We are pleased to share an abundance of good news from Dominican University GSLIS:
Two faculty members have been promoted:
- Dr. Janice Del Negro has been promoted to Associate Professor, effective fall 2013. Dr. Del Negro received her BA from Hunter College, her MLS from the State University of New York at Geneseo, and her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her academic interests include youth
services and programs in public libraries; books and materials for
youth; storytelling; evolution and evaluation of folk and fairy tales;
reviewing and criticism; and images of the feminine in folktales and
children's & YA literature. She teaches courses for all levels, from introductory courses through storytelling, library materials for children, library materials for young adults, library services for children and young adults; and teaching in the PhD program including serving as a dissertation chair.
- Dr. Sujin Huggins has been promoted to Assistant Professor
following her earning a PhD from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, effective immediately. Dr. Huggins received her BA
from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and her MSLIS from
the UIUC. Her academic interests include library
service and literature (specifically of the Caribbean and African
Diasporas) for youth; critical pedagogy and the LIS curriculum; literacy
(ideological and practical); youth community informatics; storytelling;
and the taxonomy of folktales. She teaches reference and online
materials, library materials for children, and community informatics,
and is a frequent practicum supervisor.
Dominican's GSLIS rose seven spots in the recent U. S. News and World Report's rankings!
- We are now #27, up from #34.
- We are ranked for the first time in one of the specialty areas: #12 in children's and youth services.
For the third year in a row, two Dominican GSLIS alumnae/i have been named Library Journal "Movers and Shakers."
- Mikael Jacobsen, MLIS '08, has been named a 2013 Library Journal
Mover and Shaker in the "Innovators" category. Jacobsen, who is
supervisor of adult computer labs at the Skokie Public Library in
Skokie, Illinois, was cited for his talent in using the library's
digital media lab to make the library a center for patron creativity. See his profile and access the full list on Library Journal's website.
- Kate Tkacik, MLIS '12 has been named a 2013 Library Journal
Mover and Shaker in the "Community Builders" category. Tkacik, a
research analyst at Bank of Montreal, was cited for coining the term
"tumblarian" to tag her library-related posts on the Tumblr social
network; she currently has nearly 11,000 followers!
These achievements represent a great deal of hard work on the part of many people; congratulations to all.
Diane Foote
Assistant Dean
Dominican University GSLIS
7900 W. Division St.
River Forest, IL 60305
www.dom.edu/gslis
