Libraries Advisory Committee

Membership of Libraries Advisory Committee

  1. The Libraries Advisory Committee is directly responsible to the executive vice president and provost and is composed of the following members:

    One faculty member from each of the three divisions of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences appointed by the executive vice president and provost upon the recommendation of the Faculty Senate;

    One faculty member from each of the other degree-granting colleges of the university appointed by the executive vice president and provost upon the recommendation of the Faculty Senate;

    One member of the Graduate Council selected by the Graduate Council;

    One member of the library faculty nominated by the Library Council;

    One member of the supportive professional staff nominated by the Supportive Professional Staff Council and selected by the executive vice president and provost;

    One member of the operating staff nominated by the Operating Staff Council and selected by the executive vice president and provost;

    One undergraduate nominated by the Student Government Association (two nominees for each vacancy) and appointed by the executive vice president and provost;

    One graduate student nominated by the Graduate Council and appointed by the executive vice president and provost;

    The dean of the University Libraries.

    The terms of office shall be three years, staggered.

    The committee shall elect its chair, and the dean of University Libraries shall be secretary of the committee.

  2. The duties of the committee shall be to act as an advisory body to the provost in matters of library policy, needs, and services. Actions which involve a substantive change in policy are subject to University Council approval.

Libraries Advisory Committee

The LAC meets at 10 AM on the second Friday of September, November, February and April. Some meetings will be held in-person in Founders Memorial Library.

Membership

Membership

2025-2026 
2026-2027
2027-2028
2028-2029
Dean, University Libraries
Fred Barnhart
Fred Barnhart
Business
Yuan Tian Yuan Tian
Education
Hyoju Ahn Hyoju Ahn Hyoju Ahn
Engineering & Engineering Tech.
Jaejin Hwang Jaejin Hwang
Health and Human Sciences
Milijana Buac Milijana Buac Milijana Buac
Law
Matt Timko Matt Timko
Liberal Arts & Sciences - Natural Sciences
TBD Xueying Luo
PHYS - Natural Sciences
2-year term
Xueying Luo
PHYS - Natural Sciences
2-year term
Liberal Arts & Sciences - Social Sciences
Micah Morton
ANTH
Ivan Small,
ANTH - Social Sciences
Ivan Small,
ANTH - Social Sciences
Ivan Small,
ANTH - Social Sciences
Liberal Arts & Sciences - Humanities
Aurore Candier
HIST
Aurore Candier
HIST
University Libraries
Meredith Ayers Meredith Ayers Meredith Ayers
Visual & Performing Arts
Marc Macaranas Marc Macaranas
Graduate Council Representative
Jeremy Floyd Jeremy Floyd Jeremy Floyd
Representative, SPS
Erin Smith Erin Smith Erin Smith
Representative, Operating Staff
Holly Nicholson Holly Nicholson Holly Nicholson
Graduate Student (from Graduate Council)
Tom Piorkowski
Undergraduate Student (From SGA)
TBD

*    chair
**  vice chair 
^   secretary
@   ex offico

Contact Us

University Council
Altgeld Hall 103

Benjamin Creed
President, Faculty Senate
Chair, University Council
bcreed@niu.edu

Joan Laurino
Program Coordinator
jlaurino2@niu.edu

Tiffany Puckett
Faculty Advisory Council to the IBHE
tpuckett@niu.edu

Carrie Kortegast
Faculty Personnel Advisor
ckortegast@niu.edu