Taking Our Seat at the Table: How Academic Librarians Can Help Shape the Future of Higher Education
Be inspired! Join ACRL’s University Libraries Section (ULS) panel discussion, Taking Our Seat at the Table: How Academic Librarians Can Help Shape the Future of Higher Education, and learn from four diverse academic leaders who positioned their campus libraries at the center of dialogues addressing issues facing higher education.
Date: Sunday, June 26
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
Location: Orange County Convention Center, Room S320 A-C
Scheduler link: https://www.eventscribe.com/2016/ala-annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=138557
Panelists will share the innovative ideas and partnerships they have developed related to student success, open educational resources, learning spaces and tools, and faculty support in order to inspire librarians to think strategically about how academic libraries and librarians can extend their reach and leverage expertise to participate in – and lead – important campus conversations about the future of higher education. Now is the time for librarians to step outside of their comfort zones, envision new areas of library work, and collaborate with partners to help lead positive organizational change that benefits students, faculty and communities.
Panelists include:
- Dr. Maria Martinez-Cosio, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Texas at Arlington
- Monica Metz-Wiseman, Interim Director Academic Resources, University of South Florida Libraries
- Catherine Murray-Rust, Dean of Libraries and Vice Provost for Academic Effectiveness, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Sue Ryan, Betty Drees Johnson Dean of the Library & Learning Technologies, Stetson University
