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Core vendors have been making headlines with some big mergers and acquisitions lately and today Temenos joined the action today announcing its acquisition of TriNovus, a software-as-a-service provider to more than 800 banks. Temenos, a core vendor based in Switzerland, announced the deal in a statement released today, saying that the acquisition of the Birmingham, Ala.-based TriNovus would help it expand in the U.S. market.
[See Related: What Banks Need To Know About Vendor M&As]
Acquiring TriNovus would provide Temenos with a client bae spanning all 50 U.S. states and a team with specialized knowledge of the U.S. market, the statement said. TriNovus has a focus on compliance solutions that can help Temenos deal with regulatory and compliance issues in the U.S. market.
TriNovus also has SAAS core processing expertise that will help Temenos bring its T24 real-time core banking solution to U.S. institutions. Temenos said in its statement that the TriNovus team will help it develop a SAAS offering based on the T24 solution that incorporates other Temenos solutions for data and analytics and AML.

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World Book Day returns in March, but books are something North London does very well 365 days of the year.
Its sales may pale in comparison with those of his former manager's recent tome, but a one-off signing event in Piccadilly today drew crowds clutching copies of David Beckham's new book.
Footballer David Beckham is to hold the only public book signing for his book, David Beckham, today.
Morrissey has only signed a single hardback copy of his autobiography, and today it is going up for auction to raise money for PETA.
Nobel Prize-winning author and author of The Golden Notebook, Doris Lessing, has died at her home in London aged 94.
Campaigner and schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has said conflict-ridden countries should swap guns for pens and fight only about educating their children.
Fans of Bridget Jones can today get their latest update on the life of the world's most famous singleton.
Almost three quarters of people prefer to take physical books rather than eReaders on holiday, a survey by Heathrow Airport has found.
We all know the stories of Cinderella and Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin, but how many of us have read the original versions of them? Or at least, the versions recorded by the Brothers Grimm in one of their editions of Children's and Household Tales?
A biography about former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has topped a list of summer reading by Tory MPs.
The third annual Bookstockstreet festival is back in east London this August bank holiday Sunday, and it's gone nautical.
Artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Johnson has signed up to direct the movie version of literary phenomenon Fifty Shades Of Grey.
The author of Bring Up The Bodies was denied an historic treble of book awards last night as US novelist AM Homes picked up this year's £30,000 Women's Prize for Fiction.
The new Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman said she will use her position to champion public libraries and campaign against 'short-sighted' closures.
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Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners DVD Features:
- More active than Ashtanga Yoga Introductory Poses DVD and deepens the benefits with the next sequence of postures, the standing series
- Sun salutation A and B to set the rhythm of movement and breath
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- 100 minutes
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- Interview with Seane Corn, known for her refreshingly honest take on yoga, spirituality and life
- 60 minutes
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- Interviews with Rodney Yee and Patricia Walden
- 100 minutes
Expert guidance to start a new yoga practice. Includes Nicki Doane's Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners (100 min.), Seane Corn's Vinyasa Flow Yoga (60 min.) and Rodney Yee and Patricia Walden's AM & PM Yoga for Beginners (100 min). USA.
Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners DVD:
Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners guides beginners to yoga with detailed, step-by-step instruction and demonstration. The pace is non-intimidating and it allows you to truly realize the full power of yoga. You'll soon feel how high-energy Ashtanga yoga can help you burn calories and sculpt lean, sexy muscle. Filmed amid the stunning beauty of yoga intructor,Nicki Doane's native Hawaii, Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners includes a lot of bonus DVD content: a quick-reference pose guide program segment, fold-out pose guide poster with full-color photos and positioning details, BONUS advanced Ashtanga video demonstration session, and an exclusive interview with Nicki Doane. 100 minutes.
Vinyasa Flow Yoga DVD:
Instructed by Seane Corn, the Vinyasa Flow Yoga DVD will help you to reconnect to your personal sense of spirit and strengthen your mind and heart, as well as your body. Filmed live to capture the intimacy and detail of one-to-one instruction, Vinyasa Flow Yoga is an exhilarating experience for anyone who seeks more than a physical yoga practice. 60 minutes.
AM & PM Yoga for Beginners DVD:
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Audio Engineers work in many different areas including recording and producing
music for CDs, radio, television, motion pictures, and video games. They may also
set up and run PA systems for concerts, festivals, sporting arenas, conventions,
churches, live theater and nightclubs. Audio techs are responsible for recording
or reinforcing live sound with all the instruments in proper sonic balance and clarity.
In addition to having a "good ear" and an understanding of music, they must have
a thorough knowledge of acoustics, microphones, mixing boards, signal processing
and digital audio software.
SFCC offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
and a Professional Certificate in Audio
Technology. The program is the only one of its kind currently offered in Eastern
Washington. It prepares students for jobs in digital audio production, analog and
digital recording, live sound engineering, sound design, and as technicians in the
broadcast and audio-visual industries.
Areas of study include: computer-based music technology software; digital and analog
recording techniques and procedures; acoustics; microphone design and placement;
signal processing and effects; songwriting, arranging, and film scoring; live sound
reinforcement, location recording, system set-up and maintenance; music business;
basic music theory and piano.
The Audio Engineering program is now full for the 2013-2014 academic year. Starting April 1, 2014 we will begin accepting
applications for entry into the program in Fall 2014. All prospective students to the Audio Engineering Program need to
follow and complete the steps listed below.
