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Robyn Andrews

Coordinator for Libraries Circulation & Research Services & Thriving Communities Coordinator

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Robyn joined the Furman Libraries in 2007. In addition to her role as Coordinator for Circulation & Research Services, she has taken on additional roles as Pathways Advisor for 1st- and 2nd-year students, Co-Chair of the President's THRIVE Committee, and member of the university's Thriving Communities Action Team [TCAT].

Honors and Awards

  • 2025 SCLA Outstanding Library Support Staff of the Year
  • 2021/2022 Staff Member of the Year Award
  • 2021/2022 Meritorious Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award

Education

B.S., Instructional Design & Technology, Walden University, Summa Cum Laude

Publications

  • Unseen Black History: 29 Stories for Black History Month
  • Cornerstones of Inclusive Leadership: Humility and Inquiry, Inclusive Leadership in Academic Libraries, ACRL

Additional Professional Activity

  • 2026 - Conference Presentation, Empirical Librarians Conference - The Accidental Academic: Stumbling into Public Scholarship
  • 2026 - Instructor: Furman OLLI Program - Civility: What We Do, Why It Matters
  • 2026 - Presenter - Unseen Black History
  • 2025 - Conference Presentation, American Library Association and PASCAL - Seeing IS Believing: The Power of Representation
  • 2024 - Conference Presentation, Association of College & Research Libraries - The Power of Representation: Impact of the Portraits on the Walls aka "What Is Up With the Dude Wall?"
  • Presenter - Juneteenth, Furman University and Greenville County Library System
  • Workshop Facilitator: Empathetic Leadership, Inclusion in the Workplace, Inclusive Leadership
  • Attendee: Inclusive Pedagogy Institute - Centre College
  • Attendee: Knapsack Institute Certificate - University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Cohort participant: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Certificate - Cornell University

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