Community Profiles: MARA
Positioning Herself to Preserve Archives with Sara Morrison
“There’s no need to be anxious or worried about succeeding because I feel like with the help available to me personally, it would be impossible for me to not succeed in this program.”
Sara Morrison, MARA (anticipated Dec. 2023)
Seattle, WA
Organizing Archives with Junia Papas
“I’m just so grateful to San José State University. I think they prepared me very well. That’s something I really wanted to say because there was all this vast information I didn’t know and they really got me prepared correctly so when I got on the scene, working a real job, I felt really confident that I’d be able to do it.”
Junia Papas, ‘18 MARA
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
Alumna Beaudry Allen’s Passion for Digital Archives
“Whether it’s accessing images in our digital libraries that creates more equitable access, or when a researcher has what they think is a really difficult question and we have the material to help them – it’s really exciting to see your collection being used.”
Beaudry R. Allen, ‘15 MARA
Preservation and Digital Archivist Villanova University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Daulby Prepares Students for a Future in Information Governance
“We can’t just think in terms of traditional records and information management anymore. Information Governance is where this field is going.”
Lisa Daulby PhD, IGP, CRM
Lecturer, San José State University iSchool
#SpotlightSeries: Internship Experience
From the perspective of MARA student, Samuel Henley
Published: October 1, 2019 by Kenna Wulker
Internships are an excellent way to enhance your resume and gain experience. Many programs, including SJSU’s Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), require an internship to graduate. Read through to learn more about one MARA student’s journey navigating multiple internships.
Recent MARA Alumna Fast-Tracks the Certified Records Manager Exam with Her iSchool Studies
“Reflecting on my testing experience, I recognized that the courses I had taken during the MARA program at the iSchool had prepared me with broad AND specific knowledge – keys to success on the [CRM] exam but also in working in the records and information management field in general.”
Lauren Aiko Kelly
MARA Graduate 2016
Multnomah County, OR
MARA Graduate Uses New Partnership Between SJSU and ICRM to Quickly Obtain CRA Certification
“SJSU’s MARA program curriculum covered every area of records management and I particularly like that the curriculum is continually evaluated and updated to align with the job market and emerging trends in the records profession. The program also really helped me to embrace the changes brought about [in my career] as a result of emerging technologies. The program offered tools to develop solutions that can be used in any industry.”
Ossie Thomas
MARA Alumna Graduated 2016
Memphis, TN
iSchool Alumnus Ready to Navigate the Vast Archival Field
“I love the fact that all of my professors have experience in the field, whether it’s records administration or the archival field. They help me understand what experiences they bring to the program and how I could eventually apply it to my future career.”
Nikolay Zherebnenkov
MARA Alumnus Graduated 2017
Castro Valley, California
MARA Student Receives Scholarship from ARMA International for his Achievements
“The [MARA] degree provides unmatched versatility, allowing me the opportunity to pursue advancement in records management and archive related professions.”
James Carpenter
iSchool Student Graduating 2019
Miami, FL
MARA Graduate Robert McLauchlin Backs up His Experience With Information Governance Professional Certification
“Being in the information age, the records field is genuinely exciting right now. There are really no limits to what your career path can be. I’ll never run out of things to do, to investigate or implement.”
Robert McLauchlin
MARA Program 2011 Graduate
Calgary, Alberta
Hands-On MARA Opportunities Give Anna Maloney Tools to Succeed in Records Management
From her first internship, Anna Maloney was hooked on pursuing a career in documents management.
Jennifer Gavin Takes Archives To Space and Beyond
“I absolutely needed the MARA degree to get into this field. You need experience, continuing education through certifications or some manner, and you need the degree in order to really become successful and get that dream job.”
Jennifer Gavin
Atascadero, CA
Associate Intern, NASA
MARA Student (Expected Graduation Fall 2016)
iSchool Community Profilees: Where Are They Now? (Part 2)
Part 2 in the Where Are They Now? series, checking in with past Community Profilees.
MARA Student Emily Gendrolis Explores the Path of the Historical Preservationist
“Knowing you’re preserving something for future generations is an honor.”
Emily Gendrolis, Portland, Maine
MARA Student, Graduating May 2015
Member of the Society of American Archivists and Maine Archives & Museums
MARA Student Lauren Poleski-Schultz Is Ready for Her Close-Up
“As an archivist, your collection becomes a part of you, and you a part of it.”
Lauren Poleski-Schultz
Burbank, California
MARA Student, Graduating May 2015
Student Eileen Hansen Creates Archive for Records of Nonprofit’s Founder
Student Eileen Hansen used her records management skills to create an archive for decades’ worth of material at the nonprofit organization where she works.