New Directors Institute

New Directors Institute

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 12:00am to Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 11:45pm

The program is geared towards new directors (typically in their role 3 or less years) but all directors at CARLI member libraries are welcome to attend. Seats at this in-person event are limited.

Meeting Location: This event will be held at the newly relocated CARLI Office located within the Illinois Heartland Library System building, 1704 Interstate Drive, Champaign, IL 61822. Parking is free.

Meals and overnight lodging will be included at no cost to attendees.

Agenda

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

9 a.m. Welcome from the University of Illinois System Office
  • Nicholas P. Jones, PhD, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of Illinois System
  • Sarah M. Zehr Gantz, PhD, Senior Assistant Vice President for Academic Initiatives and Policies Office of the Executive Vice President/Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Illinois System
9:15 a.m. Welcome and introductions: Anne Craig, Senior Director, CARLI
10 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.

CARLI Services Overview presented by CARLI Staff

Slides
11 a.m.  Library Building and Remodeling presented by Fred Schlipf, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Noon Lunch - provided by CARLI
1 p.m.

Library Storytelling with Data: Argument, Evidence, and Emotion presented by Kate McDowell, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Slides
3 p.m.

Write Your Own Elevator Speech led by Kate McDowell, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

Slides
4 p.m. Break
6 p.m. Dinner provided by CARLI

    Thursday, May 25, 2023

    9 a.m.

    Effective Ways to Onboard New Employees presented by Benjamin Mead-Harvey, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Slides

    Example Onboarding 1st Week Schedule
    10 a.m. Break
    10:30 a.m.

    Directors’ Panel: Your Questions and Their Reflections

    • Carolyn Ciesla, Director, A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst University;
    • John Pollitz, Dean of Library Affairs, Southern Illinois University Carbondale;
    • Devin Savage, Dean of Libraries, Illinois Institute of Technology;
    • Rachelle Stivers, Library Director, Heartland Community College;
    • Christine Weber, Senior Director, Library and Faculty Member, Illinois College of Optometry
    Noon Lunch provided by CARLI
    1 p.m.

    Illinois State Library: Grant Opportunities for Academic Libraries presented by Karen Egan, Associate Director, Illinois State Library

    Slides
    1:45 p.m. Leave for Grainger Engineering Library
    2 p.m. Grainger Library Idea Lab Tour, by Alex Cabada, Assistant Professor assistant professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, and Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign