Category: Leadership

2019 ULS Candidate for Member-at-Large: George J Fowler

George J. Fowler is one of three candidates this year for ULS Member at Large. He is the University Librarian at the Old Dominion. Read this interview to learn more about George as a candidate How long have you been involved in ULS and what attracted you to the section?...

2019 ULS Candidate for Member-at-Large: Somaly Kim Wu

Somaly Kim Wu is one of three candidates this year for ULS Member at Large. She is the Head of Library Technology & Innovation at the UNC Charlotte. Read this interview to learn more about Somaly as a candidate. Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic...

2019 ULS Candidate for Member-at-Large: Lorelei Rutledge

Lorelei Rutledge is one of three candidates this year for ULS Member at Large. She is the Faculty Services Librarian at the University of Utah. Read this interview to learn more about Lorelei as a candidate. Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. After I...

2019 ULS Vice Chair/Chair-Elect: Leslie Sult

Leslie Sult is one of two candidates this year for ULS Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. She is the Research & Learning Librarian at the University of Arizona. Read this interview to learn more about Leslie and what her goals would be if elected as Vice Chair/Chair-Elect.  Tell us more about yourself and how...

2019 ULS Vice Chair/Chair-Elect: Michelle Demeter

Michelle Demeter is one of two candidates this year for ULS Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. She is the Head of Instruction & Undergraduate Services at New York University. Read this interview to learn more about Michelle and what her goals would be if elected as Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. Tell us more about yourself and...

ULS 2018 Officer Election Results

Congratulations to our newly elected 2018 officers. The total number of ballots posted for the University Libraries Section was 1,103. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (For a three-year term) Amanda Peters Member-At-Large (For a three-year term) Nancy S. Gibson Rachel Mulvihill For the full list of ACRL election results consult this pdf file: http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/aboutacrl/ACRL%202018%20Election%20Results.pdf

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2018 ULS Candidate for Member-at-Large: Rachel Mulvihill

Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I tell people I’m a librarian in my blood.  I’ve always enjoyed library research and finding the answers.  In college I majored in Anthropology after struggling to narrow my focus. I wanted to study everything!  I entered library...

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2018 ULS Candidate for Member-at-Large: Nancy Gibson

Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I’ve been a librarian for over 13 years, all at a regional master’s university, and am looking forward to what the future brings! While I didn’t start out thinking I would be a librarian, much less an academic...

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2018 ULS Candidate for Member-at-Large: Lis Pankl

Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I have always been interested in librarianship as a vocation. However, it wasn’t until I was into my first career of teaching English that I finally decided to give library school a shot. After getting my MSLS in...

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2018 ULS Candidate for Vice Chair/Chair-Elect: Jody Bailey

Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I’m a lifelong learner who’s always been interested in research, teaching, and sharing information. Like many people who grew up with a love of reading, I majored in English literature for my bachelor’s degree. I discovered linguistics at...