Exceptional Student Assistants Recognized

On Thursday, Dec. 6, College Library held their semi-annual Student Appreciation Party and recognized the efforts of two exceptional student assistants – Amber S., who works in Circulation, and Kia H., an assistant in the Collection Management unit. The “Excellence-in-Service” award is given each semester to two students who excel at the following criteria:

• Provides outstanding public service/assistance to all patrons of College Library, including students, faculty, staff, visitors, and guests.
• Demonstrates exemplary working relationships with other student assistants and other staff of College Library.
• Contributes to establishing a welcoming learning and research environment.
• High-productivity coupled with teamwork, leadership, and/or cooperation.
• Shows creativity, initiative, and independence that positively influences library services.

At the event, Carrie Kruse, the director of College Library, read from the nomination letters for both recipients.  Regarding Amber, she noted, “Amber knows the job forwards and backwards and that knowledge is centered in the service ethic we try to uphold for our patrons. The best word I can think of to describe her contributions is ‘invested’.  Amber is invested in what College Library is all about.”

Amber S. with College Library Director Carrie Kruse

Kia, whose efforts at the library are often “behind-the-scenes,” works at processing new books and weeding old ones.  Her nominator noted, “The past two years have been filled with lots of change in managing the collection at College Library, but Kia has been great through all of it. She helped us figure out more efficient ways of processing books and provided great feedback on areas we had questions about. She has been a model employee and great student worker.”

Kia H. receiving her award from Carrie Kruse

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to both Amber and Kia and to all of the student assistants at College Library.  We could not do it without you!