iSchool Recruitment and Outreach

Undergraduate Outreach
Graduate Outreach
Professional Conferences

A representative from the UW Information School may be coming to your city! Student Services staff members travel throughout the year to meet outstanding candidates all over the country. We continue to post new outreach and recruiting events as they are planned so check this site regularly.

You are encouraged to meet with one of our representatives at an event near you for a discussion about curriculum and requirements, what you can do with our degrees, application procedures, and course descriptions.

Undergraduate Outreach

The Informatics program offers multiple ways to learn more about the major.  You can attend an information session held on campus, where you can learn about Informatics as a career along with finding our about application procedures and admission and program requirements.  Informatics program representatives also travel to local community colleges to answer questions about Informatics and transferring to the University of Washington.  Find the Informatics schedule of events below.

Informatics Schedule

Graduate Outreach

Information Sessions and Webchats 

The Information School offers information sessions and webchats for prospective students interested in the MSIM and MLIS programs. Topics include curriculum and requirements, application procedures, and what you can do with each degree.  On-campus information sessions take place in Mary Gates Hall on the University of Washington campus unless otherwise noted; live web chats are available for those who cannot make it to campus for a face-to-face information session.  Please click below for the information session/webchat schedule for the program you are interested in.

          MLIS Schedule            MSIM Schedule    

Professional Conferences and Graduate Fairs

To visit an iSchool representative at a professional conference you may need to be a paying conference attendee. Please look at each conference website for any restrictions on attending the exhibits portion of the conference or contact the iSchool Admissions Counselor at jveltri@u.washington.edu.

Events are organized by date, soonest on top.

• Arizona Library Association Annual Conference 2008 
  Dates: December 8-10, 2008
  Exhibitor dates/times: 12/9: 8:00am-4:00pm; 12/10: 8:00am-4:00pm  
  Location: Renaissance Glendale Westgate Media Center in Glendale, AZ

• Amercan Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting
  Dates: January 23-26, 2009  
  Times: A recruiter will be attending this conference and would be happy to make an individual appointment with you; contact Cynthia del Rosario at cyn@u.washington.edu.
  Location: Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO

• Association of College and Library Reseach Libraries (ACRL) 14th National Conference 
  Dates: March 12-15, 2009  
  Exhibitor times: TBA
  Location: Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA

• Washington Student of Color Conference  
  Date: April 16-18, 2009 
  Times: TBA
  Location: TBA in Yakima, WA

• California Diversity Forum - San Marcos 
  Date: April 25, 2009 
  Time: TBA
  Location: California State University San Marcos in San Marcos, CA  

• Amercan Library Association (ALA) 2009 Annual Conference
  Dates: July 9-15, 2009  
  Exhibitor times: TBA
  Location: McCormick Place West in Chicago, IL

Past conferences and events this year:

• Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2008 Annual Conference
  Dates: June 15-18, 2008
  Location: Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA

• American Library Association (ALA) 2008 Annual Conference
  Dates: June 28-July 1, 2008
  Location: Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA 

• Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) 2008 Conference 
  Dates: August 6-8, 2008
  Location: Red Lion Templins Hotel on the River in Post Falls, ID

• iSchool Graduate Programs Open House  
  Date: September 9, 2008
  Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
  Location: Mary Gates Hall, Room 389

• UW in a day 
  Date: September 26, 2008
  Exhibitor times: 10:00am-3:00pm
  Location: Toppenish Middle School in Toppinish, WA 

• University of British Columbia Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 2, 2008
  Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
  Location: University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC

• Eastern Washington University Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 2, 2008 
  Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
  Location: Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA

• Seattle Idealist Graduate Degree Fair 
  Date: October 7, 2008 
  Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm  
  Location: Seattle University in Seattle, WA

• Portland MLIS Information Session  
  Date: Friday, October 10, 2008
  Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm
  Location: The Oregon Concention Center, Room C120

• Washington Library Media Association/Oregon Association of School Libraries Joint Conference 2008 
  Dates: October 9-11, 2008
  Exhibitor dates/times: 10/9: 4:00pm-9:00pm; 10/10: 8:00am-5:00pm; 10/11: 8:00am-11:00am
  Location: Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR

• Internet Librarian 2008 
  Dates: October 20-22, 2008
  Exhibitor dates/times: 10/20: 5:00-6:30pm; 10/21: 9:45am-4:00pm; 10/22: 9:45am-2:00pm
  Location: Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, CA

• Washington State Association for Multicultural Education  
  Date: October 25, 2008
  Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
  Location: Piggot Hall at Seattle University in Seattle, WA

• University of California Irvine Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 27, 2008
  Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
  Location: University of California Irvine in Irvine, CA

• Western Washington University Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 28, 2008 
  Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
  Location: Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA

• University of California Los Angeles Graduate School Fair  
  Date: October 29, 2008 
  Time: 11:00am-3:00pm
  Location: University of California Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA

• Washington Faculty and Staff of Color Conference  
  Date: October 30, 2008 
  Time: 9:00am-6:00pm
  Location: Lakeway Inn & Conventon Center in Bellingham, WA 

• University of Georgia  
  Date: November 4, 2008 
  Time: A recruiter will be in the Athens, GA area and would be happy to make an individual appointment with you; contact Cynthia del Rosario at cyn@u.washington.edu.
  Location: Athens, GA

• Evergreen State College Graduate School Fair  
  Date: November 5, 2008 
  Time: 11:00am-2:00pm
  Location: Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA

• Spelman College/Morehouse College  
  Date: November 5-6, 2008 
  Time: A recruiter will be in the Atlanta, GA area and would be happy to make an individual appointment with you; contact Cynthia del Rosario at cyn@u.washington.edu.
  Location: Atlanta, GA

• California Diversity Forum - Berkeley 
  Date: November 8, 2008 
  Time: 12:00pm-3:00pm
  Location: Sather Gate Walkway at University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, CA

• iSchool Visit Day  
  Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008
  Time: 8:00am-12:30pm
  Location: Mary Gates Hall, Unversity of Washington Campus