Academic Engagement Dashboard: Social Stuff
Social Stuff
Would you like to share a little about yourself so your colleagues can get to know you a bit better? Please add anything you like to this page.
Happy Birthday!
Care to share your birthday?
January
- 19 - Katie DeVries
- 28 - Andrea Anderson
February
March
April
- 17 - Janalyn Moss
May
June
July
August
- 3 - Brett Cloyd
September
- 18 - Jenay Solomon
- 22 - Cathy Cranston
- 22 - Max Radl
October
November
- 9 - Rachel Garza Carreón
December
- 1 - Kate Johnson
- 26 - Kelly Hangauer
Work Anniversaries
Care to share your work anniversary?
January
- 01/03/2005 - Janalyn Moss
February
March
- 3/16/2015 - Cathy Cranston
April
- 04/04/2024 - Ellen Wrede
- 04/07/2025 - Kate Johnson
May
June
July
- 7/15/2019 - Kelly Hangauer
August
- 8/06/2018 - Jenay Solomon
- 08/07/2023 - Andrea Anderson
September
October
- 10/09/2023 - Max Radl
November
December
- 12/11/2000 - Brett Cloyd
Meet Our Students
HSS Graduate Student Assistant
Catie Reynolds is a graduate student in the Library and Information Science program at the University of Iowa. She is pursuing academic librarianship with a passion for advancing information literacy in higher education. In her free time, Catie likes to cook, rewatch her favorite crime dramas like Criminal Minds and the Mentalist, and tries to make progress on her TBR pile before acquiring new books (Ann Napolitano's Hello Beautiful is hopefully next!). Her reading interests span a variety of genres, including YA, historical fiction set during WWII, 19th century gothic literature, and murder mysteries.
HSS Graduate Student Assistant
Abigayle Edler is a Library and Information Science graduate student at the University of Iowa. Abigayle is interested in medieval history, archival conservation, and special collections management. In her free time, Abigayle enjoys going on walks and doing various fiber arts crafts.
Evening Research Assistance Graduate Student
Bel Lynch is a graduate student in the Master of Library and Information Science program and is also pursuing the certificate in Special Collections and Archives. Bel is interested in reference and archival work and would like to improve awareness and access to materials in her future career.
Evening Research Assistance Graduate Student
Olivia Bishop (she/they) is an undergraduate-to-graduate (U2G) student studying English and Creative Writing with a minor in ASL and Library and Information Science. Her research experiences consist of literature, children’s stories, history, Deaf culture, and American Sign Language. She is passionate about accessibility and is ready to help you find what you need.
UED Fall 2025 Practicum Student
Josie Taylor is a graduate student in Library and Information Science with an interest in outreach and engagement in all types of libraries. In her free time, she enjoys going to the movies and hanging out with her cats.
Fall 2025 Practicum Students
Theo Prineas is a Books, Library, and Information Science graduate student with a decade of experience spanning public, academic, and special libraries. Theo reads broadly, but comes home to SF/F, and does embroidery during free time. Theo is a Graduate Assistant in Special Collections, and Assistant to the ALA President.
Evening Research Assistance Graduate Student
Chase Stoudt is a graduate student in the Masters of Library and Information Science program here at the University of Iowa. He has a broad academic and professional career in the physical sciences and would like to use his experience to help others learn and grow at SEAM. His specialties include reference management and accessing legacy or depreciated collections.
Snapshots to Share
Eleanor (age 1) giving her Jade stuffy a hug!
Fitzwilliam 'helps' Janalyn as she works from home
Remembering a pre-COVID vacation: Gros Morne in the distance (Janalyn's trip to Newfoundland)
Rita's daughters, Nessa and Chante (Nike jacket), at Michigan State. Chante started there in Fall 2022, Nessa starts her senior year at Liberty High School, Fall 2023.
work travel: view from hotel at the Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá looking toward the Cerros Orientales, April 2022
Jasper (kath's cat back home in Louisiana)
Coda on his adoption day. (Cathy's kitty)
Olly's rad little ear tufts (Cathy's cat)
Marco gives Marnie the side-eye as she scoots behind his back! (Cathy's silly pups)
Kate's rabbit Mr. Buttercream
Kate's cat Lucy
