Candidates for Dean of Libraries to Visit Campus
Richard Saunders
Candidates for the position of dean of University Libraries will be on campus April 22 and 24 to meet with faculty, staff and administrators and to give public presentations on the topic Challenges and Opportunities for the Contemporary University Library. All presentations will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, and a public reception will follow each presentation at 4:30 p.m. in the Fred and Mary Smith Gallery, Vol Walker Room 142. A recording will be made available after each presentation. A UARK login will be required to view the recordings.
Richard Saunders, academic librarian and former dean of Library Services at Southern Utah University, is the second candidate to present. Candidate names will be released the day before they are scheduled to present.
A brief bio for Saunders is available online, as is a candidate evaluation form. Information about the position is available on the Libraries' website.
Candidate John Weaver gave a public presentation April 18.
For questions about the search process, contact Peter MacKeith, dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and chairman of the search committee, at mackeith@uark.edu.
Contacts
Kelsey Lovewell Lippard, public relations coordinator
University Libraries
479-575-7311,
klovewel@uark.edu
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