Academic Engagement Team
The Academic Engagement Working Group explores methods for the University Libraries’ participation in the entire life cycle of research and learning on campus. The Working Group guides the enhancement of engagement activities, course integrated and embedded instruction, online research guides, and workshops. The Group defines and prioritizes strategies for assessment and reflective practices in order to understand the University Libraries’ impact on student success. Regularly consulting with liaisons for special projects in their subject areas, the Working Group focuses on partnering the University Libraries with the larger University community to build deeper engagement practices as well as address information and research needs.
Members: Chris Kretz (chair), Clara Tran, Jennifer DeVito, Christine Fena, Caterina Reed, Ahmad Pratama, Gisele Schierhorst, Janet Clarke
Contact: chris.kretz@stonybrook.edu
Communications Team
The Communications Team oversees and provides guidance on the Libraries’ main communication channels, including social media, in order to engage our stakeholders and promote the values of the Libraries.
Members: Chris Kretz (co-chair), Sunny Chung (co-chair), Annette Mims, Tyler Rouse, Victor Santiago, Jen Adams, Letizia Morley”
Contact: chris.kretz@stonybrook.edu
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility Committee
Respect for diversity is a fundamental value of Stony Brook University and the University Libraries, and is identified among the core values of our strategic growth. Working in parallel with the Office of the SBU’s Chief Diversity Officer the University Libraries Committee on Equity, Inclusion and Diversity will strive to:
- build, preserve, and provide access to rich and diverse collections
- recommend policies and projects that embed diversity and inclusion into the Libraries' services and work environments
- envision events that build cultural awareness and provide the tools needed to strengthen work relationships and build a supportive SBU community
- increase awareness and sensitivity among library staff
- develop responsive library spaces for diverse user communities
Members: Sunny Chung (chair), Caterina Reed, Christine Fena, Chris Kretz, Tim Kohn, Chrysovalantou Tsoumpelis, Sandra Stelter
Contact: sunny.chung@stonybrook.edu
Outreach Team
The Outreach Team provides oversight of the Libraries’ programming and leads event promotion and outreach efforts.
Members: Stacey Horath (co-chair), Caterina Reed (co-chair), Christine Fena, Jessica Infanzon, Timothy Kohn, Deborah Tomengo
Contact: caterina.reed@stonybrook.edu
Scholarly Communication Working Group
The Scholarly Communication Working Group acts to support the mission of the Center for Scholarly Communication and provides expertise, information and resources to authors, researchers and students:
- Meeting public access mandates
- Promoting and teaching scholarly communication skills, practice and tools to the academic community through workshops, events, course-integrated instruction and discussion
- Understanding the dynamic scholarly publishing environment and leveraging author's copyright
- Utilizing open access for the sharing and discovery of scholarship, research and data
- Discovering, using and creating Open Educational Resources (OER)
Members: Mona Ramonetti (chair), Jennifer DeVito, Shafeek Fazal, Jessica Koos, Chris Kretz, Claire Payne, Laurel Scheinfeld, Clara Tran, Hu Wang
Contact: mona.ramonetti@stonybrook.edu