From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:00:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [71.178.175.153] (account diane@cni.org HELO cnidianembic25.fios-router.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9) with ESMTPSA id 31080304 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:08:46 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_9CCEDF06-0BFE-4285-A8D2-CD78023905F3" Subject: Paul Evan Peters Fellowship Recipients X-Original-Message-Id: <5CBDF259-C263-4199-8DC7-F92E2260BF86@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:08:46 -0400 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2104\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2104) --Apple-Mail=_9CCEDF06-0BFE-4285-A8D2-CD78023905F3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Meg Young & Kristen Matteucci Receive Paul Evan Peters Fellowships Washington, DC =E2=80=94 The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) = is pleased to announce the selection of doctoral student Meg Young and = master=E2=80=99s student Kristen Matteucci as the 2016 recipients of the = Paul Evan Peters Fellowship for graduate study in library and = information sciences. The fellowship was established to honor the memory = of CNI founding executive director Paul Evan Peters; it recognizes = outstanding scholarship and intellectual rigor, a commitment to civic = responsibility and democratic values, and imagination. Meg Young is a PhD student at the University of Washington=E2=80=99s = Information School; she holds a BA and a master of science in = information from the University of Michigan. Young was selected for the = Peters Fellowship, in part, for her research focusing on data privacy in = municipal government, in which she poses a fundamental question: How can = we make sure that residents=E2=80=99 privacy interests are protected in = commercial uses? To that end, Young examines data privacy practices = within the context of open data programs enacted by many cities, = examining how privacy concerns are accounted for in the design and = execution of these programs. Describing her as an =E2=80=9Cexceptionally = bright doctoral researcher,=E2=80=9D University of Washington professor = Jan Whittington, who recommended Young for the award, wrote that her = =E2=80=9Cintellectual curiosity is truly remarkable=E2=80=A6 Moreover, = her positive attitude and dedication to the betterment of democratic = engagement with digital technologies are infectious.=E2=80=9D This year=E2=80=99s recipient of the master=E2=80=99s level fellowship, = Kristen Matteucci, is a student in the Master of Information program at = Rutgers University, with a focus on community outreach and engagement as = they relate to library and information services. Long an advocate for = victims of domestic violence, Matteucci is interested in helping achieve = equitable access to information, particularly for people considered to = be disempowered or information poor. Matteucci has worked for several = years with the nonprofit agency Women Against Abuse (WAA); in = recommending her for the fellowship, Elise Scioscia, WAA director of = public policy commented, =E2=80=9CKristen is very future-focused when it = comes to the information sciences field=E2=80=94she is constantly = reflecting on how information and technology can be used as a social = change agent.=E2=80=9D CNI executive director Clifford Lynch stated, =E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99s = wonderful to have two excellent awardees who reflect the spirit of Paul = Evan Peters. CNI is delighted to support the academic and career goals = of these fellowship recipients, and we look forward to following their = work.=E2=80=9D Selection committee members included: Adriene Lim, Philip H. Knight = chair and dean of libraries at the University of Oregon; Anu Vedantham, = director of Teaching and Learning Services for Harvard College Library; = Scott Walter, university librarian at DePaul University; and Joan = Lippincott, associate executive director of the Coalition for Networked = Information. About the Fellowship The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was established to honor and perpetuate = the memory of the founding executive director of the Coalition for = Networked Information. Funded by donations from Peters=E2=80=99s = colleagues, friends, and family, in 2016, the fellowship provides two = two-year awards: one to a doctoral student in the amount of $5,000 per = year, and one to a master=E2=80=99s student in the amount of $2,500 per = year. Fellowships are given to students who demonstrate intellectual and = personal qualities consistent with those of Peters, including: =E2=80=A2 Commitment to the use of digital information and = advanced technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity, = and public life =E2=80=A2 Interest in the civic responsibilities of networked = information professionals, and a commitment to democratic values and = government accountability =E2=80=A2 Positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, = technological, and bureaucratic challenges =E2=80=A2 Humor, vision, humanity, and imagination The fellowship will be awarded next in 2018; applications will be = available on CNI=E2=80=99s website, www.cni.org. More information about the fellowship and its current and past = recipients is available at www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship. -- CNI is a coalition of over 220 institutions dedicated to supporting the = transformative promise of digital information technology for the = advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of = intellectual productivity. The Coalition, which is sponsored by the = Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered = in Washington DC. More about CNI is at www.cni.org. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization = of 124 research libraries in the US and Canada. ARL=E2=80=99s mission is = to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the = public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse = communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals = of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and = information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, = fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the = emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future = environment that leverages its interests with those of allied = organizations. ARL is on the web at ARL.org. A nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT leaders and = professionals committed to advancing higher education, EDUCAUSE helps = those who lead, manage, and use information technology to shape = strategic IT decisions at every level within higher education. For more = information, visit educause.edu. __________________________________________________ Diane Goldenberg-Hart Communications Coordinator Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20039 202.296.5098 | cni.org --Apple-Mail=_9CCEDF06-0BFE-4285-A8D2-CD78023905F3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Meg Young & Kristen Matteucci = Receive Paul Evan Peters Fellowships

