Except for travel that has already been approved and regular business travel for OhioLINK, travel funds are now frozen through the end of the fiscal year (June).
Category: Dean’s Office
We’ll be streaming the ACRL Choice webinar titled “REIMAGINING THE ACADEMIC LIBRARY” on April 21, 2016 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET in Bierce 274. Mark your calendar if you are interested in attending- thanks!
Booking study rooms and learning studios in Bierce Library got a much needed upgrade!
Over the summer, Paul and the Access Services staff moved all our student booking of Bierce Library study rooms from the Sierra platform to the LibCal platform. We believe the LibCal platform will be more user-friendly and require less staff time to manage.
At the beginning of this semester, we started moving our mediated booking (Learning Studios) bookings to LibCal as well. As of yesterday, Don will be approving all Learning Studio bookings via LibCal only (thanks Don!). The links on our website have been updated and hopefully you’ll find the experience to be seamless and much simpler.
This is the direct link for booking a learning studio: http://uakron.libcal.com/booking/learningstudios
If you have questions about how the system works, please contact Paul x6986 or Stephanie x7224.
Stephanie Dawson Everett was recently awarded two significant national scholarships towards the completion of a Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree.
The American Library Association (ALA) selected Stephanie as a 2015-2016 Spectrum Scholar awarding her with a one-year, non-renewable award of $5,000 in scholarship funds and reserving $1,500 for her participation in ALA and the 2016 Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. She was designated as the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Scholar in this year’s Spectrum cohort.
She was also selected as an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 2015-17 Diversity Scholar. This honor provides a financial award of up to $10,000 towards tuition and expenses to attend the 2016 ARL Leadership Institute Symposium held in Boston. Additional award benefits include a site visit to a sponsored research library, $2,500 for professional development, and a student membership in a professional organization.
Both scholarships seek to increase the number of racially and ethnically diverse professionals in the field of library and information science to best position libraries at the core of today’s culturally diverse communities. Selections were made based on the applicant’s commitment to diversity, commitment to entering the library profession, demonstrated community outreach, academic ability and achievements, and leadership potential.
Stephanie is currently pursuing the Library Management track at Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science. She expects to complete her MLIS in the fall of 2016.
Professional Certification
Frank Bove, Stephanie Everett, Beate Gersch, and Michelle Mascaro recently earned a Certificate in Applied Project Management from UA Solutions, an Advanced Professional Development & Corporate Training Center. According to the website, the program provided frontline, real-world skills and techniques to enhance their career and our company’s projects. Way to go!
Congratulations to Charbel Cherfan and Roxanne Smethers! They have been chosen to receive The 2015 Friends of the University Library Outstanding Student Employee Award because of their exemplary service, hard work, and dedication to the University Libraries.
The award includes a $1,000 scholarship check which will be awarded to them at the University Libraries Service Awards on April 22, 2015 at Bierce Library Rm. 351 3:00pm-4:30pm. Additionally, their name will be inscribed on the Outstanding Student Award Plaque, located in Bierce Library.
Join me in thanking them for their outstanding and indispensable service that they have given to University Libraries patrons, staff, and faculty during their time here. Again, congratulations on a job well done!
Our annual service awards celebration will be WEDNESDAY April 22 from 3-4:30pm in Bierce 351 (Staff Room).
We’ll be celebrating:
Employee Service Milestones
Graduating Senior Student Assistants
Outstanding Student Employee Award Recipients
as well as Administrative Professionals Day and Earth Day… needless to say there will be cake!
Mark your calendar and please share with your students.
Thanks to all the volunteers for your willingness to serve on this committee to recognize our wonderful student employees! This year’s committee will be:
- Tonya Becker
- Shelley Blundell
- John Kline
- Joe Williams
The committee will meet shortly and nomination information will be distributed soon. The award(s) will be given at our service awards celebration at the end of April.
The 2014 UA Week of Welcome will be the first week of Fall Semester, August 24-29.
We have three days of great events planned (Sun, Mon, Tues) at Bierce- see 2014 UL Week of Welcome Events for info on our events or check them out on the UA Week of Welcome Website.
What we need now are volunteers to make this happen! Please click on the link below and sign up to help out:
Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact Stephanie and she can sign you up manually.
University Libraries
Summer Potluck
Join us as we celebrate summer with a Big Summer Potluck! Sign-ups will be going around soon.
Plates, silverware & drinks will all be provided!
DATE: 8/8/2014 (Fri 11:30AM – 1:00PM)
LOCATION: Staff Room (Bierce 351)
If you’d like to sign up online, use this link: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054AAFA723A7FE3-summer/18738995