9/9/03, Library Search Committee - Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 3

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Library Search Committee

Provost Robert Barchi has announced the formation of a committee to advise on selecting a Vice Provost and Director of Libraries. Dr. Joseph Turow, the Robert Lewis Shayon Professor of Communication in the Annenberg School for Communication, will chair the committee.

The Vice Provost and Director of Libraries will report directly to the Provost, the University's chief academic officer. The Vice Provost and Director will have chief responsibility for overseeing a distinguished Library that recently celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding. During the Library's early years, Benjamin Franklin chaired the book selection committee. Today, this University-wide system is comprised of 15 libraries with millions of titles and thousands of online electronic journals and databases.

In addition to Dr. Turow, the other members of the search committee are:

Dr. Majorie Bowman, Professor of Family Practice & Community Medicine
Ms. Rachael Buurma, Ph.D. Student, Department of English
Dr. Dennis DeTurck, Professor of Mathematics
Ms. Sandra Kerbel, Director of Library Public Services
Dr. Fernando Pereira, Professor of Computer & Information Science
Dr. Edward Peters, Professor of History
Dr. Daniel Raff, Professor of Management
Mr. Lawrence Schoenberg, Chair of Library Board of Overseers
Dr. Peter Stallybrass, Professor of English
Ms. Erica Weiss, College '04
Dr. Liliane Weissberg, Professor of German
Mr. Raymond Simon, Executive Assistant in the Office of the Associate Provost, will provide staff support for the committee.

The search committee invites nominations and applications for the position of Vice Provost and Director of Libraries. Applications and nominations, including curriculum vitae, may be forwarded to:

Chair, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries Search Committee

Office of the Provost

122 College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303

or by e-mail to simonr@pobox.upenn.edu.

Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 3, September 9, 2003

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The Consultative Committee for the Selection of a President has been formed.

The School of Design has an acting dean for a semester.

The Library Search Committee will advise on the selection of a Vice Provost and Director of Libraries.

AWFA’s Fall Reception features a talk by the new Dean of Dental Medicine.

The Department of Architecture has a new chair.

The Convocation addresses given by the President and Provost to the Class of 2007 offer challenges and opportunities.

The Models of Excellence program seeks nominations of staff members who have gone above and beyond the call of duty during the previous academic year.