Libraries Announces Fall 2026 Student Library Advisory Board
Libraries announced its Fall 2026 Student Library Advisory Board (SLAB), with student representatives from across the University. Participants in SLAB meet monthly, with assignments between meetings, and share their ideas and feedback with Libraries management on the Libraries’ services, resources, spaces and programming in a structured format across the semester. Members also serve as ambassadors for the Libraries, gaining leadership and skills in areas including information literacy, communication, civic responsibility, research and creative thinking. Those who complete the semester will receive an Engaged Citizenship Digital Badge. Students are eligible to participate for a total of two semesters. Fall 2026 SLAB members include:
- Nicole Balkissoon ’29 (School of Information Studies)
- Emilia Denerville G’28 (Newhouse School of Public Communications)
- Zach Ehrenreich ’29 ( School of Architecture)
- Ronit Hizgiaev ’28 (Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs)
- Janaki Riji Nair G’28 (Newhouse School of Public Communications)
- Stacy Onwuka ’27 (Falk College of Sport)
- Mehmooda Shakoor G’27 (School of Education)
- Max Sype G’28 (School of Information Studies)
- Catherine Taft ’29 (Whitman School of Management)
- Ben Wasserman ’28 (College of Arts & Sciences)
SLAB is funded in part through a grant from SOURCE. Those with questions can contact libref@syr.edu.