**Excuse Cross-Postings** ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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! From: mi-ala-news-bounces@mcls.org<mailto:mi-ala-news-bounces@mcls.org> [mailto:mi-ala-news-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Heather Ladiski Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 10:14 AM To: mi-ala-news@mcls.org<mailto:mi-ala-news@mcls.org> Subject: [Mi-ala-news] Michigan Academic Library Association (MI-ALA) nominations are open! - Deadline to nominate is Monday! 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) 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<http://www.miala.org/election_central.php>. Contact a Nominations/Elections Committee member with any questions! Stephanie DeLano Davis, Chair & Community College Representative, Jackson College, davisstephand@jccmi.edu<mailto:davisstephand@jccmi.edu> Jennifer Dean, Private College/University Representative, University of Detroit Mercy, deanjl@udmercy.edu<mailto:deanjl@udmercy.edu> Fran Krempasky, Community College Representative, Lansing Community College, krempf@lcc.edu<mailto:krempf@lcc.edu> Angie Oehrli, Public University Representative, University of Michigan, jooehrli@umich.edu<mailto:jooehrli@umich.edu> Dawn Winans, Private College/University Representative, Kettering University, dwinans@kettering.edu<mailto:dwinans@kettering.edu> Rachel Minkin, Ex-Officio, Public University Representative, Michigan State University, minkinr@mail.lib.msu.edu<mailto:minkinr@mail.lib.msu.edu> Heather Ladiski, Administrative Assistant, MI-ALA, heather@miala.org<mailto:heather@miala.org> -- *********** Heather Ladiski, CAP-OM Michigan Academic Library Association heather@miala.org<mailto:heather@miala.org> Phone 517-492-3802 Fax 517-492-3803 www.miala.org<http://www.miala.org> Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mialaorg Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIALAorg Join us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+MialaOrg/