From: "Beth Secrist beth@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:40:00 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [73.40.28.43] (account beth@cni.org HELO [192.168.1.114]) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 36872801 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:09:20 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_7AE0A4DD-6197-4607-8E4F-FB31CC2958C5" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.15\)) Subject: Jen Liu and Jake Tompkins Receive Paul Evan Peters Fellowships X-Original-Message-Id: <7C767868-CB89-4953-894A-2DE01C5C5578@cni.org> X-Original-Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:09:20 -0400 X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.15) --Apple-Mail=_7AE0A4DD-6197-4607-8E4F-FB31CC2958C5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Washington, DC =E2=80=94 Doctoral student Jen Liu and master=E2=80=99s = student Jacob (Jake) Tompkins are the 2020 recipients of the Paul Evan = Peters Fellowship for graduate study in library and information = sciences. The fellowship was established to honor the memory of = Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) founding Executive Director = Paul Evan Peters; it recognizes outstanding scholarship and intellectual = rigor, a commitment to civic responsibility and democratic values, and = imagination. Jen Liu is completing her second year in the PhD program in information = science at Cornell University. She received a master's degree in = tangible interaction design from Carnegie Mellon University and a BFA = from the Maryland Institute College of Art. "The guiding tenet of my = research," wrote Liu in her application essay, "is that a sustainable = future is synonymous with an equitable future." She is using = ethnographic fieldwork methods working with communities in the = southeastern region of the U.S. along with co-design methodologies to = engage with these communities to develop alternatives to "big" digital = agriculture tools and technologies. Anticipated outcomes from her work = will have direct implications for the design and development of future = sustainable computing technologies by reframing how issues around social = equity are fundamental to sustainability. "Jen Liu's research connects = the fundamental role of the environment and an equitable and just = future. Her creative and insightful approach engages communities that = are often forgotten or marginalized in developing tools that address = climate change in a meaningful and sustainable way," observed Krisellen = Maloney, vice president for information services at Rutgers University, = and a member of the fellowship selection committee. Steve Jackson, chair = of Cornell's information science department, commented: "Jen is in the = early stages of a research program that I believe will establish her as = a major figure and leader in the information, computation and = sustainability space.=E2=80=9D This year=E2=80=99s recipient of the master=E2=80=99s level fellowship, = Jake Tompkins, is a student in the Master of Library and Information = Science program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He = received a BS in actuarial science from Florida State University (FSU) = and considers his formal training in mathematics and analysis important = to his current interest, crisis informatics, in which information and = communication technologies are used to respond to global emergencies. = Tompkins is collaborating to develop a "rebel archive" that highlights = the human rights contributions of incarcerated individuals and members = of groups such as the Black Panthers and the California Coalition for = Women Prisoners. He is also documenting their unlawful treatment, = including the threat of COVID-19 in prisons, by helping to build a data = dashboard that maps the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in state and = federal prisons across California as well as actions taken by prisoners = (such as hunger strikes and other types of protests) in response to the = lack of protection from the virus. In his application essay, Tompkins = expressed the hope that this work will help elucidate "the historical = and ongoing battle for human rights in the California prison system and = demonstrate the lethal impacts this pandemic has had on vulnerable = populations with limited agency to protect themselves." FSU Associate = Dean Michael Meth wrote in his letter of recommendation that, "Jake is = exactly the kind of person we ought to recruit into our profession and I = expect great things from him in the future." "These are superb choices from a very strong set of applicants; I = continue to be deeply impressed by the wonderful range and diversity of = their backgrounds, research and professional interests. I think that = Paul would be both pleased and proud of these winners," affirmed CNI = Executive Director Clifford Lynch. Selection committee members included: Martin Kalfatovic, Associate = Director, Smithsonian Libraries; Krisellen Maloney, Vice President for = Information Services and University Librarian, Rutgers University; = Janice Welburn, Dean of Libraries, Marquette University; Diane = Goldenberg-Hart, Assistant Executive Director, CNI. 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's colleagues, = friends, and family, in 2020, the fellowship provides two 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: =C2=B7 Commitment to the use of digital information and advanced = technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity, and public = life =C2=B7 Interest in the civic responsibilities of networked = information professionals, and a commitment to democratic values and = government accountability =C2=B7 Positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, = technological, and bureaucratic challenges =C2=B7 Humor, vision, humanity, and imagination. The fellowship will be awarded next in 2022; 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 . The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is a joint program of the = Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE that promotes the = use of information technology to advance scholarship and education. Some = 240 organizations representing higher education, publishing, information = technology, scholarly and professional organizations, foundations, and = libraries and library organizations, make up CNI=E2=80=99s members. = Learn more at cni.org . The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization = of 124 research libraries in Canada and the US = whose = mission is to advance research, learning, and scholarly communication. = The Association fosters the open exchange of ideas and expertise, = promotes equity and diversity, and pursues advocacy and public policy = efforts that reflect the values of the library, scholarly, and higher = education communities. ARL forges partnerships and catalyzes the = collective efforts of research libraries to enable knowledge creation = and to achieve enduring and barrier-free access to information. 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 . _________ Beth Secrist Communications Consultant, CNI beth@cni.org --Apple-Mail=_7AE0A4DD-6197-4607-8E4F-FB31CC2958C5 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

