FACRL CommitteesBelow is a list of FACRL standing and conference committees, including their charge and current membership. If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact us today! For more information about the committees and expected time commitments, please see the document here: FACRL Committee Information. |
Legislative Representative
Charge: The ACRL Legislative Network Representative is responsible for disseminating to the Chapter information about legislation impacting academic and research libraries and promoting the ACRL legislative agenda.
Board Liaison: Sarah Hammill
Membership Committee
Charge: The Committee administers the FACRL membership lists including the annual request of an updated membership roster from ACRL. The committee identifies and plans membership recruitment opportunities and updates promotional membership materials.
Co-Chairs: Lauren Kehoe and Ximena Valdivia
Board Liaison: Lauri Rebar
Ex-Officio: Rachel Tait-Ripperdan
Committee Members:
Brittany Kester
Marielle Veve
Cindy Gruwell
Sabine Dantus
Marketing & Communications Committee
Charge: The Committee fosters communication and dialogue among members pertaining to the issues and trends in academic librarianship, markets FACRL programming, and promotes the benefits of Association membership.
Chair: Deborah Williams
Board Liaison: Angie Neely-Sardon
Ex-Officio: Rachel Tait-Ripperdan
Committee Members:
Emily Norton
Shane Roopnarine
Janet Chan
Nominations Committee
Charge: The Committee administers the annual FACRL election cycle including candidate identification and recruitment, promotion of the election cycle, certification of election results, and candidate notification.
Chair: Clarissa White-West
Committee Members:
- Ana Diamand
- Alejandra Rodriguez
Programming CommitteeCharge: The FACRL Programming Committee plans, coordinates, markets, and delivers programming, except for the FACRL Annual Conference, which is managed by the Conference Committee. Chair: Lisa Campbell
Interested in starting an FACRL Interest Group?Any group of ten or more members of the Chapter, representing a field or activity of interest and within the scope of the Chapter’s field of interest, may organize a group upon receiving approval from the Board of Directors. Interest groups shall be open to all members free of charge and composed only of Chapter members. To learn more, read the complete guidelines for starting an interest group. |
2024 Annual Conference Committees
Conference Program CommitteeCharge: The FACRL Conference Program Committee plans, coordinates, markets, and delivers a program for the FACRL Annual Conference. Treasurer: Sarah Hammill Ex-Officio: Ana Diamand Committee Members:
| Sponsorship CommitteeCharge: The FACRL Sponsorship Committee solicits vendor sponsorships for the FACRL Annual Conference. The Committee serves as a liaison between FACRL and corporate sponsors, ensures sponsor recognition, facilitates attendee interaction with corporate sponsors and ensures acknowledgment of donations received. Board Liaison: Sarah Hammill Committee Members:
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Scholarship CommitteeCharge: The Committee administers the annual FACRL student scholarship application and award cycle including award promotion, application submission, receipt and evaluation, applicant notification and award distribution. The Committee Chair also coordinates assigning each scholarship winner with a conference mentor from the FACRL Board who serves as a liaison between scholarship winners and the Board.
| Virtual Conference Logistics CommitteeCharge: The Committee coordinates the logistics for the FACRL Virtual Annual Conference including management and trouble shooting of the virtual conference platform. Assist with the planning and organization of networking or social opportunities at the virtual conference. (Charge is pending Board approval)
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