 Hello, my name is Diana Umana and I am one of the recipients of the special session scholarship for new students at the MLIS Program at San Jose State University. I wanted to thank Dr. Mary Bolan and Dr. Mary Ann Harlan, as well as the rest of the scholarship committee for this amazing opportunity. I'm really excited, you know, to begin my MLIS journey because this scholarship will help me, you know, take more classes this summer and the rest of the year with less of a financial burden. So thank you so much. I already began my Info 203 class and I'm amazed at the, you know, resources available to me as a student as well as the kindness and support for my professor and the camaraderie from fellow students. I was really excited also to receive this scholarship notice because I am really passionate about my future as a librarian and the topic of my application, which was equity of access for vulnerable populations, so it was very validating to receive this notice and I've met public librarians, you know, in my area that are iSchool alums that have inspired me to think about the impact that this program can have, you know, on me and to be a resource to the community through this program. So again, I'm very grateful to the scholarship committee and I'm excited to join the iSchool community.