OISE Library Student Advisory Committee

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Purpose

The OISE Library Student Advisory Committee will provide a venue for open conversations about the OISE Library. The Committee will facilitate direct communication between OISE students, the Director of the OISE Library, and OISE Library staff, and will invite students to share suggestions and get involved in the decision making processes that will help to shape and improve the Library's programs, services, resources, and facilities.

Membership

The OISE Library Student Advisory Committee is intended to reflect the various opinions and concerns of the entire OISE student body regarding the Library. Therefore, the Committee should be comprised of a diverse group of students who can help to make the Library a more inclusive and accessible place.

The OISE Library encourages participation on the Student Advisory Committee by persons who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of colour, LGBTQ2SIA+, persons with disabilities, international students, and others who will contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 

  • The Committee will include between 6 and 15 OISE students.
  • Students will be appointed for a one-year term, starting in November.
  • Members may be re-appointed.

Meeting Dates

  • The Committee will meet approximately 3-4 times per academic year. 
  • Meeting dates may be modified following a vote of Committee members at the first meeting.
  • The Committee will either meet remotely, via Zoom, or will meet in person with an option to participate remotely, via Zoom - to be determined by the Committee.

Co-Curricular Record

Students who participate in the OISE Library Student Advisory Committee and attend at least three of the four meetings will be eligible for Co-Curricular Record (CCR) credit.

Terms of Reference

OISE Library Student Advisory Committee Terms of Reference  (v.7.0)

Annual Reports

Annual reports of the OISE Library Student Advisory Committee are made openly available (please see below).

Membership and Minutes

Membership and minutes of the OISE Library Student Advisory Committee are made openly available (please see below).

2023 - 2024 Membership

Co-chairs: Yoonsuh Lee (CTL) and Ahmet Su (LHAE)

Secretary: Tin Yuet Tam (CTL)

Members

Bayan Akbik (LHAE)

Noah Khan (SJE)

Thacze Kuganesan (LHAE)

Huda Salha (LHAE)

Sydney VanDeWiel (SJE)

OISE Library Staff

Jenaya Webb, Director (ex officio)

Desmond Wong, Outreach Librarian, OISE Library

Lenora Huynh (OISE Library Intern)

Past Membership and Minutes

2022 - 2023 Membership and Minutes

2022 - 2023

Chair

Emily Dobrich (LHAE)

Secretary

Dhuha Chaudhry (CTL)

Members

Bayan Akbik (LHAE)
Lu Wang (LHAE)
Emily Walton Doris (LHAE)
Noah Khan (SJE)
Cherie Daniel (SJE)
Rutwa Engineer (CTL)
Maryam Yousefipournigjeh (CTL)
Huda Salha (LHAE)
Helen Chatburn (LHAE)
Barbara Leitermang (CTL)
Maia Wells (CTL)
Arva Ezzi (CTL)
Abigail Fisher (LHAE)
Shiye Zhou (CTL)
Yoonsuh Lee (CTL)

OISE Library Staff

Jenaya Webb, Interim Director (ex officio)
Desmond Wong, Liaison Librarian, Education
Jayson Meghie, Access Services Generalist

Minutes:

 

2021 - 2022 Membership and Minutes

2021 - 2022

Minutes:

2020 - 2021 Membership and Minutes

2020 - 2021

Chair(s):

  • Lifei Qian, APHD
  • Qiongli Zhu, CTL

Secretary:

  • Mira Chow, CTL
  • Laura Facciolo, CTL

Members:

  • Erika Colby, CTL
  • Cherie Daniel, SJE
  • Alison D'Cruz, LHAE
  • Matthew Humphries, CTL
  • Milan Lazic, APHD
  • Joanne Lieu, LHAE
  • Justin Patrick, LHAE
  • Huda Salha, LHAE
  • Magdalene Stavrou, CTL
  • Tika Ram Thapa, SJE
  • Julia  Woznowski, CREFO

OISE Library Staff:

Minutes:

2019 - 2020 Membership and Minutes

2019 - 2020

Chair(s):

  • Magdalene Stavrou

Secretary:

Members:

  • Cherie Daniel, SJE, PhD program
  • Ellen Jamieson, CTL, MT program
  • Joanne Lieu, LHAE, PhD program
  • Cindy (Bingqing) Shen, LHAE, MEd program
  • Latifa Soliman, LHAE, MEd program 
  • Magdalene Stavrou, CTL, MT program
  • Tika Thapa, SJE, MEd program
  • Tong (Qiutong) Zhou, CTL, MEd program

OISE Library Staff:

Minutes:

2018 - 2019 Membership and Minutes

2018 - 2019

Chair(s):

Secretary:

Members:

OISE Library Staff:

Minutes:

2017 - 2018 Membership and Minutes

2017 - 2018

Chair(s):

  • Liujia Tian, LHAE, MEd program

Secretary:

  • Kate Reid, CTL, PhD program

Members:

  • Mani Azimzadeh, SJE, MEd program
  • Arielle Baker, APHD, MA CSE program
  • Danielle Cantave, SJE, Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne, PhD program
  • Paula Elias, LHAE, PhD program
  • Jason Singh, LHAE, MEd program
  • Ashleigh Woodward, CTL, MA program

OISE Library Staff:

  • OISE Library Director: Monique Flaccavento
  • OISE Librarian: Desmond Wong
  • OISE Graduate Student Library Assistant: Emily Kim, iSchool, MI program 

Minutes: