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Mary Pat Fallon Receives Teaching Excellence Award at Dominican University

Mary Pat Fallon, a member of the faculty of Dominican University’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by students of the graduate library school. Fallon has been on the staff of the university since 1997.

Fallon, an Oak Park resident from 1989 to 2004 and a current resident of Elmwood Park, served as assistant director of the university library from 2002 until 2006 when she joined the faculty of the GSLIS. She currently teaches classes in reference and online resources, user instruction, and academic libraries. Her research focuses on designing information literacy classes for doctoral students and teaching future librarians how to teach.

Fallon graduated from Dominican University with a master’s degree in library science and has a master’s degree in English from DePaul University. She serves as the faculty representative for graduate students in the university’s library program and hosts the university’s monthly book club. She has also served as the faculty representative to the university’s board of trustees.

Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Dominican offers 50 undergraduate academic programs in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and 15 graduate programs through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the School of Leadership and Continuing Studies. In the 2008 issue of America’s Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report again ranked Dominican University in the top tier of Midwest master’s level universities and as a “best value” for the tenth consecutive year.



“As a student I wanted an intimate community. As an aspiring journalist I wanted a big city. Dominican gave me both—and so much more.”

Tracy Samantha
Schmidt
2005
TIME Magazine

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