 Hello, my name is Amara Green. I am one of the recipients of the special session, New Student Scholarships. I would like to say thank you to the Student Awards and Scholarship Committee, Mary Ann Harlan, Mary Kate Bowen, and Dr. Linda Mayne. This is such a great honor. I look forward to beginning the MLIS program this fall at San Jose State. My goal is to focus my time as an MLIS student, learning skills that can aid in moving libraries towards the future, focusing on web programming, data analysis, and information system design, as well as understanding the changing landscapes of information access needs. I aim to be a representative and advocate for diversity in the information technology field, and I'm really excited to get started in pursuing an education towards a career that I'm really passionate about. Thank you.