Speaker Biography
Sara Bushong is the Dean of the University Libraries and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Bowling Green State University. She provides strategic leadership for the UL connected to the BGSU strategic plan FORWARD. Sara’s responsibilities as Dean include development/fundraising, donor stewardship, strategic planning, budget management, facilities and program planning, and statewide consortial leadership in OhioLINK.
Sara began her tenure at BGSU as Head Librarian of the Curriculum Resource Center, then served as Department Chair for Special Collections and as Associate Dean before becoming Dean in 2011. Sara holds an undergraduate degree in music education and a master's degree in education from BGSU, along with a master's in library science from Kent State University.