Michael Bowman, Professor, has been a faculty member at the University Library since 1992 and was officially appointed as Interim Dean of the University after serving as Acting Dean since mid-July. During his time at PSU he has served as the Engineering Librarian, Comics Librarian, Science/Engineering Coordinator, Reference Coordinator, and three-time Assistant University Librarian. Prior to joining Portland State, he was the Physical Sciences Librarian at Rutgers University-Newark.