Farewell to Library Director Shafeek Fazal

We would like you to join us in bidding farewell to Library Director Shafeek Fazal, who has been with us at SUNY Maritime’s Stephen B. Luce Library for more than ten years running. Over the years, Mr. Fazal has been a wonderful mentor and friend to all here at Luce Library, offering much needed guidance and welcome advice to many early- and mid-career librarians.  

 

To celebrate Mr. Fazal’s long tenure, the library hosted a party on October 21st for SUNY Maritime faculty and staff. Many came to bid their farewells to Mr. Fazal, as well as to swap stories about how the college has changed throughout the years. Mr. Fazal also spoke fondly of his times at the college and of the many noteworthy events and accomplishments that have been made under his leadership while providing library services at Maritime.

Mr. Fazal will remain close by within the SUNY system at SUNY Stonybrook and promises to stay in touch with the all the students, faculty and staff he has come to know here at Maritime. We wish him best of luck in all his future endeavors.

Farewell Constantia Constantinou

 

The Stephen  B. Luce Library bids a warm farewell to its director, Constantia Constantinou.

Constantia has been named the Dean of University Libraries at Stony Brook University.

She has served as the library director and library department chair since August of 2001.  Twice a recipient of CIES Fulbright awards, Fulbright Scholar (2010-11) and Fulbright Senior Specialist (2004-05), Constantia’s work and dedication has served to enhance the library’s strong museum collaboration with professional organizations.  Further, her commitment to advancing the principles of information provision and accessibility has been exceptional.

She has been a strong academic leader and a distinguished scholar as well as a mentor and inspiration to many.

We wish to express our gratitude to her for her many years of stellar service and dedication to the Stephen B. Luce Library.