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Snezek Library Leadership Institute: 2018 Snezek

Information about the CCCU Snezek Library Leadership Institute.

Host Institution

2018 SNEZEK LIBRARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Houghton College
Houghton, New York
July 11 – 13, 2018

Schedule

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
  • 1:00pm-5:00pm - Registration & Optional Campus Tour
  • 5:00pm-5:30pm - Welcome & Introductions
  • 5:30pm-6:30pm Dinner
  • 6:30pm-8:00pm Session 1 Opening Address
  • 8:00pm-9:00pm Library Tour & Reception
Thursday, July 12, 2018
  • 7:45am-8:30am Breakfast
  • 8:45am-9:00am Devotional (David Malone)
  • 9:00am-10:30am Session 2
  • 10:30am-11:00am Break
  • 11:00am-12:00pm Session 3
  • 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
  • 1:15pm-2:30pm Session 4
  • 2:30pm-4:30 pm Session 5: Excursion - Letchworth State Park 
  • 5:30pm-7:30 pm Dinner/Banquet
Friday, July 13, 2018
  • 7:45am-8:30am Breakfast
  • 8:40am-8:55am Devotional (Judy Pruitt)
  • 9:00am-10:15am Session 6
  • 10:15am-10:30am Break
  • 10:30am-11:30am Session 7
  • 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
  • 1:00pm-2:15pm Session 8
  • 2:30pm-3:00pm Closing/Wrap-Up

Program

Session 1 Opening Address

Mary Ann Mavrinac (BIO)

Session 2: Deep Work and Library Administration

Brent Swearingen

Session 3: Creating a Culture of Innovation with Staff

Greta Grond

Session 4: Building Sabbath into Your Life: Taking Time to Breathe

Esther Gillie

Session 5: Excursion — Letchworth State Park

Session 6: C2AE: architecture & engineering (Diversity in Library Staffing) 

Dennis Jensen

Session 7: Potter & the Clay: Integrating Faith and Librarianship in the 21st Century

Dean Riley

Session 8: Academic Libraries – Black hole or good investment?

Chief Academic Officers Panel

Planning Committee

2018 Snezek: Executive Team
  • Tonya Fawcett – Grace University – outgoing chair
  • Robbie Bolton - Spring Arbor University - Chair
  • Esther Gillie- Regent University - Chair-elect
Planning Team
  • David Stevick, Houghton College - Host
  • Greta Grond - Northwestern College (Iowa)
  • Dean Riley - Houston Baptist University
  • Brent Swearingen - John Brown

Readings

Presentations and Documents

Due to the confidential nature of the discussions at the Snezek Library Leadership Institute, no presentations or recordings are available to the public.

Contact Ed Walton at Southwest Baptist University to request access to documents related to this year's presentations.