I'm happy to announce our 2025 Initiates to UB's Beta Phi Mu Chapter. They are Christina Almonte, Andrew Austin, Adelina M. DiPalo, Leslie A. Giegerich, S. Elizabeth Katzmaier, Alan E. Long, Samantha L. Matherne, and Metrez-Ellee Tiburccio. Welcome!
Welcome to our 2024 Initiates!
I'm happy to announce our 2024 initiates: Wafa Hussein Ahmed, Michelle Ang-De Guzman, Kenneth A. Axford, Amealia L. Brousseau, Ayiana Crabtree, Richard D. Deverell, Samuel Egan, Juliet Gay, Lise Hamilton Hall, Madelyn Herb, Samuel Horstmann, Shannen A. Kaufman, Kelly Kitchin, Lauren Sosnowski, and Eric Stiller.
CONGRATULATIONS!
2023 Initiation Process in progress
Just an update to the initiation of 2023 inductees. We got a bit of a late start on the process so stay tuned for an announcement of new inductees.
Welcome 2022 initiates!
I'm pleased to welcome our new members to the Beta Delta Chapter! They are Devon A. Cozad, John V. Kaprielian, Diana Krueger, Caitlin Moore, Jessie Moore, and Annie B. Peters. Congratulations!
2022 Bobinski Lecture – Save the Date!
Please save the date for the 2022 Bobinski Lecture of the Department of Information Science, University at Buffalo.
Day/Time: Tuesday, March 29th, 7:00PM ET
Speaker: Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director, American Library Association
This will be a Zoom meeting so we will be sharing more details as the date approaches.
Welcome 2021 initiates!
I'm pleased to welcome our new members to the Beta Delta Chapter! They are Samuel Adam, Katherine Baum, Sebastian Galbo, Katherine Gonzales, Raymond LeMay, III, Sumyung Moon, Lindsey Moses, Jaime Mott, Elizabeth Russell, Owen Stewart-Robertson, Melissa Sutter, and Ambrosia Wilkinson. Congratulations!
2020 Bobinski Lecture – Save the Date!
The UB Information Science Department's annual Bobinski Lecture will be held Wed. April 1, 2020. Speaker Emily Drabinski will present "Critical Librarianship and the Problem of Empire" . You can find more detailed information as well as registration information here.
BPM has always been supportive of this event, so if you live in the Buffalo area and would like to volunteer to help out, please contact Brenda Battleson White (blb@buffalo.edu).
Welcome 2019 Initiates!
I'd like to welcome our new initiates from the 2019 graduating class: Rebekah E. Burke, Christine S. Fena, Gina Nortonsmith and Kelly Cheverko Palmese. Congratulations on your stellar academic work and dedication to the profession. WELCOME!
Beta Phi Mu Board Meeting – December 11th at 7:00 PM in Baldy 553
After receiving the necessary input regarding possible dates for a joint LIS Chapter Beta Phi Mu Board Meeting for the outgoing and incoming boards, Monday, December 11th works for everyone. The meeting will be held in the LIS Meeting Room which is Baldy 553 on the north campus and start the meeting at 7:00 PM.
This classroom has Skype capabilities. Please send your Skype username to Jim Tammaro (jmtmls@gmail.com) if you plan to attend remotely.
An agenda and past minutes will be circulated prior to the meeting.
2017-2018 Board
Greetings, everyone!
I am pleased to announce the election results for the 2018 UB Beta Phi Mu Board.
President: Carolyn Klotzbach
Vice-President: Kelly Sallander
Secretary/Treasurer: Brenda Battleson White
Director: Catherine Dillon
The current board and newly elected board will have a brief meeting in Dec. to pass the reigns and to induct new members from the 2016 graduating year.
Many thanks for your participation.
-Brenda