Amanda C. R. Clark

DEAN OF THE LIBRARY & SPECIAL PROGRAMS

2021-present

Administers the overall operation and advancement of the Whitworth University Library as director; provides cohesive and visionary leadership for the Weyerhaeuser Center; oversees the George Whitworth Honors Program and the Whitworth International Education Center, which includes off- campus programs and international student admissions and recruitment; serves as budget authority monitoring a total operating budget of $1,072,558; oversees policy decision-making, organizational development, project oversight, budget allocation, personnel management, fundraising, and donor stewardship activities; supervises ten direct reports, including five faculty members as chairperson and dean for purposes of tenure and promotion; articulates strategic goals for four division areas in consideration of the institution at large; reports to and collaborates with the university provost/executive vice president

Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington

LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS 2017-2021

DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY 2014-2017

In addition to directing the Whitworth Library, overseeing the Weyerhaeuser Center For Christian Faith and Learning, the George Whitworth Honors Program, and the Whitworth International Education Center which includes off-campus programs as well as international recruitment and retention. Ten direct reports. Reports to the Provost and EVP. Promoted to Associate Professor of Art History in 2019.

Overseeing day-to-day operations of the campus library. Approx. $800,000 operating budget. Assistant Professor in the Department of Art. Reported to Provost and EVP. 

Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington

INTERIM ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY 

2013-2014

Overseeing day-to-day operations of the campus library. Ten direct reports. Assistant Professor in the Department of Art. Reported to Interim Dean.

Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington

FACULTY, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR 2010-2014

Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington Instructor of record for: AR 196/396W: The History of Chinese Art, a broad survey course of Chinese art developments, with a particular writing focus and attention to contemporary art; AR 114/314W: Chinese Gardens and Temples (taught in Beijing, China, fall 2011); AR 196/396W: History of American Architecture and Visual Culture.

FACULTY REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, ADJUNCT 2011

Offering reference services to students, staff, and faculty, assisting in collection development in the area of art, communication, and modern languages, building LibGuides, and recording library tutorials using Camtasia. Whitworth University Library, Spokane, Washington

FACULTY, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR 2011

Instructor of record for VART I and VART II, Western art and architecture survey courses. Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington

FACULTY LIBRARIAN, ADJUNCT 2010-2011

Offered digital and print-based reference services to students, staff, and faculty, and working with QuestionPoint collaborative virtual reference service. Spokane Falls Community College Library, Spokane, Washington

GOOGLE ADS QUALITY RATER 2010

Temporary, part-time assignment for Google, Inc., with project-based evaluation of web pages analyzed with a Google-provided scale. WorkforceLogic

TEACHING/RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2007-2009

Assisted Dr. Laurie Bonnici and Dr. Rachel Fleming-May. School of Library and Information Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

LIBRARY PARAPROFESSIONAL 2006

Temporary hire to work full-time in the Tuscaloosa Public Library system, primarily reference work, in various departments, including: Weaver-Bolden Branch, Talking Books and Braille Library, Circulation, Children's Department, Reference, Adult Services, Bookmobile, as well as privately with the Director. Tuscaloosa Public Library, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

LIBRARY ASSISTANT 2004-2005

Assisted in repair of books; primary duties consisted of constructing phase boxes, protective pockets, and portfolios. Beech Book Conservation Lab, Knight Library, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

KERNS GRADUATE INTERN IN VISUAL RESOURCES 2004-2005

Assisted the curator in cataloging and classifying new Asian materials; assisting collection development; processing of Asian materials; patron assistance; supervision of Asian gift collections. Visual Resources Collection, Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

LIBRARY ASSISTANT 1999-2001, 2003-2005

Responsibilities included slide-binding assignment and student worker supervision, circulation services, binding and filing of slides, and collection maintenance including slide incorporation. Visual Resources Collection, Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOW 2002-2004

Teaching assistant, grader, led discussion sections, led test review sessions. History of Indian Art; History of Chinese Art; History of Japanese Art; History of Western Architecture: Prehistory to Gothic; History of Western Architecture: Renaissance to Present. Department of Art History, University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon

COPY EDITOR AND BIBLIOGRAPHER 2002

Digitally assembled manuscript for publication, researched and compiled bibliography and notes; copy editor and proofreader for the completion of Marion Card Donnelly's posthumous manuscript, Architecture in Colonial America, Eugene: University of Oregon Press, 2003. University of Oregon Press, Eugene, Oregon

COPY EDITOR AND AUTHOR 2001-2002

Duties included editing English publications, production of audio recordings to accompany English instructional texts, and authoring and co-authoring English textbooks and storybooks. Crane Publishing Co. Ltd. and UrBest International Co. Ltd. Taipei, Taiwan

LYMAN AND JUDY JOHNSON FELLOW 1999-2000

Duties included research and selection of images of furniture and interior architecture to be added to the visual resources slide collection. Department of Interior Architecture in conjunction with the Visual Resources Collection, Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

LIBRARY ASSISTANT 1998-2000

Provided circulation services using the Millennium interface, reference services, re-filing of books, repair recommendations, preparation of Inter-Library Loan orders, and key-holder for opening weekends. Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon

TEACHING ASSISTANT 1998

Graded weekly design assignments and essays for ARCH 201: Introduction to Architecture. Department of Architecture, University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon