 Hi, I'm Robin Seafill. I'm grateful to have been selected as the recipient of the Special Session Scholarship for new students and I'm excited to begin my journey towards earning my master's degree in library and information sciences. There are many career pathways I am interested in learning about while attending the SJSU iSchool and I look forward to refining my goals and discovering new ways to integrate my past experience with my future and less degree. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was a tour and lighting director and programmer for concert tours, music festivals, and other live events and frequently traveled all over the world. As we know, live events came to an abrupt halt in March 2020 and the live events industry is still far from recovered. I personally was expecting to work on two concert tours and five music festivals this year, all of which were canceled due to the pandemic. After witnessing and living through the effects of the pandemic on the live events industry, I feel a strong desire to advocate for the people working in the behind the scenes roles. I also feel a sense of urgency to record, preserve, and archive the stories and artifacts from concert tours and other live events. As many concert venues and theaters have been forced to close their doors permanently due to the pandemic, we are starting to lose important pieces of our culture and history. By achieving my endless degree, I hope to find work that not only sustains me personally, but that allows me to remain an asset to the industry that I have been a part of for over 15 years. I am grateful to the Student Awards and Scholarship Committee, Dr. Linda Main, and the School of Information faculty for their encouragement and faith in me as a new student. Thank you.