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    Virtual High Fives to Mark and Hutch, the Library Dog!

    by Guest Author May 19, 2020
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    Hey Augustana folks! Hope you’re doing well in these upside down times! Do you miss Augustana’s friendly community? Hanging out in the busy Forum? The library? Its beautiful corners? Sunshine through the big windows? Do you miss the chit chat with the library staff while petting Hutch, the library dog? I know you do! All this and the fact that Hutch and his human Mark, two big-hearted staff members at our library, won two awards recently, are the reasons why we reached out to see how the “stay-at-home” rule works for them.

    Mark Fulton and Hutch, the Library Dog, have been serving Augustana library patrons for almost a decade with Hutch becoming one of the superstars of the campus. The other, maybe less shiny, side of every superstar involves hard work and dedication, which Mark knows very well. In his spare time, Mark makes sure Hutch meets all therapy dog requirements, including getting exercise to stay healthy and shiny, so he can be at the library to handle all selfies with fans and all the other duties of… well… a superstar.

    Since the library was forced to close its gates and move all work online, Mark and Hutch have been working from their home. “Although I’m sure that Hutch misses being on campus and seeing everyone there, he is still having a full life” says Mark, and adds “he has been practicing ‘physical-distancing’ (along with his humans), but he has been spending more time hanging out and playing with his ‘sister’ Coda, being silly, going on frequent walks, chewing, playing tug, getting treats and cuddling with Ingrid and me. Oh, and he still likes to sleep a lot, too!” As the weather warms up, Hutch knows it is time to say goodbye to students for the summer. This year was a little bit different, and he had to jump on his favourite toys a little bit earlier. “Hutch really likes to chew hard on Nylabone (and similar) toys.” Mark reveals, “He likes to chew on balls, too. However, I think his favourite ones are TUG toys!” 

    This year also brought two very important awards to Mark and Hutch: Augustana’s Betty Ostenrud Award and recognition as two of the U of A’s 2020 Wellness Champions. The Betty Ostenrud Award was created by the Augustana Students’ Association to recognize a member of the campus’ faculty or staff “who have given of themselves tirelessly to the benefit of students and the institution as a whole.” Part of the Healthy University Strategic Plan, Wellness Champions are recognized annually by the Healthy Campus Unit and Human Resource Services as “those who make the U of A an amazing place to learn, work, and grow.” To ask what these designations mean to Mark and Hutch, Mark answers: “Hutch, of course, probably doesn’t understand anything about awards (unless it involves food!), but I know for sure that he enjoys what he does on campus. For me, these formal recognitions underscore the satisfaction I feel every time I observe students, staff, faculty and visitors enjoying Hutch’s presence in the library and on campus. I see it all as a ‘win-win-win’ situation: Hutch enjoys it, I enjoy it and the Augustana community enjoys it! Hutch and I are very glad to be part of the Augustana community and are pleased that our presence has meant so much to so many. Thank you! Also, Hutch reminds everyone to be well, be smart and be SAFE!”

    Do you still miss Augustana’s friendly community, hanging out in the busy Forum, the library, its beautiful corners, sunshine through big windows and chit chat with library staff while petting Hutch? Well, hold on to those beautiful memories and hope that once the media announces “everything is back to normal”, that “normal” still includes all of this.

    Thank you for photos and the video, Mark!

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  • Let us introduce you to… Kaitlyn, Sarah, Kathy, Carol!

    by Eva Romanick July 11, 2019
    by Eva Romanick July 11, 2019

    Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Kaitlyn, Sarah, Kathy & Carol!Kaitlyn Hill, Sarah Chomyc, Kathy Urban and Carol Rodgers make up our Monograph Acquisitions Team. Congratulations! The Monograph Acquisition Team just got awarded the University of Alberta Library’s Team Service Excellence Award Winners! How do you feel? We are all very grateful that our team has been recognized in this fashion and consider this…

  • Let us introduce you to… Elisabet!

    by Eva Romanick June 25, 2019
    by Eva Romanick June 25, 2019

    Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Elisabet!June 30th is Social Media Day and we’re celebrating early by interviewing one of our Communications and Outreach members, Elisabet Ingibergsson, who handles the University of Alberta Libraries Facebook social media. What is your role at UAL?I am a public services assistant at Bibliothèque Saint-Jean. What is the coolest thing about working at Bibliothèque Saint-Jean? I…

  • UAL Service Excellence Nominee – Peggy Morgan

    by Meredith Bratland June 21, 2018
    by Meredith Bratland June 21, 2018

    This is a new yearly series on the blog to focus on UAlberta Libraries staff who were nominated for a Service Excellence award. Over the next couple of weeks, we will share the nominees and winners of 2018. Nominees were put forward by fellow staff members and then winners were chosen by an internal committee of peers. Peggy Morgan Nominee for Individual Service Excellence Award 2018 Submitted by: Elaine Coupland, Natalya Brettle, Kenton…

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