The Instruction Team provides leadership for library-wide instruction initiatives, and supports CUL in its commitment to effective instruction and comprehensive information and related literacies (data literacy, visual literacy, media literacy, primary source literacy), by serving as a clearinghouse for information, facilitating a community of practice, and partnering with other groups on initiatives and projects of shared import.




In December, the Instruction Team hosts an end-of-semester event featuring trainings, presentations, refreshments, and discussion. Every May, Instruction co-organizes an end of semester event with the Outreach and Engagement (O&E) and Liaison Program Steering committees. The Instruction Team uses these outlets to highlight a variety of instruction methods being taught, in addition to conducting workshops and training on how to improve instruction. Topics might include: assessment, teaching with technology, threshold concepts, and curriculum development.  Instructors working on new projects are invited to share their work with the larger group.


Within Instruction, tasks are distributed across subteams:

  • Leadership
  • LibGuides
  • Programming
  • Outreach and Communications
  • Assessment





 Leadership Team
  • Ashley Shea, Team Lead and member-at-large
  • Reanna Esmail, Incoming Team Lead and Specialized Humanities and Social Sciences representative
  • Christina Sheley, Director Sponsor

Cluster Reps/Liaisons

  • Reanna Esmail, Humanities and Social Sciences representative
  • Marsha Taichman, Specialized Humanities and Social Sciences representative
  • Julia Gardner, RMC representative
  • You Lee Chun, Kroch Asia representative
  • Sarah Lane, Business representative
  • Mel Jensen, Life Sciences representative
  • Nina Scholtz, Law representative
  • Christian Miller, ILR representative
  • Vacant, Veterinary Library representative 

Member(s)-at-large

  • Vacant, member-at-large
  • Ashley Shea, member-at-large
  • Marcie Farwell, member-at-large