It is essential that you maintain an active email account so that we may provide all information needed in a timely
To be admitted to the program, all applicants must complete and/or submit:
In review, here are the steps in order:
Thank you for your interest in Audio Engineering at Spokane Falls. We look forward to meeting you.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Telephone: 509.533.3212
During the first year of the program students will learn the
basics of studio recording, acoustics, live sound reinforcement, and digital audio workstations (DAW's),
as well as receive instruction in functional piano and music theory. In the recording studio students
learn mixing console signal flow, studio procedures, and microphone techniques while they participate
in live recording sessions. In the MIDI lab, using the latest DAW software and operating systems,
students develop basic mixing, editing and Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) production
The second year of the program provides advanced study and
implementation of the aforementioned skills as well as internship opportunities at local recording
studios, radio stations, and post production facilities. Second year students further develop skills in
music theory and composing/arranging for film and multimedia applications.
The associate's degree program can also serve as a
transfer program in the event that a student wishes to pursue a bachelor's degree in Music Technology/
Audio Engineering at applicable colleges and universities.
The objective of this program is to prepare students for entry-level jobs and for self employment in the
entertainment industry in the areas of digital/audio production, recording/live sound engineering and as
broadcast and audio equipment technicians.
The certificate and first year of the AAS degree provides a basic understanding of the music technology/audio
engineering field. Students learn principles and procedures of studio recording, CD production and live sound
reinforcement. They also receive an introduction to state of the art software programs specific to the digital
recording industry including ProTools. The first year also includes basic music theory, piano keyboard skills and
the business aspects of the music industry.
The second year of the AAS degree provides advanced study and implementation of the above as well as intensive
study of the ProTools operating system. Students will further develop their skills in studio recording, CD
production, live sound reinforcement, song writing, and Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)/digital
technologies for music arranging and film scoring.
The Inland Northwest has seen a steady growth in the entertainment and recording
industry. With venues such as the Spokane Arena, Opera House, Spokane Expo Center,
Northern Quest Casino, numerous nightclubs, festivals and concert venues, recording
studios, live theaters, houses of worship, etc., jobs are increasingly available
for trained audio Engineers. Beyond the Spokane area, opportunities in film, post
production, large festivals and touring shows are numerous. According to the Bureau
of Labor and Statistics (BLS) employment predictions, jobs for sound engineering
technicians will increase by 25 percent from 2002-2012.
Income varies dramatically within the industry. Starting hourly wages can range
from $16 to $22 while successful recording studio engineers and producers can make
well over $100,000 per year.
Audio Engineers have many and diverse opportunities for employment as stated
above. Like the music business as a whole, it is very competitive. Those that
have an intense desire to learn the intricacies of sound, the essentials of
signal flow, the complexities of digital audio, and develop their understanding
of music itself, can look forward to an interesting and rewarding career. Those
with compositional skills and an understanding of the music business will have an even greater chance for success.
Students are more likely to succeed in our program if they know the program in detail prior to entry. Also,
we are better equipped to advise students wisely when we know their knowledge and goals upon entry. Lastly,
if Audio Engineering is not a good fit for you, we are available to guide you in the evaluation of other
educational opportunities at Spokane Falls.
Audio Engineering is an open access program. As long as there are seats in the program and you have
completed the admissions process, you will be admitted. Historically, however, about 120 or more students
express interest in and/or apply for the program. Program capacity is 40. When student applications exceed
program capacity, a committee evaluates students based upon a holistic scoring process that takes into
These criteria are predictors of student success in the program. For example, in many of the Audio
Engineering Program courses, it is beneficial for students to possess some musical background: Music
Theory, Piano, Midi Arranging, and Digital Audio I-VI. Similarly, it is beneficial across the curriculum to
be a skilled reader (as students must absorb large amounts of complex information through reading). However,
no student is excluded from consideration based upon any one criterion. You may not be the strongest reader
in the world, but your experience with audio engineering software may more than offset that. We honor the
unique strengths of every student and consider their overall preparedness.
SFCC offers students many choices. The most common degree is the
Associate of Arts. In addition, we offer an
Associate of Science Transfer, an
Associate of Fine Arts, a wide range of
Associate in Applied Science degrees, and
career-technical certificates.
There are several things you should know about Audio Engineering at Spokane Falls.
When students drop out of a course or program, it is called "attrition." On average for the college,
attrition is about 30%. In 2009-2010, attrition in Audio Engineering is well below the college average.
Our students work extremely hard and receive exceptional academic support. When you make the decision to join us
and pursue an education in Audio Engineering, we ask for your dedication. Audio Engineering is an expensive
program paid for by the people of Washington State. We provide students an extraordinary instructional team and
state-of-the-art equipment; therefore it is incumbent upon every student who accepts a seat in the program
to fulfill the hopes and dreams of our state.
Community Colleges of Spokane does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,
disability, sexual orientation, or age in its programs, activities and employment. Furthermore, Audio
Engineering is committed to diversity, cultural awareness, and intercultural fluency. We have zero
tolerance for discriminatory behavior and/or language; we maintain – and expect students in the program to
maintain – an uncompromised atmosphere of mutual respect.
Contact information is listed below. Select the e-mail link to send
an e-mail. For general program information, contact
the senior secretary. The globe icon
identifies faculty web sites. Click the globe to visit the site.
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Communication majors are generally interdisciplinary in nature, consisting of courses in humanities, social sciences, and the arts to give students a comprehensive knowledge of the various ways that humans communicate. But the communication – new media major builds upon the study of communication by focusing on how media formats can be used as mediums to communicate thoughts and emotions.
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The curriculum in a communication – new media program consists of courses in video and audio production, visual design, digital imaging, media writing, mass communication, website production, design and illustration, and more. Students develop creative and technical skills in visual design, audio, web, print, and video, and learn how to use these mediums to best communicate messages to the public. The knowledge and skill set one obtains from majoring in communication – new media can qualify them for creative careers in media producing, broadcasting, media management, screen writing, and social media – just to name a few.


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Monday, 24 June 2013
Extra resources and specialist equipment are being deployed as Hampshire County Council ensures pothole repairs are a top priority.
