New Initiates and Guest Speaker Noreen Y. Whysel

A lovely Initiation Ceremony and Dessert Reception were hosted by the Beta Phi Mu Theta Chapter on May 17, 2017.

Guest Speaker Noreen Y. Whysel (SILS '14) gave a fantastic keynote speech, which she described below:

Dreams, Resilience and Making a Difference
Our goal as we embark on our journey as Pratt SILS graduates is to make a difference. Whether we leave Pratt to become a school librarian, a legal librarian, a UX designer, or an archivist, we stand as a gateway between a deluge of Information and the people we serve. Using an example of a proposed 9/11 geographic archive, Noreen Whysel explained how between our dreams and our goal of making a difference is resilience.

You can read more about her talk on her website here and view the slides here.

Beta Phi Mu Theta Members and New Initiates

2017 Chapter Initiates

Dessert Reception

Noreen Y. Whysel

Chapter Member interviewed for LLAMA Podcast

Chapter member and Treasurer Diane Dias De Fazio was interviewed this past January for the "Break Room Chats" podcast - produced by the New Professionals Section of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) of ALA. 

From their description, "In this episode recorded at ALA Midwinter 2017 in Atlanta, Elspeth Olson and Diane Dias de Fazio speak about making one's way in the rare books world and the challenges and benefits of creating one's own leadership opportunities."

Listen to the podcast on itunes or SoundCloud.