SAASC | April 2025 News

April showers bring May flowers! 💐

Apr 04, 2025

**Iconic Earth Day poster, 1993.** *National Archives, Records of the U.S. Information Agency*

Greetings, newsletter readers, and Happy April! Hope all of your semesters are going well!

We enjoyed hosting our Spring 2025 Student Groups Meet and Greet on March 24th! Hope everyone enjoyed learning about the role of a museum archivist and record keeper from Jennifer Thompson at our event on March 20th as well as hearing about metadata at the Walt Disney Company with Kristy Martin. Look out for exciting membership events to come this semester. Check out our YouTube channel for past speaker events, member meetings, and more!

Please also check out our new LinkedIn page and follow for chapter updates!

As always, our inbox is open: sjsusaasc@gmail.com

SAASC News 📰

SAASC Executive Board Elections

Are you looking for ways to enhance your iSchool experience? The SJSU Society of American Archivists Student Chapter (SAASC) is now recruiting students for our 2025-2026 Executive Board! Help us achieve our chapter’s mission to explore various archives of interest to our members, foster community, and provide networking and career development opportunities for iSchool students interested in archival studies and records management.

No previous experience is required! Just a genuine interest in archives and student leadership. Training and transitional meetings are provided.

Nominations are due by Friday, April 11, 2025. Voting will be open to SAASC members from Monday, April 14 through Friday, April 18, 2025. Results will be announced by April 25, 2025.

**Interested in seeing how the board works before nominating yourself? We’re hosting an open board meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 6:00-7:00 pm PDT. You can see what goes on during a typical SAASC board meeting and get a chance to ask questions about specific roles. Send us an email at sjsusaasc@gmail.com and we’ll reply with the Zoom link to access the meeting.**

HOW TO APPLY: Please email sjsusaasc@gmail.com the following information.

A short bio about yourself
The position(s) you are interested in
Why you are a good fit for the position(s)

Please include the position(s) that you’re applying for in the subject line.

Upcoming Events 🗓️

ASIS&T SC and SAASC Present: Examples of Technology In the Archives with Carli Lowe and Raymond Lam - April 9th 5:00 - 6:00 PM PST

Join the ASIS&T Student Chapter and SAASC for an interactive workshop exploring how Adobe Photoshop can be a powerful tool for archivists. Learn some essential techniques. This session will begin with a presentation on some applications of Photoshop in archival work, followed by a hands-on demonstration where you can practice alongside us. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your archival toolkit! This event will be recorded.

SAASC Presents: How Art Intertwines with History and Archives with Cassandra Marsillo - April 24th 6:00-7:00 pm PST

Join SAASC in welcoming Public Historian, artist, and writer, Cassandra Marsillo. She is based out of Montreal and offers a unique perspective through her expertise of combining her work as an archivist & public historian, with her visual artistry. She has created installations, digital media, and collaborated on a variety of artistic projects that explore themes of memory, nostalgia, identity, and autobiography. Her work is inspiring and will offer insight into the relationship of art, public history, and the field of archives. This event will be recorded and you will have a chance to ask questions. We hope to see you there. We suggest you check out her beautiful website highlighting her projects prior to the event.

Archeota Updates🖋️

Archeota is looking for article submissions for the Spring/Summer 2025 issue!

If you’re interested in submitting an article, please share your ideas with us by April 28, 2025. Once your article is pre-approved, the submission deadline is May 19, 2025. If you’re interested, please send a message to our executive editor, Katie Burns: archeota.saasc@gmail.com.

We publish a wide variety of content on issues and events connected with the world of archives with a typical article length of 800-1000 words:

Essays about recent events and stories in the news
Reflections based on first-hand experience, including jobs, internships, or volunteer work
Interviews with practicing archivists
Reviews of archives-related media (books, podcasts, etc.)
Reports on archives-related events or webinars
Profiles of archives you’ve worked at or visited (or just dream of visiting!)

For more information on Archeota submissions, visit our website. To view past issues, visit SJSU Scholarworks.

New on the Blog 📜

Archive of the Month: Left in the Bay

Don’t miss another blog post! New Archives of the Month are posted every Friday here.

✨Want to contribute to our blog? Email sjsusaasc@gmail.com.

Career Building 🌱

Scholarships and Education

SJSU SAASC Scholarship Guide

SAASC has created a lovely guide for SJSU MLIS students who are interested in exploring scholarship opportunities.

In Person SAA Education:

Digital Forensics: Fundamentals | April 9
Instructor: Joshua Kitchens
MAC, Minneapolis, MN

Arrangement and Description: Fundamentals | April 24–25
Instructors: Pam Hackbart-Dean and Mary McRobinson
Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building, Austin, TX

Managing Digital Records in Archives and Special Collections | May 1
Instructor: Seth Shaw
MARAC, Harrisburg, PA

Arrangement and Description of Digital Records: Parts 1 and 2 | June 2–3
Instructors: Carol Kussmann and Daniel Noonan
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Virtual SAA Education:

Career Transition Workshop: Thinking about your career inside the GLAMS industry and beyond | May 6, 8, 20, and June 3
Instructors: Sara Hashim and Sam Raddatz

Introduction to Financial Management in the Archives | May 14
Instructor: Rebekah Beaulieu

Introduction to PREMIS | May 28–29
Instructor: Kari Smith