Washington, DC =E2=80=94 Doctoral student Jen Liu and = master=E2=80=99s student Jacob (Jake) Tompkins are the 2020 recipients of the Paul Evan = Peters Fellowship for graduate study in library and information sciences. The fellowship was established to honor the memory of Coalition for = Networked Information (CNI) founding Executive Director Paul Evan Peters; it = recognizes outstanding scholarship and intellectual rigor, a commitment to civic responsibility and democratic values, and imagination.

Jen = Liu is completing her second year in the PhD program in information science at Cornell University. She received a = master's degree in tangible interaction design from Carnegie Mellon University = and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. "The guiding tenet of my research," wrote Liu in her application essay, "is that a sustainable future is synonymous with an equitable future." She is using = ethnographic fieldwork methods working with communities in the southeastern region of = the U.S. along with co-design methodologies to engage with these communities = to develop alternatives to "big" digital agriculture tools and technologies. Anticipated outcomes from her work will have direct = implications for the design and development of future sustainable computing = technologies by reframing how issues around social equity are fundamental to = sustainability. "Jen Liu's research connects the fundamental role of the environment and an equitable and just future. Her creative and insightful approach = engages communities that are often forgotten or marginalized in developing tools = that address climate change in a meaningful and sustainable way," observed Krisellen Maloney, vice president for information services at Rutgers University, and a member of the fellowship selection committee. Steve = Jackson, chair of Cornell's information science department, commented: "Jen is in the early stages of a research program that I believe will establish her as = a major figure and leader in the information, computation and sustainability = space.=E2=80=9D

This = year=E2=80=99s recipient of the master=E2=80=99s level fellowship, Jake Tompkins, is a student in the Master of Library = and Information Science program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received a BS in actuarial science from Florida State = University (FSU) and considers his formal training in mathematics and analysis = important to his current interest, crisis informatics, in which information and communication technologies are used to respond to global emergencies. = Tompkins is collaborating to develop a "rebel archive" that highlights the human rights contributions of incarcerated individuals and members of groups = such as the Black Panthers and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. He = is also documenting their unlawful treatment, including the threat of COVID-19 = in prisons, by helping to build a data dashboard that maps the number of = COVID-19 cases and deaths in state and federal prisons across California as well = as actions taken by prisoners (such as hunger strikes and other types of protests) = in response to the lack of protection from the virus. In his application = essay, Tompkins expressed the hope that this work will help elucidate "the historical = and ongoing battle for human rights in the California prison system and = demonstrate the lethal impacts this pandemic has had on vulnerable populations with = limited agency to protect themselves." FSU Associate Dean Michael Meth wrote in his letter of recommendation that, "Jake is exactly the kind of person = we ought to recruit into our profession and I expect great things from him = in the future."

"These are = superb choices from a very strong set of applicants; I continue to be deeply impressed by the wonderful = range and diversity of their backgrounds, research and professional interests. I = think that Paul would be both pleased and proud of these winners," affirmed = CNI Executive Director Clifford Lynch.

Selection committee members included: Martin = Kalfatovic, Associate Director, Smithsonian Libraries; Krisellen Maloney, Vice = President for Information Services and University Librarian, Rutgers University; = Janice Welburn, Dean of Libraries, Marquette University; Diane Goldenberg-Hart, Assistant Executive Director, CNI.

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's colleagues, friends, and family, in 2020, the fellowship provides two 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:

=C2=B7      = Commitment to the use of digital information = and advanced technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity, = and public life

=C2=B7      = Interest in the civic responsibilities of = networked information professionals, and a commitment to democratic values and = government accountability

=C2=B7      = Positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, technological, and bureaucratic challenges

=C2=B7      = Humor, vision, humanity, and = imagination.

The fellowship will be awarded next in 2022; 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.

The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is a joint program of the = Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE that promotes the use of = information technology to advance scholarship and education. Some 240 organizations representing higher education, publishing, information technology, = scholarly and professional organizations, foundations, and libraries and library organizations, make up CNI=E2=80=99s members. Learn more at cni.org.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 124 research libraries in Canada and the US whose = mission is to advance research, learning, and scholarly communication. The Association fosters the open exchange of ideas and expertise, promotes equity and diversity, and = pursues advocacy and public policy efforts that reflect the values of the = library, scholarly, and higher education communities. ARL forges partnerships and catalyzes the collective efforts of research libraries to enable = knowledge creation and to achieve enduring and barrier-free access to information. = 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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Beth Secrist
Communications Consultant, CNI

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