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Jessica Jean Walker
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Jessica Jean Walker
The degree of
Master of Library and Information Science
Virtual Convocation
2020
PROFILE
Current residence: Oakland, CA, US
I wanted to earn a masters degree because:
While earning my degree, my greatest supporters were:
I plan to use my degree to:
Now that I have completed the program, I'm most looking forward to:
Becky & Jim Wilcox: Congratulations! Well done! Very proud of you!
the Hansen fam: Congratulations, Jazz!! We are so happy for you! Can't wait to see the amazing ways in which you inspire and serve the library-goers of Oakland. You make me proud to still carry an Oakland library card ;) Lots of love!!! xoxox Katie, Daniel, Ellery, and Clover
Doug: Congrats Jazz!
Mom & Tom: We couldn’t be happier or prouder for you!!! Congratulations Jessie!!! Lots of hugs and kisses and love to you!!!
Jessica and Jose: We are so proud of you beautiful lady!! You are one of the smartest and most amazing people we know and we count our blessings to have you in our family. Thank you for always advocating for those that can’t and for using your voice to lift others up. You are an inspiration to so many. Congratulations on such a great accomplishment! We love you and are so proud of you.
Mike Raskin: I’m so proud of you. For the length of our now decade long friendship you’ve been schooling and pushing and working and digging in hard on getting to this point. You’ve done it. You made it! Congratulations friend! I hope you’re as proud of yourself as I am of you. Love love love
Megan & Justin: You did the thing—we're so proud of you!!! Your community will be all the stronger and better-equipped for your being there to serve it. Here's to hardworking Capricorns!
Stacie W: Jazz, you’re a cornerstone in my life and I could not be prouder of you if someone paid me. I love you to death and I think you are INCREDIBLE. The hugest congrats possible for this majestic achievement!! I’m excited and lucky to be able to keep hanging out in your vicinity watching you do amazing things in and for this world!! You are the change!!! Love you so much!!!!!!!
Christine Kellogg: Jazz! Congratulations on this new adventure. Inspiring and beautiful. Miss our bookstore chats.
Gabi A.D. Skinner: oh jazz, this is so exciting!!! i’m so beyond thrilled for you and your future. i miss your face and your spirit. wishing you well!
Hannah Davis: Hey Jazz, BIG CONGRATS to you Miz Liberrian! Miss seeing you at the bookstore but you have been working so hard for so long. You deserve a big celebration. I hope you get that before too long. You earned it!
Laura: Looking forward to when we can celebrate in person!!! This was an enormous amount of work - loaded with stresses - but you pulled it off! Couldn't be happier for you. <3 On to the next chapter, and living the librarian life you've worked so hard to get to. Oakland is lucky. :) Love you!
Brian: Congratulations sis. I know how much time and effort it took to reach your goal, and you finally achieved it! I'm so proud of you!
Michelle: My CSUN Public Sector Management friend and study buddy!!! I am SO PROUD of you!! I know how hard you worked to balance school, work, family and life. Your compassion, calling to social justice, advocacy, strength, resilience, humor, heart, and eloquence are an inspiration!! Oakland is so lucky to have you as a librarian!!! YOU DID IT!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Husb: You’ve worked so hard for so long and struggled so much, and here you are! You did it! You’re so kind and loving and thoughtful in your actions, you’re going to be an amazing librarian. I love you so much and am absolutely over the moon proud of you. XOXO
Amy Martin: If every person you will help in your library career could be at your graduation, you’d have a crowd that would fill stadiums. Congratulations!! I’m so glad you chose this path—you’re going to do (more) amazing things!
Lauren Langone: CONGRATUFREAKINLATIONS!!!!! I know how very hard you’ve worked to get to this point, Jazz, and I’m so stoked for you! You deserve to be celebrated and know that you have a bunch of folx rooting for you, including me. Sending you, James, and the kitties lots of love and some much deserved relaxation.
Tracy Wood: "The struggle is the change!" This was not easy but perseverance and resilience are your infrastructure, your bones, your heart, and your life. I deeply admire this. I celebrate you and this milestone on your path. I celebrate your transition. I celebrate the doors of your future. I celebrate you. Congratulations Jazz. Sending all the love, high fives, and hugs from the heartfelt Santa Cruz family.