Reports of road defects, including potholes, are higher this year due to the effects of prolonged and heavy rain, snow and the extended period of freezing temperatures at the beginning of the year. To bring Hampshire's roads back to the condition they were in prior to the period of bad weather, the County Council has been stepping up its battle against potholes.
Cllr Seán Woodward, Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment, said: "We know that the condition of Hampshire's roads is a concern for residents and businesses, and the Leader of the Council has ensured that tackling potholes remains a top priority for the authority. We've been putting in more money, more manpower and making the most of specialist equipment in order to restore our roads. This approach is already having a positive impact in the worst affected areas which we have been specifically targeting, with reports of defects beginning to fall from the high levels at the beginning of the year."
During March 2013 an extra £170,000 was re-directed to respond to reports of roads defects such as potholes. Funding in this year's highways budget has also been reprioritised to support works to restore the highways and this combined with specific funding from Central Government means an additional investment of around £3million.
The County Council's highways maintenance contractor Amey has increased the number of gangs working to fix the roads and additional mobile hotboxes that carry hot material for permanent pothole repairs are being used along with two 'Jetpatchers'.
Resources are being focused on safety defects and being targeted in the worst affected areas including enlisting reinforcements by trialling the Multihog in Andover and Romsey areas and the New Forest. The Multihog gives highways maintenance crews the ability to repair 200 square metres of road in just two hours. The single piece of equipment can plane out, fill and finish a road surface as it travels. This means repairs can be made more speedily than by hand or with the use of a mini-planer which, in turn, means less traffic disruption and a greater number of defects repaired in a shorter space of time.
In addition to acting on reports of potholes and other defects the County Council's planned maintenance strategy to make Hampshire's roads more resilient to extremes in weather and increased volumes of traffic - Operation Resilience - is continuing apace. This strategy has resulted in around 120 miles of Hampshire's road network - the equivalent of driving from Winchester to Cambridge, and 20 miles of footway receiving a new surface treatment or being resurfaced in 2013, in addition to completion of 40 separate schemes to improve highways drainage and footways across the county.
Cllr Woodward added: "We recognise that every pothole is a nuisance but with 5200 miles of road to maintain it is impossible to fix every single defect immediately, but we will take urgent action when it is required and are making every effort to bring our roads back into the condition they were before the weather took its toll this winter and spring. This includes stepping up Operation Resilience and resurfacing works over the summer."
Operation Resilience has a budget of £22 million for 2013-14, and represents the County Council's continuing commitment to long-term investment in planned structural maintenance, an approach that aims to ensure Hampshire's roads are strengthened and remain in good condition for longer.


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Here's my list:
1. Breaking Bad.
2. The Killing.
3. The Walking Dead.
4. Sons of Anarchy.
5. Downton Abbey.
6. The Good Wife.
7. Justified.
8. Southland.
9. Prime Suspect.
10. 24 hours in the E.R., U.K.
Keep in mind I have to wait for HBO/SHO series, so can't rate: Boardwalk Empire, Homeland, Game Of Thrones
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Call me sick if you like, but I have been a regular watcher of The Walking Dead. A bit slow at times, but those zombies......
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
The list begins and ends with Homeland. A guilty pleasure is Strike Back which is what 24 could've been with extreme violence and graphic sex.
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
1. Hell on Wheels
2. Justified
3. Grimm
4. Breaking Bad
5. American Horror Story
6. Blue Bloods
7. Family Guy
8. The Killing
9. Falling Skies
10.Walking Dead
Last year, Walking Dead would have been a top-3 for me, but it's gotten bogged down this season in the farmhouse. Hopefully, the 2nd half of the season will pick up. Enjoyed The Killing, but could rank no higher than 8th thanks to not solving the damn crime before the end of the season.
Top 3 were no-brainers for me. Hell on Wheels, already renewed for a 2nd season, is a guilty pleasure for any Civil War-era buffs. Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins continue to be brilliant in Justified(though the rural Kentucky stereotypes may be a bit overwrought). Grimm, doing well despite a Friday night timeslot, is an interesting premise - a homicide detective who learns that he is a descendent of a group of hunters known as "Grimms," who fight to keep the world safe from supernatural creatures - characters inspired by the Grimm Fairy Tales(disguised from everyone but the Grimms as regular humans).
American Horror Story, which has already wrapped it's maiden season, and been renewed for a 2nd, is terrific. The premise - a fictional house in LA haunted by anyone who has died there - made for some interesting storylines, which included the real-life Black Dahlia. The first season ended with the lastest inhabitants - Dylan McDermott's character and family - all dying by various means and joining the growing cast of trapped ghosts(who can leave the house on just one day a year - Halloween). Should make for an interesting season 2.
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boo! spoiler! I guess that's one show I won't be putting on my catch-up-later list.
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I'm not sure at what point after the end of a season it's considered a spoiler to talk about the show(heck, we've had several show threads running DURING seasons), but trust me, nothing I revealed here about AHS is anything you won't know is coming after the first episode. The fun part is HOW it happens, and that I didnt discuss.
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If you don't know "Homeland". Well, you had better check it out
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My tastes are much more plebian. My top 10:
10. Mike & Molly
9. Royal Pains
8. White Collar
7. Walking Dead
6. Justified
5. Person of Interest
4. Big Bang Theory
3. Burn Notice
2. Hawaii Five-O
1. The Mentalist
And the best of the best (now RIP) – Rescue Me
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Although their second seasons weren't as good as the first, Walking Dead and Downton Abbey would be in my top ten. But Game of Thrones is definitely #1. The Borgias was another good series.
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Breaking Bad
The League
Strike Back
River Monsters (seriously-watch it sometime if you like to fish or travel)
Swamp People (also serious-subtitles for those of us who don't speak cajun-what's better than that?)
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I have to wait for it to be released to DVD so Netflix can send it to me; probably in 3 months.
