Library Advisory Committee

Membership

The Library Advisory Committee shall be composed of one elected faculty member from each college, including the Library; one undergraduate student appointed by the SGA for a one year term; one graduate student appointed by the GSA for a one year term; the Associate University Librarian for Administrative Services ex officio; the Assistant University Librarian for Content Management ex officio; and Dean of University Libraries ex officio.

Voting Members

Name Department College Term Expires
Mary Slade Early Childhood Education COE 2026
Elia Powers Mass Communication COFAC 2026
Rajeswari Kolagani PAGS FCSM 2026
Matthew Mychailyszyn, Chair Psychology CLA 2024
Tesfaye T. Lemma Accounting CBE 2025
Ryan King-White Kinesiology CHP 2025
Bria Sinnott Cook Library Library 2025
  SGA   2024
  GSA   2024

Ex-Officio

Name Department
Mary Gilbert Assistant University Librarian for Content Management, Library
Suzanna Yaukey Dean, University Libraries
Mary Ranadive Associate University Librarian for Administrative Services

Meetings

The Library Advisory Committee meets on the last Friday of the month.

Responsibilities

According to the Academic Senate Constitution, the responsibilities of the Library Advisory Committee include:

  1. To serve as an information channel between the library and the faculty and students in the planning and development of programs and services to meet the needs of the University.
  2. To act as an advocate for University resources to support the Library collections and services.
  3. To act as an advocate for the integration of information literacy and library instruction into the academic programs.
  4. To provide a forum for review and discussion of new library initiatives.
  5. To provide an annual report to the Academic Senate.