Category: 2022 Issues
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CALL Mentorship and Leadership Development Committee 2021-2022 Annual Report
The 2021-2022 Mentorship and Leadership Development Committee (MLDC) was comprised of Brandy Ellis, Sally Holterhoff, Heidi Kuehl, Lyonette Louis-Jacques, and Stacia Stein (chair). Mandy Lee served as CALL Board Liaison. The Committee sought to connect with new members and promote leadership development through 4 main initiatives:
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – March 2022
Conference Call – March 8, 2022 9:05 a.m. Board Members Present: Jamie Sommer, Scott Vanderlin, Lindsey Carpino, Carrie Port, Sarah Andeen, Mandy Lee, and Tom Keefe Board Members Absent: None Guests: No Guests Significant Actions:
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From the Editors
Happy February to everyone! Though with how cold it is outside, “Happy February” may seem like an oxy-moron. Luckily the Bulletin is here to warm your spirits. See and celebrate how active CALL has been during these wintery months! President Jamie Sommer kicks off the 75th Anniversary of CALL as an organization, describing our history…
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President’s Letter
Happy New Year! Or perhaps Happy Lunar New Year is more appropriate as we are already into the 2nd month of 2022 but we are just now welcoming the Year of the Tiger. In the zodiac tradition, the tiger symbolizes bravery and courage, and my new year wish for you is that this year brings…
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November Business Meeting – Rhea Ballard-Throwe
CALL convened on November 18, 2021 at noon via Zoom for our November Business Meeting. There were 54 registrants for this meeting. President Jamie Sommer opened the meeting and thanked Lexis for sponsoring the door prizes before handing it over to Vice President Scott Vanderlin, who introduced our speaker, Dean Rhea Ballard-Thrower. Speaker Dean Ballard-Thrower…
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New Member Profile: Julie Tedjeske Crane
Julie is the Faculty Scholarship and Educational Technology Librarian at Chicago-Kent. I manage three full-time faculty support specialists, run the institutional repository, provide Blackboard assistance, and teach advanced Word skills and other technology-related topics. Where did you grow up, and where else have you lived before coming to Chicago? Do you have a favorite among…
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Adaptive Leadership During Volatile Times
The notion and concepts of adaptive leadership inspired me last year during the darkest times of the pandemic. Shortly after beginning my new position with the Seventh Circuit, I attended a judiciary seminar on the topic. It was informed by the framework of adaptive leadership developed by Harvard business scholars, Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz,…
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CALL Volunteers Help GCFD to Wrap up 2021
The Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) is Chicago’s food bank and partners with over 700 local agencies and food assistance programs, including pantries, soup kitchens and shelters for children, older adults and veterans to fight hunger. They rely on volunteers to repackage bulk amounts of food into smaller, shareable quantities that can be distributed throughout…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – November 2021
CALL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Conference Call November 9, 2021 9:08 a.m. Board Members Present: Jamie Sommer, Scott Vanderlin, Lindsey Carpino, Sarah Andeen, Mandy Lee, and Carrie Port (Joined slightly late) Board Members Absent: Tom Keefe Guests: Julie Pabarja, Todd Ito, Sarah Walangitan, and Jessie LeMar called in for part of the meeting
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – December 2021
CALL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Conference Call December 14, 2021 9:04 a.m. Board Members Present: Jamie Sommer, Scott Vanderlin, Lindsey Carpino, Sarah Andeen, Mandy Lee, and Tom Keefe Board Members Absent: Carrie Port Guests: Sarah Reis called in for part of the meeting