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When was Downton Abbey in it's second season? We're still awaiting it. Are you in U.K.?
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Ok, I will be curious to know your thoughts on Homeland. It has trumped my previous #1 Breaking Bad. Claire Danes is outstanding and never dissapoints.
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The 8-part second series finished up about two months ago and they also broadcast a 90min special in the UK on Christmas Day.
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Game of Thrones was good in the spring, Homeland was good in the autumn. Boardwalk Empire is greatly improved this year. Boss had some stellar episodes. I think the feature length Homeland finale just edges that episode of Boardwalk Empire for me. I've seen the Luck pilot but not sure that counts as a 2011 show. Curb Your Enthusiasm is still worth watching. Re-runs of Big Bang Theory are everywhere.
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I've not seen this one, but along the same line I'd put Once Upon A Time on my list, in which everybody in this small New England town is actually a storybook character, but they don't know it, other than one little kid who everybody thinks is nuts.
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I guess the Empire gets first dibs.
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Now I know why we disagree about movies. We inhabit different planets.
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maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to recall that Marlow doesn't get HBO; what cable people get certainly has a bearing on these kind of lists. Like, I have no idea if Dexter or Weeds were any good in 2011; I'm only now watching the 2010 seasons because it takes a year before Showtime makes them purchasable.
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The amusing sub-plot in Grimm is the Big Bad Wolf is reformed(suppresses his bad, non-human side) and assists the detective on the cases involving the creatures, often providing comic relief.
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I'm not sure it's not just HBO that Marlow doesn't get.
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Earlier this week a critic in my paper did two 2011 TV lists.
Best new shows of 2011:
1. Homeland
2. Boss
3. Shameless
4. Downtown Abbey
5. Cinema Verité
6. The Hour
7. Mildred Pierce
8. Revenge
9. Wilfred
10. Game of Thrones
Best new shows of the fall season:
1. Homeland
2. The Hour
3. Boss
4. Revenge
5. Prohibition
6. Person of Interest
7. Up All Night
8. Pan Am
9. Woody Allen (on "American Masters")
10. Enlightened
(hm to American Horror Story)
It was the same guy, so now, not sure how The Hour and Boss reversed places on the two lists!
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
Any list has to include Breaking Bad and Justified.
I liked the American version Prime Suspect (the Brit series is a classic) but apparently our's was the only household in America watching the series.
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Prime Suspect started weak, but it works fine now that they have removed a bit of the overt antagonism towards Jane and humanized some of the other detectives a tad.
The Brit version is all-time top 10 material. Too bad you can't (far as I know) get subtitled versions. Some of that Mancuvian accent is just too far out there.
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I'd be hard pressed to give up any of these (just listed as they came to me):
Breaking Bad
Sons Of Anarchy
Once Upon A Time
Boardwalk Empire
The Killing
Game Of Thrones
60 Minutes
The Daily Show
In the watch-out-of-one-eye-while-doing-something-else category I'd put Person Of Interest, Nikita, Covert Affairs, Body Of Proof.
The Beauteous Babs would add Hawai'i 5-0, Bluebloods.
I didn't include "specials" like Prohibition.
What's really a pisser is how many of these shows now tend to have 13-week seasons. Of course, in the "Golden Age" of 39-week seasons, the material was largely pap.
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
I am probably in a different solar system than most anyone here. The shows I make a point to watch/record (in no particular order):
American Pickers
Pawn Stars
American Restoration
Hawaii Five-O
Human Target (sadly canceled)
Person of Interest
Storage Wars
The Amazing Race
and a host of HGTV shows like House Hunters/HHInternational
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
There TV shows i was mist obsessed with in 2011 were
The Killing 1 (original Danish version i couldn't get through the US one)
Game of Thrones (now read every single book as well)
The Slap (australian tv adaptation of bestselling book was probably my favourite show of the year)
Spiral (french cop show that was shown ofter The Killing in UK, had to go and buy DVD of first 2 series)
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Just one of the seven was set in Manchester - where the Mancunian accent can be heard. (Not wanting to be pedantic, just that 'Mancuvian' sounds very funny to these English ears and gave me a fit of the giggles). Daphne from Frasier was supposedly from there but her accent was way off and irritated us over here. Surprised that you found it 'too far out there' as it's by no means our least attractive or comprehensible regional accent or dialect.
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And since its' second series began in the UK on 1 January (its' first series was late 2010), a vote for the BBC's Sherlock as one of the set-in-stone top TV shows of 2012.
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I'm adding "Hell on Wheels" to my list. AMC is producing some really good shows.
I watch Revenge, Blue Bloods, Falling Skies on a regular "must have entertaining pablum" basis.
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
Here is my top 10
1) Vampire Diaries
2) Mentalist
3) Eurica
4) Leverage
5) Bones
6) Dr.House
7) White Collar
8) Fringe
10) Dexter
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
Here were the ten choices of the American Film Institute:
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
Nobody followed this up with any comment on Shameless. They've just released season 1 on DVD and the local reviewer gives it an over-the-top rating. Anybody ever watch it, have any thoughts?
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Hell on Wheels wrapped season 1 last night. Another terrific show from the good folks at AMC. Highly recommended for those of you who may have missed it. It helps to be a bit of a Civil War buff, as there are many subtleties to the characters that tie into their respective war experiences. When I have some time I'll try to get a thread rolling on the show.
And tomorrow night, Justified returns...
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
At first I thought it was going to be Deadwood lite, but it's a different pony and well worth watching. They have warped history though by leaving out the chinese workers whose labor/sweat/tears/deaths largely built the rails.
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
The Chinese worked on the Pacific end, and I've read that with the renewal of the series they will play a role in future season(s)
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"3D disconnects the eyeball, the lenses form the brain," said Nolte. "It's like the brain itself is creating the hallucination of 3D... They're going to find out six hours of 3D TV will cause psychotic breaks. Australia is doing the research. I can just tell you that."
