<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The School of Library and Information Science is accepting applications for its </span><a href="http://slis.wayne.edu/diversity/projectidol.php" target="_blank" style="font-size: 12pt;">Project Increasing Diversity of Librarians (IDOL)</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Fall 2014 cohort. Applications will be accepted from February 1 – June 1. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.6em; box-sizing: border-box;">Project IDOL Fellows will receive full tuition for their MLIS degree, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">to be completed within 2 years, as well as</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.6em; box-sizing: border-box;"> the advisory support of individual mentors, and additional funds for books, conference travel and a personal computer. </span></div></div><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><span style="line-height: 1.6em; font-size: 12pt; box-sizing: border-box;"><br></span></font></div><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.25em; padding: 0px; direction: ltr; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Project IDOL is a collaboration between the <a href="http://slis.wayne.edu/" target="_blank">Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science</a> and the <a href="http://www.hbculibraries.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;" target="_blank">Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Library Alliance</a>. <a href="http://slis.wayne.edu/news_archive.php?id=12530" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;" target="_blank"><abbr title="Wayne State University" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted;">WSU</abbr> SLIS and the HBCU Library Alliance have received funding</a> from the <a href="http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=9" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;" target="_blank">IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program</a> to increase the diversity of the library profession. In this 3-year project, the two partner organizations will recruit, mentor, and provide/offer an online Master of Library and Information Science degree to 10 students from historically underrepresented groups in order to achieve greater diversity among practicing library professionals. SLIS will provide the education and the HBCU library alliance will assist with recruitment and retention through mentorship of the selected students by library professionals with senior level experience and prior mentorship training. </font></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.25em; padding: 0px; direction: ltr; line-height: 25.600000381469727px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"></font></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"></font></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"></div><div><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Interested Project IDOL applicants must first be accepted into the <a href="http://slis.wayne.edu/mlis/index.php" target="_blank">WSU MLIS program</a> before being considered for Project IDOL funding. </font><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Further details about Project IDOL and full application requirements can be found at <a href="http://slis.wayne.edu/diversity/projectidol.php" target="_blank">http://slis.wayne.edu/diversity/projectidol.php</a> </span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"></font></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">Questions? Please contact SLIS Academic Services Officer, Matt Fredericks, aj8416@wayne.edu. </span></div><br><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><span></span><div><div>Wayne State University<br>School of Library and Information Science<br>106 Kresge Library<br>Detroit, MI, 48202<br>313-577-1825 • Toll free: 877-263-2665 • Fax: 313-577-7563<br><a href="http://www.slis.wayne.edu/" target="_blank">www.slis.wayne.edu</a> • <a href="mailto:asklis@wayne.edu" target="_blank">asklis@wayne.edu</a> </div></div></div></div><style>p { margin: 0; }</style></div></div><br><style>p { margin: 0; }</style></div></div><br><style>p { margin: 0; }</style></div></div><br></div></div><br></div></div><br></div></body></html>