Lisa Crumit-Hancock
Assistant Dean of Student Success
Director of Library and Informational Resources
B.S., Defiance College; M.A., Bowling Green State University
lcrumithancock@defiance.edu / library@defiance.edu / 419.783.2332
Responsibilities: Provide Leadership and Supervision for Success Services: Pilgrim Library & Informational Resources, Academic Support Center, Writing Studio, Structured Study Program (Study Tables), First-Year Experience (FYE), Pathways to Academic Student Success Program (DC PASS), DC F1RST (first-gen student program), Academic Coaching, and other academic retention initiatives.
I enjoy helping students improve their academic and research skills so they can own their education. The best part of my job is creating spaces, services, and experiences that promote student success at Defiance College. When not in the Pilgrim Library assisting students, I enjoy reading, binge watching movies and tv series on multiple streaming platforms, doing jigsaw puzzles (1500 pieces or bust!), and most importantly, spending time with my family.
Collette Knight
Library Access & Outreach Services Manager
B.S., Defiance College
knightc@defiance.edu / 419.783.2482
Responsibilities: Hire, train, and supervise student assistants; oversee circulation activities for all types of library materials; assist in providing reference services to library patrons using all available sources and formats; oversee the Structured Study Program (study tables), and manage Success Services social media accounts.
The Pilgrim Library's location at the "heart of campus" serves as a welcomed gathering area that enables connections and collaboration between students and information. My motivation is that individuals utilize the building, its resources, and staff to further their academic success. As an alumna of Defiance College, the pillars of our Mission Statement "To Know, To Understand, To Lead, To Serve" shape my daily interactions.
Barbara Sedlock
Lead Librarian and Coordinator of Metadata and Archives
B.A., Hiram College; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky
bsedlock@defiance.edu / 419.783.2487
Responsibilities: Catalog and process new materials, OCLC interlibrary loans, teach library instruction classes, maintain the Defiance College Archives and DC Memory digitization project, write the DC Archives blog, and serve as backup person for the Testing Center.
I play bassoon in several DC college-community music ensembles and write book reviews and articles for the Historical Novel Society
Madilyn Clawson
Library Assistant
B.A., Miami University
mclawson@defiance.edu / 419.783.2414
Responsibilities: oversee evening library services and programs; perform collection maintenance, including sorting and overseeing, shelving, shelf reading, and shifting of material; assist with circulation and reference patron questions: and assist in carrying out collection weeding projects and archives/digitization projects.