News and Events
Events
Online Orientation Webinars
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Monday, May 19, 2025 (Summer 2025 admits)
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Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 (Fall 2025 admits)
SLIS Director Gretchen Hoffman, PhD, will walk you through the basics essential for a successful start and answer your questions.
News
TALL Texans accept eight SLIS alumni
8/16/24
The Texas Library Association Texas Accelerated Library Leaders Institute (TALL Texans) named eight alumni from the TWU School of Library and Information Studies in the 2024 class.
GLISA helps two students experience TLA 2024
8/16/24
The Graduate Library and Information Studies Association (GLISA) awarded two students, Barbara Harbour and Catia Azevedo de Souza the opportunity to attend the Texas Library Association (TLA) 2024 conference.
SLIS presents Alumni Awards
8/16/24
Beatrice Canales, Melinda Rietkerk and Asha Norman were all recognized with alumni awards from the School of Library and Information Studies. Alumni awards were presented at the SLIS reception in April at the 2024 TLA Conference in San Antonio.
SLIS active at TLA 2024
8/16/24
The annual Texas Library Association (TLA) conference is a regular highlight in the calendar for the School of Library and Information Studies at TWU. That was the case again in 2024 as representatives from the school attended the conference in San Antonio on April 16-19.
Polk joins SLIS faculty
4/12/24
WyLaina Polk, MLS, joined the SLIS faculty in January 2024 as a visiting lecturer. Polk, a 2003 graduate of the University of North Texas, has worked in public libraries as a children’s librarian, teen librarian, circulation supervisor, and manager.