Many changes are occurring in Ekstrom Library. The Delphi Center for faculty development will move to the second floor soon. The Writing Center will eventually be on the third floor and the carpet will be replaced on the first floor very soon.
Discussions are ongoing regarding budget planning for the next biennium.
The fourteen-member Blue Ribbon Commission has finalized its report to President Shumaker. The President is now receiving feedback through email. Recommendations have been finalized for faculty and staff salaries in terms of merit and upgrading to levels in comparable institutions. These recommendations still need approval from the Administration. I have been meeting with most of the deans and their appropriate library directors to discuss collection profiles and integrating information literacy into the curriculum.