News and Events

Events

Online Orientation Webinars

  • Monday, May 19, 2025 (Summer 2025 admits)

  • 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.

Webinar information

News

Sheppard and Canales Receive 2021 SLIS Alumni Awards

April Sheppard is the recipient of the 2021 Ann Barnett Service Award while Beatrice Canales received the S. Janice Kee Continuing Education Award, both presented by the Texas Woman’s University School of Library & Information Studies.

Rodriguez and Stone Receive 2020 Kee Awards

April Stone and Rosemarie Rodriguez are this year's recipients of the S. Janice Kee Continuing Education Award. These $500 awards were established in 1987 by native Texan and TWU alumna Sarah Janice Kee (1908-1998) for graduates who seek financial support for continuing education.

 

TWU alumna named top 10 librarian in US

The American Library Association recently named Texas Woman’s alumna Tracie Walker-Reed (BS ’90, MLS ’07) as one of only 10 librarians nationwide to receive its annual I Love My Librarian! Award. The award recognizes lasting contributions of dynamic librarians working in public, school, college, community college and university libraries.

Lankes Webinar to Focus on New Librarianship

The Texas Woman’s University School of Library Information Studies is proud to host Dr. R. David Lankes at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, in a webinar on New Librarianship: The Knowledge Business.

In the News: Sylvia Vardell

Sylvia Vardell (SLIS) chaired the American Library Association’s 2020 Children’s Literature Legacy Award committee, which presented the award to author Kevin Henkes.