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chair.gif (2756 bytes) Susan A. Vega García:  Program Leader
(savega@iastate.edu)
Susan A. Vega García is the Library's Instruction Coordinator, and the Program Leader for the Instruction Commons.  Susan is a tenured associate professor, a reference librarian, and bibliographer for racial & ethnic studies at Iowa State University.  She has published research and reviews on the topic of racial & ethnic minority library materials, and has authored numerous course-related instruction web pages, guides, and bibliographies.  Throughout the year, Susan regularly teaches course-related instruction sessions and information literacy workshops, particularly those focusing on aspects of multiculturalism, racial & ethnic minority issues, and women's leadership.   She directed the fourth and final year of the Undergrad Commons grant project, and continues to direct the transition of this unique library instruction program into its next phase as the Instruction Commons.

 

lamp.gif (3644 bytes) Eunice Cho:  Program Designer
(eunicho@iastate.edu)

Eunice Cho joined our staff in August 2003.  She has a B.S. in Computer Science from Sungshin University in Korea, and is currently working toward her Master of Fine Arts in graphic design at the College of Design, Iowa State University.  Eunice is responsible for overall website design, maintenance, and development of promotional materials of all kinds.  In September 2003, Eunice redesigned the Commons website to its new look, and also designed the new Commons logo.

 

penandpaper.gif (2341 bytes) Rano Marupova:  Program Assistant
(ranomi@iastate.edu)
Rano Marupova joined our staff in June, 2002. She is a graduate student in the department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology. She has an M.A. in Agriculture Education from Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, in Uzbekistan. Rano is responsible for assisting with website maintenance, as well as helping with program assessment and data collection and analysis.

 

radiopresenter.gif (1940 bytes) Commons Alumni:  

Steve Johns:  Program Associate
(sljohns@iastate.edu)
Steve Johns joined the Commons staff in October, 2000.  Steve is an assistant professor and social sciences & humanities reference librarian.  He also has the title of Instructional Technology Librarian.  His past experience includes archivist and reference duties in public, corporate, and academic libraries.  His Commons responsibilities include working with the Program Coordinator and ISU faculty to develop content for both course and research guide pages.  He also performs some recruiting and outreach services for the Commons.

Oscar Salazar:  Commons Program Designer, 2001-03
Oscar Salazar worked as a Graduate Assistant for the Commons from October 2001 until his graduation in August 2003.  He received his MFA in graphic design from Iowa State University in 2003, and has a BA in Architecture from Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. Oscar redesigned the Commons website to its 2002-03 look, more in keeping with the overall e-Library design, and also developed promotional materials of all kinds for the Commons program.  We miss you, and best wishes, Oscar!!

Vanitha AlagirisamyCommons Program Designer, 2000-02
Vanitha Alagirisamy worked as a Graduate Assistant for the Commons from July 2000 until her graduation in May 2002.  She was the first official designer for the Commons, and brought a lot of talent, knowledge, and expertise to her duties.  She received her MFA in graphic design from Iowa State University, and also has an MA in design from Stella Maris College in India.  Vanitha kept the whole website and all of us in the Commons "looking good."  Best wishes, and thanks, Vanitha!!

Andy Bock:  Library Assistant III extraordinaire
Andy Bock worked for the Commons from 1999-2001, and brought years of knowledge and expertise with database construction and website maintenance issues to our project.  He was responsible for technical implementation of the instructional web pages and maintenance of the website.  Beyond these official responsibilities, Andy served as a generous teacher and as the collective memory for the current Commons staff members, all of whom came on board after Andy.  He taught us, and taught us well.  We thank Andy for his many contributions!

Our Other Notable Alumni:  We wouldn't be here without them...

Kathleen Kern
Project Leader, June 1999 - Aug. 2000

William Nixon
Exchange Librarian, 1999-2000

Anne Pepper
Graduate Assistant, Nov. 1998 - Apr. 2000

Kris Stacy-Bates
Project Leader, Feb. - June 1999

Jennifer Clayton
Project Leader, Oct. 1998 - Feb. 1999

 

EN00371A.gif (3817 bytes) Other Important People:

The Bibliographers at the ISU Library are key to the success of the Instruction Commons.  They provide much of the content, liaison, and instruction support for the course pages.  

We also wish to thank Jennifer Clayton, Kris Gerhard, Diana Shonrock, Kris Stacy-Bates, and Susan Vega García, who were the members of the original Undergrad Commons Taskforce back in 1997-98, who helped turn a grant project on paper into reality.

 
 
  

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