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Associate Librarian
California State University, Monterey Bay
Sarah Dahlen’s efforts to advance students’ information literacy and critical thinking
skills through research, assessments and innovative services earned her a 2020-21
Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award. Dahlen led the development of CSUMB’s
Information Literacy Assignment Guide, Rubric and Rubric Guide, which campus
faculty have used to assess literacy skills and develop data-driven responses to
improve student learning. These tools have been presented at regional and
national conferences, such as the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and have been incorporated into
the curriculum of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Assessment Leadership Academy. Dahlen
also collaborates extensively with CSUMB’s Cooperative Learning Center, providing support to professional and student
tutors to help them improve student achievement in information literacy.