Student Organizations

Becoming a part of the professional community is an important aspect of professional education. Students at the Information School are fortunate to have a number of quality professional organizations with student chapters and student membership. We encourage our students to become active in at least one of these organizations.

  • ALISS
    Association of Library and Information Science Students
    - The Silverfish: Student e-newsletter for ALISS & the iSchool
    - The Silverfish Blog: The official blog of the ALISS

  • APC
    Archives & Preservation Club

  • ASIS&T
    American Society for Information Science and Technology

  • BIG
    Bookarts Interest Group

  • GPSS
    Graduate and Professional Students Senate

  • iArts
    Where art and information intersect

  • iConnect discussion board: brings together local hosts and distance students in need of housing (UWNetID login required)

  • iParents
    iParents helps balance home and school

  • iPeer
    Connects new and experienced distance students in the iSchool's MLIS program at the University of Washington.

  • iServe
    The iSchool's volunteer and service organization

  • IUGA
    Informatics Undergraduate Association

  • iWorld
    iWorld is a forum for student and faculty conversations about library and information topics from an international perspective.

  • SLA
    Special Libraries Association

  • SALA
    The University of Washington's Student Chapter of the American Library Association

Additional Professional Organizations

Upcoming
Student Events
May 17
The last IUGA LAN party of the 2007-2008 academic year is this Saturday May 17th from 7:00pm-3:00am in Mary Gates Hall 430 and 420. Join us as we take over the 4th floor of Mary Gates Hall for some...