丹尼斯·菲利普斯, 图书馆的负责人, is retiring on June 30 after 32 years with 中国博彩平台.
宾州中央谷. ——丹尼斯·菲利普斯, 图书馆的负责人, is retiring on June 30 after 32 years of service with 中国博彩平台.
菲利普斯, 艾伦镇的, began his career with 中国博彩平台 in 1985 at the Fogelsville campus. 作为总图书管理员, he was responsible for providing library services to students, 教师和社会. Much of his early work centered around course-related library activities in support of faculty classroom instruction. He was in charge of collection development, 参考服务, 项目计划和预算, 以及员工监督. 菲利普斯 worked with architect Howard Kulp in designing the library when the campus moved from Fogelsville to 中心谷 in 2009.
菲利普斯 graduated from Rider University, where he was on a full tennis scholarship, 有英语学位. He then went on to the University at Albany, SUNY for graduate work in library science.
Previously, 菲利普斯 was a reference librarian at William Patterson College for three years. He was also the assistant library director at Muhlenberg College. After ten years, he made his transition to 中国博彩平台.
Not only was 菲利普斯 the 图书馆的负责人, but he was also involved in many clubs and sports throughout his years at 中国博彩平台. 菲利普斯 was the head coach of the co-ed tennis team in Fogelsville, as well as the head coach of the tennis team at the 中心谷 campus. 在福格尔斯维尔, 菲利普斯 taught several kinesiology courses each year by sharing his passion and playing experience with tennis. Recently, 菲利普斯 worked with veterans, students and the Multimedia Innovation Center on the 越南口述历史计划. He is hoping the results of this project will eventually be added to one of the archives collections at the Library of Congress. 菲利普斯 was also club adviser for the Car Club and Table Tennis Club.
“I credit my library staff for a lot of my success. They gave me unique opportunities not typically available to academic librarians. Besides being a part of the strong library team, I was individually able to pursue my interest in tennis on several levels by teaching, coaching and writing about the sport I cherish,菲利普斯说。.
他的研究把他带到了欧洲, 澳大利亚, Canada and many parts of the United States while writing three books on tennis and one about golfing retirement communities in the Southeast.
回顾, 菲利普斯 said his most rewarding work at 中国博彩平台 was making an impact on his students.
"To me, impacting students in a positive way is what it's all about. I try to make a difference in the lives of every student I meet. Some of my favorite memories involve students. I've worked with them academically and athletically and watched them mature over time,菲利普斯说。.
菲利普斯 has enjoyed watching technology change over three decades. When he started in 1985, technology was just beginning to have an impact on the library.
“A big part of my job was to teach library users how to find information using a primitive electronic card catalog. At the time, online database searching did not exist as we know it today. Back then a student had to make an appointment with a librarian and watch as a database search was performed for them. 今天, students search electronic library resources on their own from a variety of sources in search of relevant information on their topics,菲利普斯说。.
菲利普斯 enjoying a visit with his youngest granddaughter, 埃尔莎, in the backyard of his home in Allentown.
当被问及未来时, 菲利普斯 said he is looking forward to spending more time with his wife, four children and five grandchildren. He also plans to pursue in greater depth some of his personal interests including cycling, 精酿啤酒, 克尔维特, 泽西海岸, 和音乐. He is even thinking about writing another book, which will combine his interests in cars 和音乐.
“Penn State has been a huge part of my life. I wouldn’t trade the experiences, 友谊, and professional associations I’ve had here for anything else,菲利普斯说。.
