O'Malley Library Annual Meeting

• Presentation: Libraries Exploring Ways to Empower the Development of Intercultural Identities and Multicultural Competencies (presented at the 2018 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 28th, 2018, to library staff on January 7th, 2020

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CELT) at Manhattan College: Faculty Development Day

• Hello!  Is anyone out there? Connecting the isolated academic through interdisciplinary opportunities. Co-presented with Heidi Laudien, Ph.D., Jessica M. Wilson, Ph.D., Fengyun Wu, Ph.D., & Shawn Ladda, Ed.D.  CELT Faculty Development Day, August 21, 2014.

• Libraryland: Where to build research relationships with your students.  Co-presented with Amy E. Handfield, MLS, MFA. CELT Faculty Development Day, August 23, 2013.

• Library research guides [(LRGs); LibGuides] and What's new in the library ebook collections.  CELT Faculty Development Day, August 23, 2013.

Center for Academic Success (CAS) at Manhattan College:  Professional Development Talks

• The Nuts & bolts of library ebook collections.  Center for Academic Success (CAS). Professional development presentation to College faculty and administrators, Spring 2013.

• Library research guides [(LRG); LibGuides]. Center for Academic Success (CAS). Professional development presentation to College faculty and administrators, December 5, 2012.

• Library research guides (LRGs): Using LRGs in peer tutoring. Center for Academic Success (CAS), October 3 and 5, 2012.

LaSallian Mission

International Association of Lasallian University Leadership (IALU) Conference in Rome, Italy.

• Bilingual Program: English/Spanish

• Casa Generalife (Lasallian Christian Brothers Headquarters), Rome, Italy, June 3-June 16, 2012.

• IALU Co-presenters (fellows): Provost William Clyde, Ph.D., Dean Constantine Theodosiou, Ph.D. (School of Science), Gwendolyn Tedeschi, Ph.D. (School of Business), Bernadette López Fitzsimmons (Library)—Manhattan College’s role within the International Higher Education Network of Lasallian Universities

  • Emphasis on higher education in today’s global environment

  • Bilingualism/bicultural and multilingual/multiculturalism in higher education citing NYC as an example

  • Equity in higher education among all socioeconomic levels throughout the worldpoverty issues that influence education at all levels

  • Improvement of networking channels in the IALU universities throughout the world

  • Campus Presentation:   November 15, 2012

  • Rome Presentation:       June 5, 2012.

Manhattan College Committees

Educational Effectiveness Working Group No. 5, Middle States Commission's Review (appointed), Spring 2020.

IRB Committee: Fall 2019 to present.

CFA Hearing Committee (appointed), Spring 2018 to Spring 2019.

CFA ad hoc subcommittee to review faculty promotion and tenure guidelines, Spring 2017 to present.

Council for Faculty Affairs (CFA):  Library Faculty representative, Spring 2017-2019.

• Board of Trustees Facilities Committee, CFA Representative, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019.

Advisory Committee on Campus Security (ACCS):  Faculty representative (Presidential appointment for one-year term), 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.

Library Search Committees

• Digital Humanities Librarian, Spring 2017.

• Assistant Director for Technical Services, Spring 2016.

• Assistant Director for Reference and Instruction, Spring 2016.

• Temporary Part-time Reference Librarian, Committee Chair, Spring 2016.

Professional Development

Association of American Colleges & Universities Annual Convention (AAC&U) 2018. Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C., January 23 - 27, 2018.

Modern Language Association Annual Convention 2018 (MLA). Sheraton-New York & New York Hilton, New York, N.Y., January 3-7, 2018.

Academic and Research Libraries-New York (ACRL-NY)  Annual Symposium 2018. Baruch College/City University of New York (CUNY),  Vertical Conference Center, New York, N.Y., December 2, 2017. Theme:  Exploring the mission of academic and research libraries in the 21st century information environment.

Academic and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Conference 2017, Baltimore, MD, March 2017.

Preventing Discrimination and Sexual Violence: Title IX, VAWA, and Clery Act for Faculty and Staff (online training), February 17, 2017.

Diversity Benefits for All Employers (online training), February 15, 2017.

CELT Faculty Development Day, August 25, 2016.

Connecticut Information Literacy Conference 2016, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, June 3, 2016.

Academic and Research Libraries-New York (ACRL-NY) Symposium, Baruch College/City University of New York (CUNY), Vertical Conference Center, NYC, NY, December 3, 2015.