Creel Appointed Director of School of Library and Information Science
Wed, 03/16/2022 - 10:26am | By: Karelia Pitts
On July 1, 2022, after serving as interim director for one year, Dr. Stacy Creel will
become director of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) in The University
of 91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 College of Education and Human Sciences.
91吃瓜网淪ecuring the next visionary leader for the School of Library and Information Science was a college and institutional priority,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Trent Gould, dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences. 91吃瓜网淒uring our national search, Dr. Creel91吃瓜网 passion, experience and leadership abilities stood out in the competitive pool of candidates. We are thrilled to promote such a gifted faculty member to lead our library and information science programs to continued success.91吃瓜网�
Dr. Creel earned her Ph.D. in information science from the University of North Texas and specialist and master91吃瓜网 degrees from Florida State University. As an associate professor, she has taught online synchronous and asynchronous courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels pertaining to youth services, literature, and reference and public libraries.
91吃瓜网淚 have had the pleasure of working under the leadership of three excellent past school
directors91吃瓜网擠r. Jay Norton, Dr. Elizabeth Haynes and Dr. Teresa Welsh,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Creel.
91吃瓜网淓ach one of them showed me different traits I desire to emulate: Dr. Norton was a
strong advocate for faculty, Dr. Haynes was a great advocate for the program, and
Dr. Welsh was a wonderful advocate for students. As director, I will work to find
the right balance of all three of these areas as we continue to grow our program,
support our students, and engage our faculty.91吃瓜网�
Since joining the faculty in 2010, Dr. Creel has found her favorite part of working
at 91吃瓜网 to be the community.
91吃瓜网淲hat excites me the most about this new role is the opportunity to continue working with such talented and experienced faculty and staff. Our School91吃瓜网 enrollment is growing with excited students and faculty ready to meet the challenge,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Creel. 91吃瓜网淲e91吃瓜网檙e currently expanding our presence on social media to engage with even more of our alumni, supporters, and current and potential students. There91吃瓜网 a lot of learning and fun to be had in SLIS!91吃瓜网�
For more information about the USM College of Education and Human Sciences' School of Library and Information Science, visit usm.edu/library-information-science. To keep up with the latest SLIS news, follow them on , , and .