Greetings! Reminder that today, Monday, May 9 is the deadline to self-nominate or nominate another for one of the open leadership positions for the Michigan Academic Library Association’s upcoming election. See details below. Thank you!

Do you have ideas on what librarians need in a statewide professional organization? Have you considered nominating yourself, but are a bit unsure? Now’s the time to overcome any self-doubt and step up. MI-ALA needs you!

As MI-ALA enters its third year, the need for librarians to help propel the group forward is paramount. The organizational foundation is set and now it is time to continue the building process. Open yourself up to all the possibilities for academic librarians committed to advancing the profession! The deadline for nominations is Monday, May 9.

Positions available include:

Vice-President (3 yr term)
Treasurer (2 yr term)
Publicly Funded University Representative (2 yr term)
Community College Representative (2 yr term)
Private College and Universities Representative (2 yr term)
Committee chairs for : Membership, Conference Planning, Communications
Section Board chairs-elect for : Administration (AD), Collections (CL), User Experience (UX) (2 yr term)
Section Secretaries for: Administration (AD), Collections (CL), User Experience (UX) (1 yr term)
Section at-large member representative for: Administration (AD), Collections (CL), User Experience (UX) (1 yr term)

For complete MI-ALA Nominations/Elections information, visit MI-ALA Election Central.

Contact a Nominations/Elections Committee member with any questions!

Stephanie DeLano Davis, Chair & Community College Representative,
Jackson College, davisstephand@jccmi.edu

Jennifer Dean, Private College/University Representative,
University of Detroit Mercy, deanjl@udmercy.edu

Fran Krempasky, Community College Representative,
Lansing Community College, krempf@lcc.edu

Angie Oehrli, Public University Representative,
University of Michigan, jooehrli@umich.edu

Dawn Winans, Private College/University Representative,
Kettering University, dwinans@kettering.edu

Rachel Minkin, Ex-Officio, Public University Representative,
Michigan State University, minkinr@mail.lib.msu.edu

Heather Ladiski, Administrative Assistant, MI-ALA, heather@miala.org

Dawn M. Winans

Public & Research Services Librarian
Library

Phone: 810-762-9842

Fax: 810-762-9744

1700 University Ave~Flint, MI, 48504

Kettering University

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