{"id":5949,"date":"2023-02-06T14:09:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T22:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=5949"},"modified":"2023-06-05T08:52:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:52:53","slug":"student-worker-spotlight-feb2023","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/news\/student-worker-spotlight-feb2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Student Worker Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Whitney, originally from Grand Forks, North Dakota, is majoring in Sociology, with an anticipated completion date in spring 2023.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whitney works in EWU Libraries\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/ewu-archives-special-collections\/\">Archives and Special Collections (ASPC)<\/a>, her number one choice when applying for a job at the library. She performs \u201call sorts of things\u201d from sorting and filing collections, scanning photos and documents, and digitizing cassettes and tapes.<\/p>\n<p>While she likes the calm and quiet found in the library, her favorite thing about working in ASPC is \u201cthe opportunity to see so much from Eastern&#8217;s history.\u201d Her least favorite aspect of the work is the heavy boxes of materials that accompany her duties.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of her peers, Whitney juggles the demands of schoolwork with the demands of work. \u201cI&#8217;m grateful to only work a handful of hours a week, and even still, I find times where I wish I had more time for homework,\u201d she says. Whitney appreciates the flexibility that her supervisor, University Archivist Steven Bingo, demonstrates in scheduling her work hours.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney\u2019s proudest moment as an EWU student to date was presenting her research, entitled \u201cThe South Dakota \u2018Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports\u2019 Bill and Its Impact on Transgender Youth,\u201d at the EWU 2022 Symposium.<\/p>\n<p>When you next see Whitney in ASPC on JFK\u2019s lower level, stop and say hello!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Students: Looking for a job in the EWU Libraries? Our positions are listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/careercenter\/handshake\/\">Handshake!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whitney, originally from Grand Forks, North Dakota, is majoring in Sociology, with an anticipated completion date in spring 2023. Whitney works in EWU Libraries\u2019 Archives and Special Collections (ASPC), her number one choice when applying for a job at the library. She performs \u201call sorts of things\u201d from sorting and filing collections, scanning photos and<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/news\/student-worker-spotlight-feb2023\/\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":5950,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5949","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","stories_categories-newsletter","stories_tags-aspc","stories_tags-library","stories_tags-student-worker-spotlight"],"acf":{"subheading":"Whitney Longie, Archives and Special Collections (ASPC)","featured_image_format":"cover","display_byline":false,"display_date_published":true,"featured_video":"","Links":false,"Resources":false,"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/5949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/5949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5982,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/5949\/revisions\/5982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}