The Theta Chapter at Pratt Institute is playing catch up -- we have 2 initiations to report on. At both initiations/dessert receptions, our dean Anthony Cocciolo reported on news and events from Pratt Institute as well as the School of Information.
On May 11, 2023, we inducted 7 initiates. The speaker, and initiate, was Kelsey Gallagher Mambach. She spoke on misinformation, disinformation , malinformation and fake news and discussed the differences between them. Kelsey also discussed ChatGPT, what it is, the history and how it is being used by college students. She covered the arguments for and against its use and what it is best used for. Everyone was involved in the question and answer that followed.
In 2023 we awarded a Rhoda Garoogian Scholarship to a SI student. We also said goodbye to our Faculty Advisor Dr. Irene Lopatovska, with many thanks.
On May 10, 2024, we inducted 6 initiates. Our speaker this year was Lauren Bradley ’11. Lauren works at SUNY Maritime and was the librarian on the training ship Empire State VII for over a month. She gave us the history of SUNY Maritime as well as the history of the library on board, which dates back to 1874; the first ship’s librarian that there is a report on is in 1985. The function of the librarian is to handle scheduling and programming on the ship and maintain communications. The function of the library has changed over the years and it is now more of a recreational area for the students at sea. Lauren had the audience laughing at some of her sea tales and she provided a slide show of the early ships and library as well as the Empire State VII.
This year we also welcomed our new Faculty Advisor Dr. Leanne Bowler and look forward to working with her.
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