One important outcome of AALL’s September 2005 Education Summit is the revised charge to the ALL-SIS Education Committee. The new charge provides the Committee with clear objectives to assist members in identifying worthwhile educational opportunities in a variety of formats and in addressing the needs and challenges of continuing professional development for academic law librarians.
In meeting its new charge, the 11-member Education Committee will monitor and promote announcements about seminars, workshops and conferences of potential interest to academic law librarians. In part, the Education Committee will serve as an intermediary between members, asking ALL-SIS members to collaborate by notifying us of upcoming local, regional, national, international, web-based and recorded programs. The Committee also encourages members to provide reports and comments about programs (especially recurring events) they have attended. Additionally, through the year, the Committee will initiate and facilitate discussions on the many issues related to professional education.
We will be monitoring notices from a variety of sources. Please contact any of the Committee members with ideas for programs we should promote, a report or evaluation of a program you have attended, or ideas for discussion topics.
| Ajaye Bloomstone, Louisiana State University |
| Christine Ciambella, George Mason University |
| Anne Cottongim, Wayne State University |
| Debra Denslaw (Chair), Indiana University-Indianapolis |
| David Fetrow, Ohio Northern University |
| Sarah Hooke Lee, Northeastern University |
| Barbara Morgan, University of Massachusetts |
| Maryellen O’Brien, University of Florida |
| Merle Slyhoff, University of Pennsylvania |
| Sally Wambold (Vice-Chair), University of Richmond |
| Julia Wentz, Loyola University of Chicago |