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A search committee of faculty, staff, and students continues to identify candidates for the next dean of the University Libraries. Dean Marianne Ryan will continue to lead the Libraries through the search. Ryan announced in December she will step down from her role.
The 16-member committee is conducting a broad search locally, nationally, and internationally. The committee’s first priority is to identify candidates who are committed to fostering a thriving academic and research environment, and all members of the community are encouraged to stay engaged and share their thoughts as the search progresses.
Rev. D. Scott Hendrickson, S.J., DPhil, Associate Provost for Global Community Engagement, serves as committee chair.
Members of the search committee are:
Ana Rodríguez Navas, PhD, Associate Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Anne Wittrick, MA, Librarian
Cara Forster, MLIS, Research and Learning Librarian (Univ. Senate Rep.)
Daniel Vonder Heide, Associate Vice President, Technology Support Services, Information Technology Services
Daniela Morales Jimenez, Graduate Student
David McIntosh, PhD, Professor and Dean, School of Education
Stacey Platt, JD, Curt and Linda Rodin Clinical Professor of Law and Social Justice & Associate Director, Civitas Childlaw Center and Clinic
Jocelyn Cheng, MBA, Community Relations and Communications Coordinator, University Libraries
Joe Mitzenmacher, JD, MLIS, Reference & Electronic Services Librarian
Jonna Peterson, MLIS, Director, Health Sciences Library; Associate Dean, Interim Head of Research and Learning Services
Mitchell Denning, PhD, Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Professor, Cancer Biology
Nawaal Butt, Undergraduate Student
Patricia Mooney-Melvin, PhD, Associate Professor, History Department
Ruth Gomberg, PhD, Professor, Anthropology
Theodore Jackson, PhD, Access Services and Operations Manager
