Dean Welburn Retirement

October 2021—Janice Welburn, dean of University Libraries, retired on October 22, 2021, after 15 years of service to Marquette University and more than four decades to the library profession. During her tenure at Marquette, Janice Welburn led Raynor Memorial Libraries through a period of significant change in response to advances in teaching and scholarship by integrating traditions in libraries with new approaches to library services.

For a tribute-full synopsis of Dean Welburn's career at Marquette, read the Marquette University press release. She will be missed!

Dr. Tara Baillargeon, head of Raynor Memorial Libraries' Research and Instructional Services unit and assistant dean for digital scholarship, has been named acting dean for the duration of the search for a new dean of libraries.