Mandate
The National Student Committee is a standing committee of CAPAL /ACBES Board, representing, supporting and advocating for student members of CAPAL/ACBES as well as emerging professionals.
Members
Updated August 2025
Tianyang (Joe) Qiu– Committee Chair/Liaison to the Board
vacant – Western University Chapter
Michelle Pettis– University of Toronto Chapter Chair
Isabella Jefferies-Aldridge– McGill University Chapter Chair
vacant – Dalhousie University Chapter Chair
vacant – University of Alberta Chapter Chair
Casey Wagner– University of British Columbia Chapter Chair
vacant – Université de Montréal Chapter Chair
vacant – University of Ottawa Chapter Chair
Merran Carr-Wiggin – University of Calgary – Member at Large, Education and Professional Development Committee Representative
vacant– Member at Large, Education and Professional Development Committee Representative
Dear CAPAL members,
The CAPAL Student Committee is excited to announce the call for applications for mentors and mentees for the Winter 2026 iteration of our career-focused Student Mentorship Program. If there are areas in academic librarianship (e.g., information literacy and teaching, cataloging and metadata, collection development, archives and special collections) that you enjoy exploring or sharing about, this may be the perfect program for you!
The program will run from January 2026 to April 2026, and is open to all members. We welcome academic library professionals at all stages of their careers to support students’ professional development and offer career advice as mentors, and students and recent graduates currently or previously enrolled in library programs to join as mentees. We also offer the option to extend the mentorship to August 2026 if mutually agreed upon by mentors and mentees.
Here is the link to the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1GJvUsE8u5Ojsbs6zLg7-WRr3ZgDZk2cgtmxA_1Pgsmo2WA/viewform?usp=dialog
The deadline to apply is December 10th. If you have any questions, please contact us at capal.students@gmail.com.
Best wishes,
Joe Qiu
CAPAL Student Committee Chair/ Liaison to the CAPAL Board of Directors
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If you would like to bring forward an issue or get involved in CAPAL/ACBAP, please let your local chapter Chair know, or email the Committee directly at: capal.students@gmail.com.
Student Chapter Role Descriptions (proposed guidelines)
Information on CAPAL Student Chapters at LIS schools across Canada