Leadership 101: Developing Leadership Skills for the 21st Century

The faculties of the University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences and Texas Women’s University School of Library and Information Studies are hosting a workshop - Leadership 101: Developing Leadership Skills for the 21st Century on April 15, 2008 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Universities Center at Dallas campus on 1901 Main Street in Dallas. A panel of state and national library and information science leaders will speak at the workshop including; Dr. Loriene Roy, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Information and President of the American Library Association. Dr. Roy is the first American Indian to be elected to lead the American Library Association in its 131 year history. She is Ojibwe, enrolled on the White Earth Reservation and a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Rebecca Vargha, Librarian for the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina and Immediate Past President of the Special Libraries Association will also appear on the panel.

The goals of this workshop are to discuss library leadership skills necessary for information professionals in the 21st Century, to discuss the importance of cultural diversity in library leadership; to introduce library leaders to students and alumni of both schools, and to foster leadership capabilities among students and alumni of UNT and TWU. All students and alumni of UNT and TWU are welcome. Refreshments will be served.