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Homeland deservedly won at the Golden Globes. (The Golden Globes are a sham of course but that's another thread.)
Re: Top TV shows for 2011
One hour into the two-hour premiere of JJ Abrams' Alcatraz - so far, so great
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Disclaimer: These are my personal opinion and are not representative of the student body, San Jose State University (SJSU), or the School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS). Any criticism is meant to be constructive and for the betterment of the program.
I was accepted to all of the University of Arizona's, Florida State University's, and San Jose State University's SLIS programs. I needed a program that allowed me to continue to work full-time as library Staff at Washington State University, had a large and robust Web presence, and did not have a mandatory residency requirement attached to its distance program. For example the University of Arizona required an 11 day stay at the beginning of a student's course work; this was my "backup" school.
SJSU's SLIS program allowed for my criteria; that is why I chose them.
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San Jose State University's SLIS program is the largest ALA accredited library school in the world, which I was not aware of before I began writing this post. The SLIS curriculum is implemented and provided completely through the online format, using both synchronous (communicating in real time) and asynchronous (not communicating in real time) methods, tools, and technologies.
SLIS serves approximately 3,000 graduate students from within the state of California, the U.S., U.S. territories, and other countries. I have had the opportunity through the program to be classmates with students from Guam and Australia. It was a unique experience I am not sure I would have gotten anywhere else.
The program delivers the curriculum through the D2L (Desire to Learn) Learning Management System (LMS). As recently as the Spring 2011 semester the SLIS program was using ANGEL, however it has now completed its transition to D2L for its summer courses and into the future.
SJSU SLIS offers several different types of programs. There is the MLIS, the MARA, and the San Jose Gateway Ph.D. programs. As you have no doubt already correctly guessed, MLIS is the SLIS program's Master's of Library and Information Sciences degree. The MARA program is the Master's of Archives and Records Administration, which is for students interested in working with archives and emerging electronic records and digital asset management … yes, that is directly from the MARA Web site. The San Jose Gateway Ph.D. Program is an external Ph.D. program due to the nature of SJSU being limited by the state legislature to only offer master's degree level education to students. By partnering with Queensland University of Technology in Australia, SJSU is able to offer a doctoral degree in library sciences to a small group.
In 2009, the SJSU SLIS program was ranked 22 by U.S. News and World Report.
Courses and Pathways
The program requires each student to complete four core courses which act as prerequisites to many of the succeeding courses in the program. The first is an introductory technology course that needs to be completed within the first two semesters called Online Social Networking: Technology Tools, It's a one credit course and acts as an excellent introduction to using the different technologies and software each student will need to know to successfully complete their program. This course has a shortened time frame to complete and is not taken for an entire semester. Some students complete this course during the summer or winter intersessions. The other four core courses are Information and Society, Information Retrieval, and Information Organizations and Management. A complete description of each of these courses can be found on the course description web page.
The School of Information Sciences offers a multitude of career pathways to choose from: Academic Librarianship; Digital Services and Emerging Technologies; Information Intermediation and Instruction; Information Organization, Description, Analysis, and Retrieval; Leadership and Management; Management, Digitization, and Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Records; Public Librarianship; Special Librarianship; Teacher Librarianship; Web Programming and information Architecture; and Youth Librarianship.
The course work is not easy and can be challenging at times, even if a student is attending part-time. As mentioned above, courses are delivered via the D2L LMS. Knowing and understanding how to effectively communicate with your classmates and professors using the LMS is extremely important. Most of the courses I have taken have followed a similar format, with the exception of a couple seminar courses that were either more or less structured. For instance, the advanced reference course where I was an embedded librarian for a distance graduate course at the University Central Missouri. This course was loosely structured so that my teammates and I could develop library literacy and other helpful content requested by the instructor.
Discussion boards for readings, assignments, and projects are extremely helpful. With only a couple of exceptions, all of my professors have been active in the conversations and discussions, which adds a considerable amount of learning and perspective to the learning environment.
Lastly, courses are added and dropped using the SLIS's MySJSU. Once admitted to the program, each student has an account they can login to that helps them manage their student account, including classes and finances. Many administrative emails from SJSU are communicated via this system. It is helpful to set up your email notifications to your personal email so that you do not miss these messages.
Financial Aid/Scholarships/Assistantships
The financial aid services provided by SJSU are mainly the same as those provided by other large state universities. There is not necessarily a great deal of red tape involved with receiving financial aid once you are admitted and once you register for classes. The key to this and many other graduate programs is to maintain a good academic standing within your coursework and to meet the minimum requirements for course load. SJSU's SLIS program requires its students to maintain a 3.0 overall GPA while in the program and to be at least half-time, which translates to taking 4 credit hours per semester. Since all but one of the classes are 3 credits, students who wish to receive financial aid must take 6 credit hours per semester.
There are multiple scholarships available for students in the SLIS program that can help with the costs of attending SJSU. The SLIS program maintains their own list and SJSU has a more general list.
Per credit cost of the SLIS program for distance students (special session) can be found here.
Per credit cost of the SLIS program for CA students (regular session) can be found here.
Student assistantships ($/hour) are also available through the program. The type of work ranges greatly from writing and researching in specific areas of study to working as a student peer trainer. These are wonderful opportunities for some hands on experience while getting paid and supplementing a student's income or lessening their cost of attendance. Since this is the largest SLIS program in the country, there are many opportunities for assistantships.
Being affiliated with and a part of the SLIS program provides for some benefits. One of these are the internship resources. As part of the graduate experience, students are encouraged to locate and complete an internship if they do not have library experience already. SJSU's SLIS program has an internship database that lists internships in the United States and abroad. Students may gain credit towards their degree by enrolling in an internship designated class, LIBR 294, as well.
