Type of report being submitted: Committee Final Report

Date: 7/24/03

Committee: Student and Student Chapter Outreach

Officer: Nadine Flores

Chair: Kim Wobick

Asst. Chair: Lyssa Oberkreser

Committee members: Sue Anderson, Robin Ewing, Michelle Crowell Fossum, Jennifer Lau, John Merullo, Maureen Olle, Jessica Rogoz, Christina Williams

Goals and objectives of the committee:

• Develop and maintain a network of individuals able to promote ALA and NMRT;
• Work with other NMRT and ALA recruitment efforts;
• Keep student members informed about various NMRT activities, awards, and scholarships;
• Provide a forum for library students to meet and network.

Projects completed (including, but not limited to, any procedures, tip sheets, checklists, etc. created during the reporting year):

• Awarded Student Chapter of the Year Award (SCOYTA) to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) ALA Student Chapter. The runner-up of this year's award is the University at Buffalo ALA Student Chapter. The jury received three nominations. Representatives from both the winner and runner-up chapters were present at the Student Reception at the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto.
• SASCO flyers were either sent to the Publicity committee or brought to the ALA Annual Conference by the SASCO Chair to be distributed at the NMRT Booth, NMRT Orientation, ALA Student-to-Staff Orientation, and the Student Reception.

• Continued updating of LIS program student chapter contact database. To date, SASCO committee members have successfully contacted roughly 45% of 156 schools with library and information science education programs. This includes both ALA accredited and non-accredited programs.

• Continued monthly newsletter, the SASCO Times, for LIS students. The newsletter was distributed both through SASCO members to school program contacts, as well as to NMRTSTUDL listserv.
• From February through April, monthly discussion topics were posted to NMRTSTUDL to encourage use of the list and discussion among the members of the list. This was a successful venture with many responses, and will be continued next year.

Action Items/Issues To Be Resolved – What plans/projects remain which will be carried over or postponed until next year? Have there been any substantial changes in plans requiring a reconsideration or cancellation of projects? Information regarding such will be helpful for future chairs and planners.

All planned activities/projects have been completed for the year.

Financial Report Section:

Your budget appropriation (see budget)	a. 180.00
Amount which you have spent this year	b. 0
Difference between budgeted amount and amount spent (a-b)	c. 180.00

Report submitted by: Kim Wobick, SASCO Chair

Email address: kwobick@hotmail.com