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Commitment to Equity, Inclusion, Diversity & Accessibility at the University Libraries

Stony Brook University Libraries’ Anti-Racism Task Force
University Libraries Stands Against Systemic Racism
Statement on Violence Against Asian and Asian-American Communities

Our Mission

Attendees at the Africana Studies 50th Anniversary Commemoration
Attendees at the Africana Studies 50th Anniversary Commemoration (November 2018)

Respect for diversity is a fundamental value of Stony Brook University and the University Libraries, and is identified among the core values of our strategic growth. Working in parallel with the Office of the SBU’s Chief Diversity Officer the University Libraries Committee on Equity, Inclusion and Diversity will strive to:

  • build, preserve, and provide access to rich and diverse collections
  • recommend policies and projects that embed diversity and inclusion into the Libraries’ services and work environments
  • envision events that build cultural awareness and provide the tools needed to strengthen work relationships and build a supportive SBU community
  • increase awareness and sensitivity among library staff
  • develop responsive library spaces for diverse user communities
Timothy Long speaking
Music professor Timothy Long discusses Missing, the opera he conducted about missing indigenous women in Canada and the US (February 2018)

Upcoming Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Events

At the Libraries

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On Campus

Past Events at the Libraries

Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee (Current)

Students and faculty standing behind table
Committee members and students at the Women of Color in Medicine Panel (March 2019)
  • Dean: Karim Boughida
  • Chair: Sunny Chung, Health Sciences Librarian
  • Vice Chair: TBD
  • Advisor: Mona Ramonetti, Head of Scholarly Communication
  • Chrysovalantou Tsoumpelis, Instructional Support Technician
  • Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian
  • Chris Kretz, Head of Academic Engagement

Past Committees

2021-2022

  • Chair: Victor Santiago
  • Past Chair: Claire Payne
  • River Amin
  • Christine Fena
  • Stacey Horath
  • Chris Kretz
  • Mona Ramonetti
  • Shay De La Cruz Coronado (student)
  • Katherine Heredia (student)

2020-2021

  • Chair: Claire Payne
  • Vice-Chair: Victor Santiago
  • Christine Fena
  • Stacey Horath
  • Chris Kretz
  • Jay Levenson
  • Nicki Loder
  • Mona Ramonetti
  • Caterina Reed
  • Laurel Scheinfeld
  • Shay De La Cruz Coronado

2019-2020

  • Chair: Stacey Horath
  • Vice-Chair: Claire Payne
  • Chris Kretz
  • Jay Levenson
  • Nicki Loder
  • Mona Ramonetti
  • Laurel Scheinfeld

2018-2019

  • Chair: Mona Ramonetti
  • Steven Berbig
  • Anastasia Chiu
  • Stacey Horath
  • Jessica Koos
  • Chris Kretz
  • Jay Levenson
  • Raquel Lynn
  • Suzanne Natsch
  • Victoria Pilato

Resources

From the Libraries

From Stony Brook University

Speakers at the UNITI forum
Speakers at the Black History Month UNITI Forum (February 2019)
Reception at the panel discussion of “Chinese Food, Identity, and Diasporic Memory” (September 2018)
A full house for a reading and discussion of Dr. Msia Kibona Clark’s Hip-Hop in Africa: Prophets of the City and Dustyfoot Philosophers (February 2019)