Technology today provides platforms for distance-learning graduate programs like FSU’s MSI and MSIT to collaborate with students no matter the distance or time zone. These advancements are continually improving, but no technology resource will be as invaluable as face-to-face human interaction. The opportunity to travel to conferences along with their peers, to network with library and information professionals, to meet fellow classmates in-person, and to attend workshops that are only available face-to-face provide these online students the experience needed for a more well-rounded education.

FSU’s American Library Association Student Chapter assists CCI master and doctoral students in growing their network and furthering their development as information professionals. We want to raise funds for our students to attend regional and national conferences and gain a new perspective; one they would not receive behind the screen of their computer. Every gift would directly impact one of our students’ FSU experience; we greatly appreciate your support!