Dean of Libraries' Priorities
A Message from Jeffry Archer
Baylor students and faculty deserve the very best in academic support, whether that be research materials, computer facilities, or a comfortable learning environment. Your gift to the Library Dean's Excellence Fund provides the greatest flexibility and most immediate impact for making investments in the future of the Baylor Libraries. Gifts to this fund support the creation of engaging spaces, technology solutions to support learning, investments in the areas of greatest need, support for libraries programming, and additions to our research collections. Your gift toward the Library Dean's Excellence Fund contributes toward your standing as a Library Fellow.
What Is Dean Archer's Current Priority?
Dean Archer's current priority is a state-of-the-art Group Learning Commons on the Garden Level of Moody Memorial Library. The resources of the GLC will take advantage of the floor's history as a collaborative, engaging space for group work while situating it within the culture and atmosphere of the Black Gospel Archive. In short: an area for groups to collaborate around accessible technology while surrounded by Black Gospel music, archival exhibits, and art.
The Libraries have already secured $500,000 in a combination of grants (Schumacher Foundation, Wallace Endowment) and funding from the Library Dean’s Excellence Fund and the capital budget, to ensure the creation of the Group Learning Commons. These allocated funds will cover needed infrastructure upgrades to the Moody Garden Level as well as the creation of a series of “wall pods” (see diagram below), which will be reservable for student use in a manner similar to the Moody 1 PODS on the first floor.
Your gift to the GLC project will support critical investments in furniture solutions and technology that will ensure a much-needed resources available to every major, every program, and every student on campus.
What Else Has the Dean's Excellence Fund Supported?
Examples of past projects funded by the Library Dean's Excellence Fund include powered and lighted study tables for the Rowe Reading Lounge (Moody 2nd floor); critical support for the creation of the Black Gospel Archive & Listening Center; and funding for temporary employees critical to project infrastructure. Gifts to the Dean's Excellence Fund have also been used to ensure access to research materials as part of our collection of Alumni Resources.
Library Fellows
Donors become Library Fellows by giving $1,000 or more annually to support the Baylor University Libraries in achieving excellence. Contributions can be made to any library fund and help provide resources critical for students and faculty in attaining scholarly goals and creating an environment for comfortable study and active learning.
Library Fellows receive advance notice of library activities and invitations to exclusive events. Members also have opportunities to engage with rare collections and request "behind-the-scenes" tours.
For more information on the Library Fellows, please contact the Libraries at (254) 710-3200 or email.
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