SIS is pleased to announce 2 McCall MacBain Scholar recipients

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that two incoming MISt students Nina Zepcan, and Wala Al-Sadi have been awarded for the McCall McBain Scholarships. Congratulations Nina and Wala!

"Nina recently graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Linguistics, and Applied Linguistics and a Diploma in Italian Studies. She researches the nexus between AI, emotion, and anthropology at the university's Critical Ethnography Lab, which she helped set up in 2023, and manages a charity's summer tutoring program. Nina manages a netball team, runs an online store for recycled clothing, and serves on the School of Languages & Linguistics Education & Students Committee. During her studies, she ran weekly study meetings for an Italian culture club and curated educational resources for students. Nina also worked part-time throughout her studies. Nina is applying for the Master of Information Studies program at McGill." (link)

"Wala is a Communications student at the Lebanese American University. She currently works as a communications officer and creative producer for a podcast platform that highlights Yemen's artistic heritage. Wala is a team leader and research manager at YEMRSH, a digital archive that preserves Yemeni's arts and culture. Inspired by her work at YEMRSH, Wala received funding from the Goethe Institut to start the Save Program, which trains people in Yemen to document and digitize their history. Before this, she volunteered as a social media designer for Al Yamaniah, a platform that supports Yemeni female artists. On campus, Wala participated in the photography club, helped organize the MEPI Tomorrow's Leaders conference, and coordinated a Ramadan Iftar with an orphanage in Lebanon. Wala will be pursing the master’s program in Information Studies at McGill. She aims to become a communications and media production professor and continue working in the cultural sector." (link)