Category: staff news

The Library welcomes Opal Anderson to our staff! Opal is the new Administrative Assistant to our new Director, Jan Chindlund. She comes to us with extensive, rich and pertinent experience in business administration and event planning, most recently with the Union League Club. Opal began an intense week of training yesterday, December 17th, overseen by…

Library Circulation Assistant Dieter Kirkwood has been recognized by Chicago Magazine as one of the area’s top emerging fashion designers. His line, DieterBennet, is produced with fellow Columbia College fashion grad Bennett Cousins. Check out the article HERE. You may remember that Dieter was named “One to watch” in Chicago fashion by the Gen Art…

A belated welcome to two new staff members: Amy Wainwright is the Library’s new Circulation Assistant. She has been a student worker here at the Library for the past few years. Jodie Stauffer is the Library’s new Cataloging Assistant. Both officially began their new positions last month. Welcome, Amy and Jodie!

Jacob Saenz, the Library’s Acquisitions Assistant, has a new poem, “Sweeping the States,” in this month’s issue of Poetry magazine. He’s also the featured poet on PoetryFoundation.org’s blog Harriet today. Jacob is a recent Columbia College Chicago Poetry major graduate (B.A. ’06), and was interviewed about this impressive accomplishment on the department’s blog: http://columbiacollegepoetryba.blogspot.com/2007/11/jacob-saenz-sweeps-slush-pile.html Congratulations,…

Congratulations to Dieter Kirkwood, the Library’s Circulation Assistant extraordinaire, who was selected as “one to watch” at the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion show. Check out Dieter’s fashion line dIETERbENNET Congratulations, Dieter!

The Library is pleased to announce that John Moss, our AV Assistant, has been named one of 10 recipients of this year’s All-Staff Arts & Media Award. The award recognizes the artistic achievements of Columbia College Chicago staff and is funded through Columbia College Chicago’s Office of Human Resources. Congratulations to all of the recipients.…

Please join the Library in welcoming our new Director, Jan Chindlund! A welcome message from Jo Cates, Associate Vice President for Academic Research & Dean of the Library: I am so pleased to announce that after a two-year search, we have a Library Director. Jan Chindlund will join our staff on Monday, September 24. Before…