylor, K-12 librarian, EL/bilingual coordinator for Eastpointe Community Schools, share their experiences and offer advice on how to pursue a career in school library media.

Information Management Panel, Friday, June 25, 2021

Panelists will share their experiences and offer advice on how to pursue a career in information management.

Panelists include: Laura Evans, product designer with Ford Motor Credit Company;  David Foote, director, Endpoint and Application Engineering, Computing and Information Technology, Wayne State University; Lauren Bobcik, Partner UI Integration Designer, General Motors. 

Click on the links below to view the video recording or listen to the audio from the live stream.