SJSU iSchool Virtual Convocation

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Melissa Kristine Calvert

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Stacy: I can't even put into words how proud I am of you for finishing your degree and I can't wait for you to become a librarian!!! :) I love you, me

Kelly Wilkerson: So many congrats!!! Smart cookie!

Tanya Y: Big congrats on earning your Masters degree!!!!! Reach for the stars my friend, or at least the astronomy reference section.

Chris and Clare A: Congrats Mel!! What an achievement! xo

Stacey Rasfeld: Congratulation- Great job!!! :-)

Dewi: Congrats! So great for you. I’m glad I kept nagging you to get to work! Now I can say I know a librarian. It’s all about you! Happy graduation!

Dewi : Congratulations on this achievement! I’m so glad I nagged you into completing all your work. You’re welcome and congratulations!

Dewi: Im so excited I commented thrice. Or maybe it was accidental. We will never know.

Moore Rhys: Mel! This is amazing. You are a baller. Congratulations on making it to this finish line. I know it took a lot of time and hard work. Bask in your glory!

Kelly Weinhart: You did it!!! So happy to share in the excitement of your big achievement. Congratulations to you sweet friend! Here’s to your next adventure!

Mona: I love you friend. I always knew you could do this and now your journey is someone else's inspiration. Congratulations! You deserved this.

Heather: Cheers Melissa! I'm so happy you are getting to celebrate this awesome achievement. Grad school and working full time is certainly a challenge but you did it!! Enjoy your accomplishment!

Amantha: I so wish I could celebrate this achievement with you in person, my dearest friend. I’m so impressed and proud of all you did to make this dream a reality. Love you, darlin’!

Nancy C: Congratulations, a wonderful accomplishment. The smile says it all

Debbie Faires: Congratulations, Melissa! I'm so happy for you. It was good to work together when you were a peer mentor.

Chihiro: Congratulations, Melissa! I'm so happy and proud of you for this major accomplishment. You deserve it. Cheers to becoming a librarian!

Melissa Kristine Calvert

The degree of

Master of Library and Information Science

Virtual Convocation
2021

PROFILE

Current residence: North Hollywood, CA, US

I wanted to earn a masters degree because:

I've wanted to be a librarian for my whole life and one needs a masters degree to do that. In addition, the statistics for how many (few) people obtain a masters presented a challenge to me. I wanted to excel and be one of the few who were able to do that.

While earning my degree, my greatest supporters were:

My wife Stacy, my life-long friend Amantha, my newer good friend Mona.

While in the program, I met classmates from:

Australia, Saudi Arabia, and all over the United States.

What I liked best about online learning was:

It fit into my life very well in that I could keep my full-time job and study at the same time. There were deadlines, but I could do the work when I had time instead of needing to be in a classroom at specific times.

What I enjoyed most about my experience at the SJSU School of Information was:

The support of the professors. They seem to share the sentiment that graduate school is about learning over earning a certain grade. Overall, they were very approachable when I had questions.

I plan to use my degree to:

Either work in a public library or work in employment training.

Now that I have completed the program, I'm most looking forward to:

Getting a job using my new degree!