Committees

Program Committee

Charge: Responsible for the year's programming for the chapter; currently two conferences per year, one fall (typically October) and one spring (typically May).

2007/08 Membership: Francine Apollo, SUNY Cobleskill, Chair; Glynis Asu, Hamilton College; Dung-Lan Chen, Skidmore College; Megan Coder, SUNY New Paltz; Tasha Cooper, Syracuse University; John Cosgrove, Skidmore College; Jacquelyn Coughlan, SUNY Institute of Technology; Barbara Grimes, SUNY Institute of Technology; Brenda L Hazard, University at Albany, SUNY; Kathryn Johns-Masten, Siena College; Jane Kessler, University at Albany, SUNY; Suzanne Preate, Syracuse University; Elizabeth Putnam, Skidmore College; Connie Roberts, Hamilton College; Joyce Rambo, Nylink; Deb Schmidle, Cornell University; Uma Sharma, Syracuse University; Yu-hui Chen, University at Albany; Vivien-Elizabeth Zazzau, University at Albany; Kari Zhe-Heimerman, LeMoyne College

Annual Reports: 2007/08 | 2005/06

Communications Committe

Charge: Activities include the work associated with the Newsletter, web site, and email discussion groups.

2007/08 Membership: Patricia Hults, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chair; Tammy Gobert, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bern Mulligan, Binghamton University

Annual Reports: 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06

Membership Committee

Charge: Maintains membership database; solicits renewals and new memberships annually, organizes and maintains an accurate designation of liaisons, and publishes a directory of the membership annually

2007/08 Membership: Suzanne Preate, Syracuse University, Chair; Mary Lynn Bensen, SUNY Oneonta; Amy Hillick, Orange County Community College; Kathleen Horton, SUNY Canton; Jane Kessler, University at Albany; Mary Mullin, Herkimer County Community College; John Thomas, Jefferson Community College.

Annual Reports: 2007/08 | 2005/06

Government Relations Committee

Charge: Disseminates appropriate information from national ACRL via the listserv and/or web site; monitors state and federal issues pertinent to libraries and education; lobbies state and federal legislators; works to create a legislative advocacy network in the chapter by conveying to the members important legislative alerts as they arise; prepares legislative information guides for fall and/or spring conferences as part of membership education; works toward greater legislative advocacy efforts on a state and local level.

2007/08 Membership: vacant