3. What is VREPS?
VREPS =
VRA's Emerging Professionals
and Students Group
(We also welcome seasoned professionals who are kind enough to share their
knowledge and experience with us)
4. What does VREPS do?
● Create a community for VRA emerging professionals and students
● Hold resume and cover letter review and interview practice sessions
● Co-organize and co-moderate the ArLiSNAP (Art Library Students & New
ARLIS Professionals)/VREPS virtual conference for new professionals and
students
● Collaborate with the EAC (Equity Action Committee) for a Community Hour
● Organize and moderate sessions at VRA annual conferences
Blog: https://vreps.wordpress.com/
Slack:
https://join.slack.com/t/vreps/shared_invite/zt-od7xyom8-a6M4W61c5URUYaVyLi
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5. Who are we?
Julia Murphy
VREPS Co-Chair 2019-2021
murphyjl@si.edu
Digital Asset Manager
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Summer Shetenhelm
VREPS Co-Chair 2020-2022
sshetenhelm@scu.edu
Digital Collections & Scholarship Librarian
Santa Clara University
6. Who are you?
We'd like to start with introductions! If
you're comfortable, please let us know:
● your name and pronouns
● if you're a student and/or emerging
professional and/or seasoned
professional
● what institutions you are affiliated
with
The Adventures of Business Cat, https://www.businesscatcomic.com/
7. Roundtable Discussion
● What drew you to the field of visual resources?
● What are your professional goals?
● If you’re currently a student, what fun experiences have you had, or
what are you struggling with?
● Anything else you'd like to share?
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Detail, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
8. How can VREPS help you?
What brought you here today?
What programs or knowledge
would help you reach your
goals?
What kind of community-building
and/or emotional support would
you like?
Help, Australian Red Cross Society, via the Hoover Institute
9. Other VREPS #VRA2021 Conference Sessions
Cash Rules Everything Around Me (C.R.E.A.M.) - hosted by EAC, assisted by VREPS
● Tuesday, March 23rd, 11:00 am CDT
● A diverse range of GLAM professionals will discuss financial/compensation transparency and how it
relates to the field.
Emerging Voices Lightning Round
● Tuesday, March 23rd, 2:00 pm CDT
● Speakers will give the conference attendees a glimpse of interests and current discourses of the
newest VRA members.
Stories from the Start
● Friday, March 26th, 1:00 pm CDT
● Speakers will share stories from the beginning years of their career and discuss the difficulties they
faced.
