Leadership

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Faye A. Chadwell

Dean, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

 

Faye A. Chadwell was appointed the Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications on March 1, 2021. Prior to this appointment she had served as the Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian at Oregon State University and held positions at the University of Oregon Libraries as well as the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

With more than 500 full-time faculty and staff, Dean Chadwell leads the University Libraries, the Penn State University Press, Media and Technology Support Services, and the University Records Management Program. She provides direction and leadership to create and implement the University Libraries’ strategic plan and advance the Libraries’ global reputation as a top research library.

Dean Chadwell’s professional associations have spanned several divisions within the American Library Association (ALA): the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (1995–2020), the Library Leadership and Management Association (2010–20), and Association of College and Research Libraries (since 2011). She also has held leadership positions within the ALA Rainbow Round Table; the Oregon Library Association; and two academic library consortia—the Orbis Cascade Alliance and the Greater Western Library Alliance. She also has served on executive steering committees for SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and for the Western Regional Storage Trust and was elected to the ACRL Board of Directors (2018-22). Presently she is the chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the Association of Research Libraries.

Dean Chadwell holds an B.A. and M. A. in English from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, and an MLS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.


 

Leadership Team

The Libraries Administrative Leadership Team (Admin Team) is the leadership group of the University Libraries. Membership consists of the Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communication, Associate Deans, the Senior Director of Administrative and Financial Services, and the Libraries Human Resources Strategic partner. Team members use their individual knowledge, strengths, and perspectives to provide leadership and advocate for the entire Libraries organization. The team works collaboratively and collectively in leading the Libraries. The members of the Admin Team:

  • Work collaboratively to provide vision and direction for the research, teaching, and service mission of the Libraries.
  • Help implement the Libraries’ strategic plan, support institutional goals and build a strong culture of engagement and shared decision making.
  • Participate in the Libraries’ key planning, budget, operations, and personnel decision-making activities.
  • Facilitate cross-organizational communication while fostering a culture of transparency and shared decision making.
  • Represent the Libraries with donor relations and fundraising with leadership and development teams within the libraries.
  • Participate in University initiatives and represent the Libraries in University-wide planning and administration and in local, regional, and national arenas.

 

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Nathan Hall

Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections and Digital Strategies

​​​The Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections and Digital Strategies provides leadership and advocacy for information technology, digital initiatives, repository services, and resource discovery and access services. Areas include:

 

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Jennie Knies

Associate Dean for Commonwealth Campus Libraries

Jennie provides leadership, strategic direction, and support for the Commonwealth Campus Libraries (CCLs). Penn State University Libraries consists of one unified system dispersed across 23 campuses and online programs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Fifteen head librarians directly administer the Commonwealth Campus Libraries, providing library resources to a geographically dispersed user population that includes approximately 50 percent of Penn State’s undergraduate students. The Associate Dean directly supervises the following campus libraries/head librarians:

In addition, the Associate Dean supervises two regional interim directors and has responsibility for oversight of the campus libraries within those portfolios.

Director for Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Eastern Region, Matthew Wayman, supervises:

Director for Commonwealth Campus Libraries, Western Region, Jennifer Gilley, supervises:

 

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Rebecca Miller Waltz

Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement

Rebecca provides leadership, strategic direction, and vision to plan and develop meaningful initiatives that foster learner success, enrich the user experience, and promote global engagement and learning.
Areas include:

 

Pamela Hough

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Senior Director of Administrative and Financial Services

Reporting to the Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, Pamela and her team coordinate all aspects of strategic planning, assessment, grants and contracts, administrative services (including security, facilities, fiscal planning, and Business Office operations) at 37 libraries on 24 campuses comprising the Penn State Libraries.

Units within Administrative and Financial Services include:

 

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