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Faculty Senate

Libraries Advisory Committee

Overview

Last Updated:   10/10/2024

Contact Name

Chris Cox, Dean of Libraries
cnc2@clemson.edu

Description

The Libraries Advisory Committee reviews and advises on policies for the university libraries. The LAC serves as an advisory body to and liaison between the faculty and the Dean of Libraries specifically to:

• Advise on funding needs necessary to efficiently provide the type and quality of services needed by the university community within the context of a research university environment
• Advise on general policies related to the quality/depth of collections, services, instruction program, and infrastructure, as well as on major new initiatives and assessment processes
• Participate in strategic visioning with corresponding benchmarking criteria
• Consider broad national issues such as scholarly communication and open access, and communicate these perspectives, as appropriate, within and externally to the university
• Facilitate communication with and obtain feedback from the university community on library collections, programs, services, infrastructure, and communication mechanisms
• Advocate on behalf of the Libraries to assist in raising the organization’s profile and ensure its success

 

This committee is authorized by the Clemson University Committee on Committees. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.

Membership Composition

The Dean of Libraries is the non-voting chair

Membership Composition - Libraries Advisory Committee
Seat Type Quantity Term Length Date of Term Initiation Seat Filling Mechanism Voting or Non-Voting Other Factors
Faculty or staff member (One per college and the libraries) 8 3 years Unknown Voting Staggered terms  
Staff Member (Courtesy: Not noted in Committee Membership Composition) 0 Unknown Non-voting  
Staff Member (Representative of the Staff Senate) 1 1 year Appointed by Staff Senate President Voting  
Undergraduate Student 1 Appointed by President of Undergraduate Student Senate Voting  
Graduate Student 1 Appointed by President of Graduate Student Government Voting  
Representative of the Faculty Senate 1 1 year Elected by Faculty Senate Voting  

Membership List (Last Updated: 10/10/2024)

Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.

Chair

Chair List - Libraries Advisory Committee
Name Chair Type Email* College or Division Department Term Start Term End
Chris Cox Chair cnc2 University Libraries 9/1/2018

Members

Member List - Libraries Advisory Committee
Name
Neil Calkin Faculty calkin@clemson.edu College of Science Mathematical Science, COS 4/23/23 4/30/26
Sachin Rustgi Faculty srustgi@clemson.edu College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences Plant and Environmental Sciences 4/1/24 4/30/27
Denise Woodward-Detrich Faculty woodwaw@clemson.edu College of Architecture, Art and Construction Art Department  4/1/24 4/30/27
Rhondda Thomas Faculty rhonddt@clemson.edu College of Arts and Humanities English 8/1/24 4/30/27
Jenna Seawright Faculty jbergum@clemson.edu College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences School of Nursing 4/1/23 4/30/26
Jill Gemmill Ex-Officio gemmill@clemson.edu Computing and Information Technology CCIT 11/1/19
Susan Cridland-Hughes Faculty scridla@clemson.edu College of Education Teaching and Learning 4/1/25 4/1/28
Todd Schweisinger Faculty todds@clemson.edu College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Mechanical Engineering 4/30/25 4/30/28
Tyler Harvey Faculty Senate tgharve@clemson.edu Faculty Senate Faculty Senate 8/1/25 4/30/26
Grad Student Graduate Student Government Graduate Student Government 4/1/25 4/1/26
Christopher Cox Ex-Officio, Chair cnc2@clemson.edu Libraries Libraries 9/1/18
Colby Lanham Staff Senate dlanham@clemson.edu Staff Senate Marketing and Creative Services 4/1/25 4/1/26
Caroline Koska CUSG Rep ckoska@clemson.edu Student Government Student Government 8/1/25 4/1/26
Michelle Colquitt Faculty mcolqui@clemson.edu University Libraries Continuing Resources and Government Documents 4/1/24 4/30/27
Philip Roth Faculty ROTHP@clemson.edu Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4/1/24 4/30/27
Sarah Swofford Faculty swoffo2@clemson.edu  College of Veterinary Medicine  Director -Teaching and Learning  

9/15/2025
 4/30/2028
* Emails are @clemson.edu unless noted
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