<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">Hi Ericka,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">I may be interested in chairing the Intellectual Freedom Committee. I am interested in exploring AI and its impacts on education, especially reference, access to resources for incarcerated students in higher education, and access to K-12 literature that supports intrapersonal awareness and growth at both public and school libraries.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">Currently, I will retire from PSU in March 2025; yet I plan to continue my membership with OLA and ACRL Oregon. In the past, I chaired the Oregon Authors committee and oversaw the publication of the last two print editions as well as the migration to the web. I am sorry that we lost the domain; however, <a href="http://oregonauthors.com">oregonauthors.com</a> is available.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">If you can share any information about chair responsibilities, I would appreciate it. If I am interested in chairing, what are the next steps?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#0b5394">Kim</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p></p>
<p style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, MA, MS<br>Assistant Professor / University Studies Librarian</p><p style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">pronouns - she / her</p><p style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Portland State University Library<br>1875 SW Park Avenue<br>Portland, OR 97201</p><p style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><a href="mailto:willsons@pdx.edu" target="_blank">willsons@pdx.edu</a><br><a href="http://library.pdx.edu/" target="_blank">http://library.pdx.edu</a></p><p style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px">503-725-4552</p><p style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 9:47 AM OLA President via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello, all!<div>The Oregon Library Association is looking for immediate leadership to chair the Intellectual Freedom Committee and Programs for the OLA Conference Planning Committee during the upcoming term starting in September. Either of these positions can be led by a single person, or could be jointly chaired! </div><div><br></div><div>Please see below for a little more about each role, share this email or the attached flyer with anyone you think might be great in one of these positions, and/or reach out if you are interested in learning more:)</div><div><br></div><div><div><ul><li>The<b> <a href="https://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159" target="_blank">Intellectual Freedom Committee</a></b><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159" target="_blank"> </a>is looking for a <b>new chair, or ideally co-chairs,</b> to step up at the start of September.<font face="arial, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"> </font></font>This is at minimum a one year commitment.This is an exciting opportunity to lead this phenomenal group of intellectual freedom advocates in whatever next direction the committee feels is best, while balancing engagement, support and capacity levels with overall impact. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>The Conference Committee is in need of a skilled person (or duo!) to don the helm of <b>2025 Program Coordinator / Program Chair and 2026 Conference Chair. </b>The position is a two-year commitment. The first year (2025 Conference) serves as the program/session coordinator and the second year (2026 Conference) serves as conference chair. For more details about responsibilities, location(s) and timelines, please email the current chair at:
<font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:olaconference@olaweb.org" target="_blank">olaconference@olaweb.org</a> and cc: <a href="mailto:olapresident@olaweb.org" target="_blank">olapresident@olaweb.org</a></font></li></ul></div></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><img src="cid:ii_lzsnb45u2" alt="d170cb42-1bf4-40f4-afc5-81a18810e6ca.png" width="426" height="540" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><div>Warm Regards, </div><div><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.2px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Ericka Brunson-Rochette (she/her)</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><br>Oregon Library Association President, 2024</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.2px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/63725e0a-2fbc-4461-b6d4-6cd26d853055/3" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">olapresident@olaweb</a><a href="http://ola.memberclicks.net/message2/link/63725e0a-2fbc-4461-b6d4-6cd26d853055/3" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">.org</a></font></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wAYIK1sJDVnprQI6YPU_0Baz6-yMDBBAmT0ra8xDAzu5H9c8Bi8ihr9OKN-hp4fVHt-7CSpu0" width="96" height="39"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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