Dear Colleagues,
 
The GSLIS Admissions, Academic Standing and Student Affairs (AASSA) Committee invites nominations from GSLIS adjunct faculty members for the following awards for 2024 (see attached for more details about these awards). Please consider nominating deserving students for these awards. Each award includes a plaque. Submitting nominations for most of these awards should not take more than 10-15 mins of your valuable time.
 
David Cohen Multicultural Award
Director’s Award for Leadership (New award from 2025)
GSLIS Alum of the Year Award 2024
Karen A. Ruzycki Award for Exceptional Service
Lucille Thomas Outstanding Future School Librarian Award
 
You might need to log in to CUNYfirst to access some of the forms with document upload options. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need help submitting the nomination forms.
 
We look forward to receiving your nominations by March 31st, 2025.
 
With thanks,
Nafiz




Nafiz Zaman Shuva, PhD (he/him) 
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, Queens College
City University of New York (CUNY)
&
President, Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS), 2024-2025

My recent publication(s): 
More than a place for social capital creation: Public library as a place for immigrants’ social integration

“They act like we are going to heaven”: pre-arrival information experiences, information crafting and settlement of immigrants in Canada.

Information behavior and HIV/AIDS/STI awareness among Bangladeshi female sex workers: Do informational programs help?