Event Title
The Path of Librarianship
Location
LIB 223
Start Date
19-5-2017 9:05 AM
End Date
19-5-2017 10:00 AM
Description
Dr. Patricia Profeta – Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness (Grants, Planning and Assessment, Institutional Research and Employee Development)
When your professional path resembles a cross-country journey, the travelogue symbolizes those junkets, jaunts, and jogs in the road.
Dr. Profeta will share her own experiences interwoven with experiences of individuals whose paths have crossed with hers during the span of her career.
The Path of Librarianship
LIB 223
Dr. Patricia Profeta – Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness (Grants, Planning and Assessment, Institutional Research and Employee Development)
When your professional path resembles a cross-country journey, the travelogue symbolizes those junkets, jaunts, and jogs in the road.
Dr. Profeta will share her own experiences interwoven with experiences of individuals whose paths have crossed with hers during the span of her career.
Comments
Patricia Profeta has a 36 year professional history within higher education. She currently leads the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Indian River State College as its Associate Vice President with the areas of Grants, Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment, and Employee Development under her purview. Prior to her AVP responsibilities, she most recently served as the Dean of Libraries at IRSC where she led its multi-campus library system. Part of the team that established the College’s Pioneer River Press, she liaises as its Research Manager when needed. She participates as a peer leader for the College Foundation’s Lifelong Learning Institute. She sits as an active member of the Indian River County 4-H Foundation Board. She earned her BA and MLS degrees from Rutgers University, a certificate in community college education from the University of Central Florida, and a PhD in Information Science from Nova Southeastern University. Prior library employment includes faculty positions at Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has authored and/or edited various grant applications, articles, and chapters; presented at the state and national levels on topics such as accountability, assessment, copyright, accreditation, government resources, strategic planning, multi-literacies, and knowledge management; and served in leadership roles on institutional, state, and national library and education committees. She serves as an evaluator for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. She was recognized by the Association of Florida Colleges with the 2015 statewide Leadership Excellence Award. She has been recognized with numerous exemplary practice awards for technological applications, library practices, and teaching techniques. She is an avid reader, DIYer, and a dog owner to a recalcitrant Dachshund named Riley.