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to announce the appointment of Dr. Anthony Chow as its new director. Please see
the full story below and feel free to share this wonderful news. The story can
also be accessed on our website at <a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/news/new-director-appointed-sjsu-school-information" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://ischool.sjsu.edu/news/new-director-appointed-sjsu-school-information</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">With deep roots in the Bay Area, Dr. Anthony Chow is eager to bring his
leadership, academic, professional, and personal experience and background to
the San José
State University School of Information as its new director. Chow makes his way
to the <a href="https://sjsu.edu/transform/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">#1 Most Transformative University</a>
from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he was an associate
professor in the Department of Library and Information Science. His appointment
as the iSchool’s director officially begins July 20, 2021, filling the open
position previously held by Dr. Sandra Hirsh, who was <a href="https://ischool.sjsu.edu/news/ischool-director-transitions-new-leadership-role-sjsu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">promoted
to associate dean</a> for the SJSU College of Professional and Global Education
in March 2020. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Anthony Chow as iSchool director. The
search committee was overwhelmingly impressed with his qualifications that will
surely benefit our school, college, university, and the information professions.
This is an exciting time for our school!” says Dr. Linda Main, chair of the
search committee.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Chow’s academic career spans 21 years during which time he has worked
as a faculty member; served as coordinator/director of online learning;
published two books and two book chapters and 141 peer-reviewed publications,
proceedings, presentations and posters; and received over $3 million in grants
and contracts to fund research projects. He has a steep record of service and
leadership at all levels of academia and the library and information science
field and takes “deep pride in contributing to any team or group I am part of,”
he affirms. Chow holds a PhD in Instructional Systems Design and an MS in
Educational Psychology from Florida State University. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">“There is no greater privilege than to impart
knowledge and skills to students and help mentor them towards successful lives
and careers.” – Dr. Anthony Chow</span> <span style="font-size:14pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">On the faculty at both the University of North Carolina and Florida
State University, Chow’s teaching areas included web design and usability,
leadership and management, instructional design and technology, social media,
and technology integration. He has experience teaching in various formats and
considers online learning an area of expertise. “I am 100% committed to the
immense value of online education as a complex interchange between student
needs and organizational capabilities to deliver a seamless and high-quality
learning experience and system,” Chow says.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">He has been published in journals, such as <i>Library Quarterly</i>, <i>Journal of
Education for Library and Information Science</i>, <i>Library Leadership & Management</i>, <i>American Journal of Distance Education</i>, <i>Tech Trends,</i> and many others. Most recently, he participated in two
presentations at the 2021 ALA Annual Virtual Conference, with one advocating
internships for graduate students, and the other addressing literacy and access
for Native American children and families. Funded by a $707,537 grant from the Institute
of Museum and Library Services through 2023, Chow’s <i>Reading Nation Waterfall</i> research project presented at ALA Annual
is a prime example of his commitment to “break down barriers to information
access at a societal and organizational level.” </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">“I am committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in
all that I do.” </span><span style="font-size:14pt">–</span><span style="font-size:14pt"> Dr. Anthony Chow</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In addition to publishing, Chow is shaping the LIS field as an active
member and leader in the American Library Association, Association for Library and
Information Science Education, Association for Educational Communications and
Technology, American Educational Research Association, and International
Federation of Library Associations. He has also taken on leadership roles at
the university level and founded the newly formed Asian and Pacific Islander
Caucus, which he says “brought together API faculty and staff across the UNC
system in response to the increasing anti-Asian sentiment and xenophobia being
experienced nationally and in North Carolina.”</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As the iSchool’s director, Chow says he will “lead with optimism,
energy, and passion in the conviction that our teaching, degrees, and higher
education in general leads to a higher quality of life for our students,
increased value for the organizations that hire them, and that our faculty
research and service helps study and solve problems and transforms the
communities that we are part of.” </p>
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associate director. She has served as interim director for the past 16 months.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Nicole Purviance</span><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Director of Marketing and Communications<br>
School of Information<br>
San Jose State University<br><a href="mailto:nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu" target="_blank">nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu</a><br>
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