There are opportunities for student involvement within the SJSU SLIS program. There is the ALASC, American Library Association Student Chapter, which organizes social events near the SJSU campus and promotes professional development among other events. There is also a student administered professional development society called ASIS&T (American Society of Information Science & Technology). In addition to these, every student admitted to the SLIS program is automatically a member to the LISSTEN (Library & Information Science Students to Encourage Networking) group, which is another group to promote and encourage professional development and networking within the program. Also, the LISSTEN group has a blog called the Call Number, which invites students to make contributions. Another blog and opportunity for students to publish their work or perspective and edited by fellow students called the SLIS Descriptor. There are many opportunities for students to be involved, network, and post their perspectives.
Why Prospective Students Should Consider SJSU's SLIS Program
The SLIS program at SJSU is robust, flexible, and geared towards the student's overall success. The program's course offerings are immense and from what I've seen students never have trouble registering for the core classes. The administration will add courses as needed and work with students to get them into the classes they need (I'm sure there are those that will disagree and have a negative story, but I have never had a problem. Just make sure you register on the first day of registration and follow all the steps. This seems to hang-up a significant number of people.)
The program is geared towards both students who want and can go full-time and those that need to work full-time and attend courses part-time. Also, student advisors are embedded into the LMS (Learning Management Software) so that you have access to them just like you would for your other courses. This makes it extremely easy to email your advisor and post questions that other students may also know the answers to via discussion posts/rooms.
There are many great opportunities for SLIS students become involved in their profession and at varying levels. Students have their choice of assistantships, networking within the student organizations, and publishing their class projects or sharing their unique perspective on multiple blogs. These and others are opportunities for professional development and exposure to aspects of librarianship and the information sciences profession that can only enrich and further each student's career.
Finally, SJSU's SLIS program hosts lecture series, colloquia, and other professional development series throughout each semester via web casts and other streaming technologies.
Weakness/Room to Grow On
From my perspective, there are not many areas of the program that I can identify as having a weakness. I think all programs could use more faculty and increase their course offerings, however I have never thought to myself, "Why doesn't SLIS offer class XYZ." Perhaps some of my fellow SJSU SLISers can chime in and share their thoughts on our program.
Hacking SJSU's SLIS Program
Stay organized: Make sure all your accounts with the program are sending notifications or forwarding content to one central location so you do not have to check multiple emails and accounts to stay in the loop. Also, sign-in to the D2L LMS every day and keep up with all your class discussion posts.
Take an active role in one or more of the student associations and groups within the program. You can never start networking or getting involved too soon.
If you are not already gaining actual library experience, take advantage of the SLIS internship database and resources.
Check the SLIS homepage for updates on upcoming colloquia series, conference SLIS will have a booth at, and program sponsored webinars and professional development opportunities.
Final Grade
I am grading the SJSU SLIS program as an A. I would give it an +A, however let's be honest, no program is perfect. However, this one is pretty close. I would also like to add, that this is an up and coming program, which I feel is underrated, with much forward momentum. Its faculty are dynamic and well-known in the information professional field, faculty members such as Meredith Farkas (widely known as a Web 2.0 guru) and Michael Stevens (writer of the poplar library blog Tame the Web). Coupled with a large number of faculty and course offerings, this program is more than adequately equipped to produce information professionals of high caliber and help take libraries positively into the future.
Thanks for reading and I look forward to your thoughts and comments.
Additional Information
SJSJ SLIS Hompage
Program Annual Review (Brochure)
Advising FAQ (additional admissions, accreditation, and other questions)
Current Student Web page (computing, courses, graduation, people, registration, resources, SJSU, SLIS)
SJSU SLIS Facebook page
SJSU SLIS's SLIS21 Blog (curriculum and registration discussions)
§ 34 Responses to Hack Your Program – San Jose State University SLIS (Online)
Thanks Brian! I am also a student at SJSU. I am starting my third year. Up until last semester I've only taken one or two classes at a time because I too had been working. I've appreciated SJSU's program's flexibility with classes and the diversity of the available classes. I chose SJSU for many of the reasons Brian did. I looked at other online programs (UW-Milwaukee, Florida State and Drexel), but I couldn't justify the additional expense of these programs. I am considered a Special Student at SJSU which means that I am out of state or out of a certain zip code area within CA and unsubsidized by state funds.
I agree with much of what Brian has to say, but I would have to say the video/presentation software/platform, Elluminate, used seems to have a few issues and isn't overly intuitive. It seems like a lecture or presentation is guaranteed to have problems even with the most careful planning and practicing. It is especially hard to find login information if isn't specifically given to you by your professor or Elluminate student assistant.
Another thing I've desired from SJSU is a student ID. This has more to with the fact that I would like to take advantage of my student status and get some of those discounts offered by different businesses! I have no idea if it is normal for a grad student to get a student ID or not because I have no other grad experiences. I understand you can get an ID, but it is paper and according to my sources doesn't look very official and isn't accepted at most places.
As I mentioned above, the flexibility of this program is key fo me. When I began the program I lived in Wisconsin; I have since moved to Sacramento, CA and will be moving again this fall. I can continue my education uninterrupted by my husband's employment requirements. I appreciate that all I need is a high speed Internet connection, my laptop and occasional visits to the local library for completion of much of my coursework.
One thing I wish I was better at was figuring out how to get involved with student organizations from a distance.
I am looking forward to a new semester starting in two weeks. I was lucky enough to get into one of the world language (Spanish) classes offered this fall through the program. I am also taking Teen Materials. I am back to two classes this semester because of the looming cross country move.
I just wanted to chime in regarding the issue with the Student ID. Yes, it is a paper ID but I've used in different places and it works. The only difference is that you need your driver's license to go with it since the paper ID doesn't have a photo. Here is the link to request an ID if you still like to have one: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/admissions/studentid.htm.
