Thursday, May 11th
Opening Session (10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Plenary with Professor Sarah Aponte, Dr. Brenda M. Greene, and Dr. Christina Katopodis (10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)
Concurrent Panels (11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.)
Panel 1 (Individual Presentations)
“Making a Space for DEI – Exploring Social Justice, Intercultural Skills, and Professional Development in LIS”
Presenters: Rajesh Singh, St. John’s University & Elizabeth Macaluso, St. John’s University
“Unpacking Information Privilege & Diversity for Teacher Education Students as Professional Development Learning”
Presenter: Raymond Pun, Alder Graduate School of Education
“The Imposter Among Us: How Imposter Syndrome Among Racialized Information Professionals is Fueled by Diversity Discourses”
Presenter: Tina Liu, Wilfrid Laurier University
Panel 2 (Interactive Presentation)
“Making Publishing Less Painful: Shifting to a Relational Peer-Review Process”
Presenters: Nicole Pagowsky, University of Arizona Libraries; Sajni Lacey, University of British Columbia; Kristina Clement, Kennesaw State University & Lalitha Nataraj, California State University San Marcos
Panel 3 (Interactive Presentation)
“Peer Specialists and the Library”
Presenter: Sine Rofofsky, SUNY Schenectady
Concurrent Panels (1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
Panel 4 (Submitted Panel)
“Race and Racism in Academic Libraries”
Presenter: Curtis Kendrick, Binghamton University
Panel 5 (Individual Presentations)
“Workin’ Mom: Sharing My Story”
Presenter: Patty McGowan, Borough of Manhattan Community College Library
“Improving Disability Inclusion Through Professional Development”
Presenter: Carli Spina, FIT Library
“How Motivation and Increased Productivity Can Lead to Burnout”
Presenter: Madeline Ruggeiro, Queensborough Community College
Panel 6 (Alternate Session)
“Perspectives on Open Education and Professional Development”
Presenter: Melissa Chim, Excelsior University
Friday, May 12th
Concurrent Panels (10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
Panel 7 (Individual Presentations)
“Engaging in a Cross-Disciplinary Community of Practice to Build Scholarship”
Presenter: Michelle Ehrenpreis, Lehman College
“Turbo Charge Your Professional Development on an Award Committee”
Presenter: Aryssa Damron, DC Public Library
“Professional Development and Faculty Status for Librarians at the City University of New York (CUNY)”
Presenter: Janet Munch, Lehman College
Panel 8 (Submitted Panel)
“Racial Healing and Counterspace Support for BIPOC Library Employees”
Presenters: Katherine Freedman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Isabel Espinal, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; María Rios, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Anne Graham, University of Massachusetts, Amherst & Suenita Berube, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Panel 9 (Interactive Presentation)
“Improving Conversation: Assisting Hard of Hearing and Visual Impairments”
Presenter: Amy Dye-Reeves, Texas Tech University
Concurrent Panels (11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)
Panel 10 (Interactive Presentation)
“Beyond the Paywall: Dominican Open Access & Open Educational Resources”
Presenters: Sarah Aponte, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, The City College of New York & Jhensen Ortíz, CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, The City College of New York
Panel 11 (Interactive Presentation)
“Designing a Knowledge-Share Session to Support Informal Leadership”
Presenters: Linda Miles, Hostos Community College – CUNY & Susanne Markgren, Manhattan College
Panel 12 (Interactive Presentation)
“Should I Stay or Should I Go?”
Presenters: Danielle Apfelbaum, Farmingdale State College & Kathryn Machin, Farmingdale State College
Concurrent Panels (12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.)
Panel 13 (Interactive Presentation)
“Academic Librarians Becoming Open Access Publishers (and Advocates)”
Presenter: Mark Aaron Polger, College of Staten Island, City University of New York
Panel 14 (Interactive Presentation)
“Selfdetermined Learning: Unconferencing as a Tactic for Professional Development”
Presenters: Jen Hoyer, New York City College of Technology & Matt Herbison, Drexel University College of Medicine
Panel 15 (Interactive Presentation)
“Leaning into Our Differences: Creating inclusive mentoring experiences for librarians in the United States”
Presenters: Melissa Laning, University of Louisville Libraries; Tiffney Gipson-Goodwin, University of Louisville Libraries & Latisha Reynolds, University of Louisville Libraries
