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School/college-based: Art or Design installations (VPA, Arts &Sciences), Honors Program, English Language Institute
(University College), Maxwell Executive Education Programs (with Librarian for Communications, Public Administration,
Political Science &International Relations). Academic (non-school/college-based) and Administrative: Academic
Integrity Office, Athletics, International Students (Slutzker Center for International Services), Office of Multicultural
Affairs, Office of Residence Life, Parent’s Office, Posse Program, SU Abroad, SU Sustainability Division, Transfer
Students, Tutoring &Study Center, University College Veterans
Some liaison assignments are at the college level (including multiple departments and other units such as a veterinary
hospital). Examples of other offices/centers/institutes on campus include: Graduate School Research Support Council
Center for Geospatial Analytics Center for Innovation Management Studies Office of International Students Student
Support Services Undergraduate Tutorial Services/Writing &Speaking Tutorial Services New Student Programs.
Study Abroad, Fulbright, various programs
This is underway likely departments include the writing center, student affairs, financial aid.
This question is unclear. One of our liaisons is to the CTSA (translational science) central program on campus and serves
those who elect to be members (free) of the program. One of our librarians is a Personal Librarian for approximately
30 transfer students as part of a program the University Libraries runs with several campus administrative offices. One
liaison has the hospital department managers group and the quality improvement group as assignments. Another
librarian has developed a liaison relationship with a research administrators network, representing several 100 research
study coordinators and research assistants across campus. At University Library: Undergraduate Research, First-Year
Writing, National Resource Centers are a few examples.
Too complicated to list, selected case by case.
Units with a recurring need for library liaison include those dealing with freshman composition, English as a second
language, LBGTQ services, international studies and programs, and the resource center for persons with disabilities.
University College, Writing Center, Tutoring Center, Graduate College
We cannot give details at this time since this is a new initiative.
We do increasingly assign a liaison to specific administrative departments, such as our Centre for Teaching and Learning,
Undergraduate Research Initiative, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Aboriginal Student Services Centre,
Student Accessibility Services, etc.
We have informal relationships with the following: The Graduate School, Office of Distance Learning, and Office
of Research.
We have librarians who liaise with undergraduate research program but we don’t have one for the graduate college,
for example.
We have programs and centers and other offices (such as undergraduate research office) that have liaisons.
Additional Comments N=4
The Head of Faculty and Student Engagement acts as liaison to division-level and on direction to VP-level offices, in
close consultation with the AULs, deputy chief, and chief librarian.
Formally, we do not have liaisons to administrative departments. We have liaisons who link to a number of them and
essentially provide support, but our designated liaison roles are only to academic departments.
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