Btw, I am a "special student" as well and this does not mean that I am out of a zip code area or out of state. All it means is that when I applied for SJSU SLIS I chose to apply for the unsubsidized program. I believe this is the same for everyone else.
Thanks for posting this SJSU SLIS review. I agree with you that our program although underrated is a very good one. I do have complaints however. For instance, I'd like to take a class specifically on legal research and SJSU SLIS doesn't offer it. I also looked for a class in acquisitions and it's not offered either…
I have no problem with the lack of a student ID. My local grocery had me fill out a form and I just put my student number on it.
A larger problem is that CSU has continued to raise tuition throughout the three years I've been in the program, with added increases even after registration, which Cal. law allows. For this reason, I'm trying to finish asap.
Another annoyance is that you must take 43 credits, but you can only take 43 credits. If you decide you want to take Cataloging, but you already have 43 units, that's too bad, you must graduate.
That said, the program is rich; I've had wonderful teachers and a fantastic internship. The yahoo db is useful for teacher and course recommendations. There are many students in the Bay Area, and I've made many friends in the program. SLIS leadership organizes events and get-togethers. E.g., I just attended a wonderful library tour of the relatively new Walnut Creek Library.
I'll be taking my final course and doing the culminating e-portfolio this fall. It's been a great experience.
I wrote for and received a paper I.D. each semester, and was never once turned down when using it to receive a discount (I used it whenever possible).
I'd criticize something more substantial, like the isolation that can occur when attending an online program that substitutes asynchronous writing (discussion boards) for the engagement and stimulation of face-to-face classroom conversations.
Professors who utilize great tools like Elluminate (so you can at least hear voices in real time) are to be commended. Elluminate sessions can have their share of technical problems (mostly user, not system-generated, in my experience), but I think having a live, interactive component to a class is crucial. The classes that didn't offer one were stifling.
The Yahoo group gives a much more critical view of SJSU SLIS: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sjsumlis/ There is a recent discussion of grade inflation which is very illuminating.
The pluses for SJSU are definitely the flexibility and convenience. I pay "in-state" tuition (known as regular session) and I feel that academically it is worth the price. Last year I paid about $6,000 for one part time semester, one full time semester, and a summer internship. I am not sure that I would feel the same way if I paid the higher, "out-of-state" tuition (special session). Please note that you can live in California and still have to pay the higher tuition rate. This school is definitely not worth picking up a bunch of debt.
I would not call the school academically rigorous, and the quality of instruction can vary widely. It is important for students to take care in selecting classes and instructors.
I pay the special session costs because I lived in WI at the time I started. I felt the special session costs were cheaper then other out of state tuition fees as well as my own in state fees in WI.
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I wanted to address the comment about getting involved with student organizations. I found that to be a challenge also when I was a student at SJSU. It wasn't until my last semester that I really got involved with student organizations and found out what a great resource they are!
I would like to let everyone know that the student group LISSTEN and the SJSU SLIS Alumni Association have recently merged to form the new SLISConnect. Our goal is to help current students connect with alums currently in the field and to set-up face-to-face events. We are just getting our feet off the ground so to speak, but have big plans for the upcoming months. Please check out our new facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/SLISConnect and invite fellow SJSU Students and Alums as well.
We want to hear your ideas!
The use of Elluminate as a web conferencing tool, although at time glitchy because it requires learning how to use it, is an excellent way to help alleviate the 'isolation' inherent in distance programs — hearing each others' voices and seeing faces via webcam makes community-building much easier.
I'm entering my last year at SJSU SLIS. I've enjoyed virtually all of my classes. I agree that some are more vigorous academically than others, but as in most things, you get out of it what you put into it. I've worked in the library world for quite a few years and am now getting the 'papers to prove it' (lol) and I found the course offerings and overall educational experience to be an excellent addition to my hands-on work.
I graduated from the SLIS program recently. I started when some classes were still offered in-person or as hybrid online/in-person courses. I was a bit leery of an online program and was worried that my degree wouldn't be taken seriously. Needless to say, when the program went fully online I found there was no drop in quality or difficulty. My teachers were great, the lessons were relevant, and most the computer programs we used worked fine (Eluminate is evil).
Some cons about the program. As mentioned by someone else, the online program is very isolating. You won't have the chance to socialize and network with fellow classmates before and after lectures and it's a lot harder to connect with professors. If your professor isn't terribly computer-literate the class's webpage can be a mess too. Then there's the usual gripe about bad professors, but as mentioned earlier there's a Yahoo group that rates classes and teachers.
Also, you'll be doing a lot of the class through your computer (obviously). Eye strain is a pain and halfway through the semester I was printing my reading material just to get away from my computer for a while.
In the end though I'm glad I did the program at SJSU. If you're the type of person who can stay focused and organized on your own than this program is great. I would do my schoolwork and listen to lectures when it was convenient for me, I didn't have to schedule my day around a midday trip to SJSU for a lecture.
I graduated from SJSU in May and would say that my largest concern about the program is the professors who don't "get" teaching in a virtual environment. I had some fantastic professors who offered dynamic, multi-media filled courses and were very involved in class discussions, but I also had some classes that felt like the worst kind of independent study (read the book, write/post a response, receive little or no feedback; repeat for 16 weeks). My guess is that this crops up at any school offering online courses, but I wish that SJSU would do a better job vetting or working with professors to ensure that they are well-qualified to teach virtually. In my experience, consistent involvement, feedback and communication from professors went a long way toward staving off the feelings of isolation other students have mentioned.
I graduated from the SJSU program in May and really enjoyed it. The course selection was amazing, the instructors are leaders in the field, and the flexibility is crucial to attaining this degree while working. I do, however, think that it takes a great deal of effort to stand out in this crowd and it is important to take personal responsibility for ensuring that you gain enough related experience while in the program. Take full advantage of networking opportunities, internships, student librarianships, etc. Make time for and seek out special projects. Build a taxonomy, digitize a collection, consult on a website pro bono, attend InfoCamps, write, publish and speak.
