XAN ARCH JOINS PORTLAND STATE AS DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Portland State University named Xan Arch as the Dean of the PSU Library. Arch is the current Dean of the Library at the University of Portland and will cross the river to Portland State to take on her new role on August 1, 2024.
“Xan is a proven leader in library services, and her expertise in serving first-generation students is especially well-suited for the Portland State community as so many of our students are the first in their families to attend college,” said interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Shelly Chabon. “We are delighted to welcome her into this role and to PSU.”
In her current position, Arch has developed library initiatives to support student success and belonging within the library. Before joining the University of Portland, Arch worked in collections management at Reed College and Stanford University.
“As a Portland native, I have long admired PSU’s mission and commitment to serve the city, as well as the dedicated Millar Library team,” Arch said. “I look forward to working with and learning from my new colleagues.”
Arch earned a Master of Library and Information Science from San Jose State University, a Master of Arts in English Literature, and BA in English and French Literature from Stanford University. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Education and Leadership from Pacific University.
Chabon expressed her heartfelt thanks to Michael Bowman, Interim University Library Dean since 2020, for his long service and unwavering commitment to the Library and PSU. She also offered her deepest gratitude to the University Library Dean Search Committee (listed below), chaired by the Dean of the College of the Arts, Leroy Bynum Jr.
University Library Dean Search Committee |
Leroy Bynum Jr. | Search Chair Dean, College of the Arts |
Tim Anderson | Chair, Department of Engineering and Technology Management Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science |
Michelle Bagley | Library Dean Portland Community College |
Dawn Boatman | Assistant Vice President for Research Administration Research and Graduate Studies |
Rose Bosely | Access Services Manager Millar Library |
Iris Campos-Servin | PSU Undergraduate Student Psychology with a minor in Spanish |
Iris De Lis | PSU Graduate Student PACE Program, College of Education |
Sara Doan | Cataloging Assistant Millar Library |
Brenda Glascott | Director University Honors College |
Gabriel Hernandez | STEM Coordinator Global Diversity and Inclusion |
Maude Hines | Professor of English and Chair of Black Studies |
Sho Ikeda | Computer Applications and Use Support Specialist Millar Library |
Elsa Loftis | Humanities and Acquisitions Millar Library |
Alex Sager | Professor and Executive Director University Studies |
Amy Stanforth | Research and Instruction Librarian Millar Library |
Jerrod Thomas | Senior Director Academic Technology Services, OIT |
Erica Wagner | Vice Provost for Student Success Office of Academic Affairs |