Washington, DC =E2=80=94 The Coalition = for Networked Information (CNI) is pleased to announce the selection of = doctoral student Meg Young and master=E2=80=99s student Kristen = Matteucci as the 2016 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship for = graduate study in library and information sciences. The fellowship was = established to honor the memory of CNI founding executive director Paul = Evan Peters; it recognizes outstanding scholarship and intellectual = rigor, a commitment to civic responsibility and democratic values, and = imagination.

Meg= Young is a PhD student at the University of Washington=E2=80=99s = Information School; she holds a BA and a master of science in = information from the University of Michigan. Young was selected for the = Peters Fellowship, in part, for her research focusing on data privacy in = municipal government, in which she poses a fundamental question: How can = we make sure that residents=E2=80=99 privacy interests are protected in = commercial uses? To that end, Young examines data privacy practices = within the context of open data programs enacted by many cities, = examining how privacy concerns are accounted for in the design and = execution of these programs. Describing her as an =E2=80=9Cexceptionally = bright doctoral researcher,=E2=80=9D University of Washington professor = Jan Whittington, who recommended Young for the award, wrote that her = =E2=80=9Cintellectual curiosity is truly remarkable=E2=80=A6 Moreover, = her positive attitude and dedication to the betterment of democratic = engagement with digital technologies are infectious.=E2=80=9D

This year=E2=80=99s = recipient of the master=E2=80=99s level fellowship, Kristen Matteucci, = is a student in the Master of Information program at Rutgers University, = with a focus on community outreach and engagement as they relate to = library and information services. Long an advocate for victims of = domestic violence, Matteucci is interested in helping achieve equitable = access to information, particularly for people considered to be = disempowered or information poor. Matteucci has worked for several years = with the nonprofit agency Women Against Abuse (WAA); in recommending her = for the fellowship, Elise Scioscia, WAA director of public policy = commented, =E2=80=9CKristen is very future-focused when it comes to the = information sciences field=E2=80=94she is constantly reflecting on how = information and technology can be used as a social change = agent.=E2=80=9D

CNI executive director Clifford Lynch stated, =E2=80=9CIt=E2=80= =99s wonderful to have two excellent awardees who reflect the spirit of = Paul Evan Peters. CNI is delighted to support the academic and career = goals of these fellowship recipients, and we look forward to following = their work.=E2=80=9D

Selection committee members included: Adriene Lim, Philip H. = Knight chair and dean of libraries at the University of Oregon; Anu = Vedantham, director of Teaching and Learning Services for Harvard = College Library; Scott Walter, university librarian at DePaul = University; and Joan Lippincott, associate executive director of the = Coalition for Networked Information.


About the Fellowship

The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was = established to honor and perpetuate the memory of the founding executive = director of the Coalition for Networked Information. Funded by donations = from Peters=E2=80=99s colleagues, friends, and family, in 2016, the = fellowship provides two two-year awards: one to a doctoral student in = the amount of $5,000 per year, and one to a master=E2=80=99s student in = the amount of $2,500 per year. Fellowships are given to students who = demonstrate intellectual and personal qualities consistent with those of = Peters, including:

=E2=80=A2 Commitment to the use of digital = information and advanced technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual = productivity, and public life
=E2=80=A2 Interest = in the civic responsibilities of networked information professionals, = and a commitment to democratic values and government = accountability
=E2=80=A2 Positive = and creative approach to overcoming personal, technological, and = bureaucratic challenges
=E2=80=A2 Humor, = vision, humanity, and imagination

The fellowship will be awarded next in = 2018; applications will be available on CNI=E2=80=99s website, www.cni.org.

More information about = the fellowship and its current and past recipients is available at www.cni.org/go/pep-fellowship.

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CNI is a = coalition of over 220 institutions dedicated to supporting the = transformative promise of digital information technology for the = advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of = intellectual productivity. The Coalition, which is sponsored by the = Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered = in Washington DC. More about CNI is at www.cni.org.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit = organization of 124 research libraries in the US and Canada. ARL=E2=80=99s= mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly = communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and = the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by = advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing = leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher = education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, = facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and = shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of = allied organizations. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.

A nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT = leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education, = EDUCAUSE helps those who lead, manage, and use information technology to = shape strategic IT decisions at every level within higher education. For = more information, visit educause.edu.


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Diane Goldenberg-Hart
Communications Coordinator
Coalition for = Networked Information
21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800, Washington, = DC 20039
202.296.5098 | cni.org

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