With such a vast and virtual graduating class and a bevy of MLIS graduates all over the place, self promotion and finding a niche will be key. And no LIS program can do that for you.
That said, great post and I loved SJSU!
Hi there. I'm about to graduate from SJSU and I was the program coordinator from ALASC last year (thanks for the shout out, Micah). I'm a little late to the conversation but I wanted to add three things.
#1: The first is a "con" since any good analysis should include "areas for improvement." The SLIS program at San Jose State is crippled by its size. It's difficult (but not impossible, see #2) to build the type of personal relationships with classmates that grad school should engender when you rarely have the same people in your class twice. Part of what brings grad students together (aside from alcohol) is their passion for their subject interests. I think SJSU would benefit from offering more subject-focused collaborations outside the classroom.
#2: That said, there is no excuse for not getting involved at SJSU. Between ALASC, SLISConnect, Facebook, local meet-ups, online webinars, ALISE, ASIST, SAASC, and more, there are PLENTY of ways to get involved with other students. All you need to do is take the initiative and stop expecting the program to do it for you. Networking is all about what you make of it. /rant
Finally, for those who will be creating an e-portfolio, this is the best advice you will ever get: write every day. It doesn't matter if it's crap. Just make the point to spend X minutes every day writing and re-writing. If you do that, you'll have no trouble building your e-portfolio competencies.
Thanks for the post, Brian!
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I am starting my last semester at SJ State SLIS, and I want to weigh in that:
The biggest pro if you ask me is the class selection- there are very obviously some professors there that really have their fingers on the pulse of new developments in the field, and it seems that there are consistently new classes accordingly. If you take this class selection with the sheer number and variety of internship opportunities, you really have a great scope of the field.
The biggest con that I've experienced is relative to the grade inflation comment someone mentioned above- I have in general gotten very minimal feedback on my work, which I find very, very frustrating. In some cases, I've corresponded with professors who have then given me good feedback, but sometimes it seems like professors just don't have the time to give extensive feedback. This to me is a serious detriment, considering the amount of time and energy we're putting into graduate level work, and then to get a "good" or something with the grade is just unhelpful. I can conjecture that this has to do with the fact that many of the professors are working professionals as well, but in the face of the online school isolation thing, I think feedback is crucial. However, I agree that proactivity about communicating with professors is important. I don't mean to knock SJSU here or anything, but this is definitely my experience, and something that I've mentioned in a handful of course evaluations I've submitted.
I'm two-thirds of the way through my coursework at SJSU SLIS, and wanted to add a few things to my classmates' observations.
First– I agree that the program is currently underrated. I think the school has been undergoing a revolution in the past several years– not the least of which is the transition to completely-online course delivery. In the past two years, I have seen a vast improvement in my professors' abilities to adapt to and take advantage of the online learning environment. I have also perceived that the faculty list has been very quietly weeded– I believe (without hard evidence) that the school is shedding those professors who are consistently ineffective in the online environment. The administrators take student feedback seriously, and seem to provide a lot of support (technical, instructional, etc) to faculty in order to help them become the best teachers they can be. I would say that this is my biggest commendation to the program– I really think they're doing something right when it comes to teaching quality. Obviously, not every teacher is going to be brilliantly effective for everyone– and tenure rules keep professors on who may not be as effective as they once were– but I think the overall trajectory at SJSU has been one of improvement.
Second, with regard to cost: the cost to special session students is a very reasonable $474 per unit. The total cost of the 43-unit degree is $20,382, with no hidden costs– significantly cheaper than some other library schools I am aware of. In my two years, there has been one modest tuition increase for special session students– it's been the state-supported students who have had to bear the massive burden of the California budget crisis. I absolutely empathize with the difficulty of dealing with huge, unexpected jumps in tuition, but objectively, I believe that SJSU still offers one of the most economical MLIS degrees out there, particularly if you are working concurrently and not racking up cost-of-living loans. It was primarily for this reason– the fact that I would be able to work full time in a library while taking my degree– that I applied to SJSU. I have rarely regretted my decision.
Speaking of, the only major regret I have had was the very first introductory course I took, called "Information and Society." I had taken more difficult and interesting introductory-level classes as an undergrad, and I very much hope that this was purely a result of particular circumstances, rather than the overall content of this required course. I very much wish that we had had a more rigorous introduction to the over-arching philosophies of librarianship– including the reading of foundational texts, and true debates on the values and direction of our profession– rather than a tepid textbook and superficial discussions.
And although it can be difficult at first to form connections with classmates, I have always found required group work to be some of the best opportunities to get to know fellow students, both "inside" and "outside" of class. Facebook has been a great boon, and I have met up with other SJSU students and faculty at professional gatherings and conferences. The reality of our profession is that we are often geographically isolated from other professionals, and that regardless of the size of our library, we are required to utilize technologies to work with people from a distance– sometimes even within our own library systems! I believe that learning how to form connections with our professional peers in distance education will only serve us better later on.
Well, I think my comment was almost as long as the original post… thanks, Brian, for starting this discussion here at Hack Library School!
Just a couple comments (not sure if they were already covered, haven't read all the others):
You can still pursue an archives track while getting your MLIS. I believe the MARA program is targeted towards those who already have their MLIS and want to do further/additional coursework in Archives and Records Management. Last I checked, the MARA is not accredited by ALA (and SAA does not do accreditation of programs, just offers guidelines). So if you're going for your first professional archives gig via SJSU SLIS, you want to get your MLIS and take archives classes. At least, that's what I was told two years ago.
Second, SJSU has an SAA student chapter. We have several online meetups during the year, and have associated tours of archives. More about us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/29671378601/
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