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WILMA LESLEY JONES
Jones@mail.csi.cuny.edu
HIGHER EDUCATION:
- Doctoral Candidate: New York University; Coursework completed Spring 2005.
- M.A. Library and Information Studies -- Northern Illinois University, August 1992.
- M.A. English, (TESOL) -- Northern Illinois University, August 1990.
- B.A. English, (American Literature) -- Northern Illinois University, August 1988.
- A.A. Liberal Arts & Sciences -- Parkland Community College, December 1985.
Other
- Harvard University, Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, 2007
- Bryn Mawr College, ACRL Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, 1999.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
College of Staten Island/CUNY, Staten Island, NY
Department of the Library
Chief Librarian, January 2004 - Present.
Acting Chief Librarian, July 2002 - December 2003.
Head of Reference and Deputy Chief Librarian.
Editor, CSI Library News, September 1998.
Associate Professor, September 1998.
Acting Chief Librarian, September 1997 - August 1998.
Periodicals Librarian, January 1995 - August 1997.
Assistant to the Periodicals Librarian, September 1993 - December 1994.
Assistant Professor, Reference/Instruction Librarian, September 1992.
Department of English, Speech and World Literature
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Spring 1995.
GUEST SPEAKER:
"Picking Up the Pieces: African Immigrants in New York City" World on
Wednesday Presentation, College of Staten Island, May 2007
"Academic Libraries in the Digital Era." A presentation at the Sino American
Conference on Education, June 2004
"Female Voices in African Literature." Minority Scholars Initiative, Central
Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO, November 10th, 2000.
"Academic Librairies in the 21st century." Staten Island School
Librarians Professional Day, District 31, Great Kills, Staten Island, March 9 th,
2000.
African Women Writers." Presentation at the American Association of University Women,
Staten Island Branch, April 27th, 1999.
African Women Writers". Presentation at the Unitarian Church of Staten ISland in
celebration of Women's Month, March 8th, 1988.
"Civic Participation of Women in Sierra Leone." Staten Island Professional & Business
Women's Club, February 18th, 1997.
Invited by Staten Island's Business Services (West Brighton Local Development Group) to
give a talk on "Today's Libraries and Librarians," to the 4th and 5th
graders of P.S. 18 for Black History Month, February 27th, 1996.
COLLEGE SERVICE:
Search Committee, Chair, Assistant Provost, Spring 2006.
Search Committee, Member, Nursing Department, Sring 2006
Search Committee, Member, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Fall 2005
Search Committee, Member, Director of Counselling, Spring 2005
Elected Member, Institutional Planning Committee, Fall 2003 - present
Search Committee, Member, Chief Financial Officer, Spring 2003
Search Committee, Member, Instructional Support Services, Spring 2003
Member, President’s Community Advisory Council, Spring 2003 – present
Member, Steering Committee, Staten Island Project, Spring 2003 – present
Co-Chair, Center for Excellence in Learning & Technologies, Fall 2002 - present
Member, Personnel & Budget Committee, 1997-1998, 2002 - present
Member, Honor's College Advisory Committee, Fall 2002 - present
Member, Women's Resource Center Planning Committee, Summer 2002- present
Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Subcommittee on Positioning the College Within Its Community, Fall 2000
Elected Member, College Council, 2000-2002
Recording Secretary, Friends of the College of Staten Island, 2000-present
Chair, Search Committee for Director of Affirmative Action/Pluralism & Diversity, Spring 2000
Coordinator, Ad-Hoc Committee on Race & Ethnicity, 1999 - 2002
Search Committee, Dean of Science & Technology, Fall 1998
Member, Presidential Task Force on Technology, 1997/1998
Co-Chair, World Wide Web Sub-Committee, Presidential Task Force on Technology, Spring 1998
Chair, Task Force on the Library, Spring 1998
Member, Year 2000 Task Force Committee, 1998-present
Member, Search Committee, Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences, 1997/1998
Member, Screening Committee, CSI Technical Support, 1997/1998.
Member, Search Committee, Director of Recruitment & Admissions, 1996.
Mentor, Pluralism & Diversity Mentor Program, 1996-present
Chair, Sexual Harassment Education Committee, 1995-1997.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
International Federation of Liberty Associations, 2007 - present
American Association of University Women, 1999 - present
Association for College & Research Libraries/NY Chapter, 1993 - present
American Library Association, 1993 - present
CUNY African-American Network, College Representative, 1992 - present
Library Association of the City University of New York, 1992 - present
Secretary, Executive Council, 1994 - 1996
Liaison to the New York Black Librarian Caucus, Fall 1995 - present