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Robert H. McDonald

@rhmcdonald.bsky.social

Senior Vice Provost and Director of @utlibraries.bsky.social | #OnlineLearning #libraries #archives #OER #openaccess

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I am excited to be on the
@educause.bsky.social 2026 Annual Conference Program Committee. We are planning a great conference for Denver, CO this year and we are actively seeking peer reviewers for this year's conference. Deadline to sign-up is March 13.

connect.educause.edu/volunteering...

25.02.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Welcome and Introduction by Senior Vice Provost Robert H. McDonald
YouTube video by utlibraries A Welcome and Introduction by Senior Vice Provost Robert H. McDonald

πŸ“š ✨ A new semester, a new beginning.
I am so happy to welcome everyone back to campus in my first semester as the Senior Vice Provost and Director of the @utlibraries.bsky.social. I share some thoughts in this short video. #UTLibraries #UTAustin

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J9E...

09.09.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Robert H. McDonald Appointed Senior Vice Provost and Director of the University of Texas Libraries AUSTIN, Texas β€”Β The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of Robert H. McDonald as Senior Vice Provost and Director of the University of Texas Libraries, effective August 16, 2025. M...

I am very excited to announce that I have been named the Senior Vice Provost & Director of the UT Libraries. Looking forward to working with the team at #UTLibraries lib.utexas.edu/about/news/r...

10.06.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a great time this year co-chairing the #UPCEA 2025 Annual Conference! Thanks to all of our sponsors and presenters.

25.03.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, March 6th, join us for #BuffsAllIn and support the arts and humanitiesβ€”because arts and humanities give meaning. βœ¨πŸ“šπŸŽ­

Visit our giving page here: giveto.colorado.edu/campaigns/51...

06.03.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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University Libraries On March 6, I’m All In! Join me and contribute to support CU Boulder and the community we love.

Join me today (March 6) and contribute to support CU Boulder and the community we love. #BuffsAllIn #CUBoulder #UniversityLibraries giveto.colorado.edu/schools/Univ...

06.03.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Buffs All In! March 6, 2025

Buffs All In! March 6, 2025

On March 6, Buffs everywhere will unite for Buffs All In, University of Colorado Boulder’s annual giving dayβ€”a moment to lead, innovate, and make an impact together. Make a difference and show what it means to be All In. #UniversityLibraries #CUBoulder #BuffsAllIn lnkd.in/gWtwyBTS

27.02.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m excited to be a member of the #UPCEA2025 Annual Conference Advisory Committee. Educators, administrators, researchers, and policymakers - join us to exchange ideas, share expertise, and contribute to the advancement of lifelong learning. Register now! bit.ly/405b4BR

14.02.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us this Thursday, Nov. 21 4-5pm for the first talk in our #BoulderTalks speaker series, featuring Yakut Gazi, Vice Provost for Learning Innovation at Duke University. She’ll explore the Practical and Moral Imperative for At-Scale Learning. colorado.edu/today/2024/1... @cuboulder.bsky.social

18.11.2024 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BADGE SUMMIT 2024 The Badge Summit convenes and connects change makers around Digital Badge Credentials. We are passionate about micro-credentials and making the world a more accessible and equitable place.

Excited to be at the 2024 #BadgeSummit this week. Already have heard some exciting presentations from Strada Education Foundation, IBM, Jobs for the Future etc. www.thebadgesummit.com #microcredentials #boulderco #badges

05.08.2024 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I hope all of our UPCEA members will join us in #denver next March! Call for proposals is now open and due by July 22. Learn more. ow.ly/61MU50SoKa9 #UPCEA2025

02.07.2024 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An open laptop displaying a calendar, with a notification message floating next to it displaying a bell.

Mark your calendars! Registration for CALM 2024 will open on April 17 at 3:00pm EDT! πŸ—“οΈ

Curious what's in store? The schedule is also now live at calm2024.sched.com! We'll update it as we do any final polishes over the next week, so keep watching this space! βœ… #LibCALM

08.04.2024 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to moderating a concurrent session at next week’sΒ UPCEAΒ Annual Conference titled Content-First Enrollment Strategies and featuring SuzanBrinker from VivHigherEd and Tara Pope from Tufts University-Thurs March 28 at 10 am. #credovation #UPCEA2024 #faculty #higheredleadership

23.03.2024 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buffs All In 2024 For 24 hours on March 6, Buffs everywhere will unite behind CU Boulder students and researchers as they lead, innovate and make their impact felt like never before. Each donation will help forge pat...

We’re halfway through #BuffsAllIn! Thanks to the donors who have already made gifts to support #CUBoulder #Libraries programs and scholarship funds.

Check out our fundraising priorities and consider making a contribution buffsallin.cu.edu/o/university...

06.03.2024 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Buffs All Inβ€”CU Boulder’s annual giving dayβ€”returns for its second year on March 6 which is tomorrow. Please join me in supporting all of our Buffs! The University Libraries has several areas of giving to consider - buffsallin.cu.edu/o/university... #BuffsAllIn #giving #cuboulder

05.03.2024 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interested in joining the #EDUCAUSE Board? Join this Member QuickTalk on February 19 2-3pm (ET) to learn more. I am also on the @educause Nominations and Leadership Development Committee so let me know if you questions about the process. events.educause.edu/member-quick...

07.02.2024 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to have @ChiptheBuffalo join us this week to bring some joy to our students in #NorlinLibrary who are busy getting ready for final exams. Glad Chip likes to ham it up with librarians. Also fun to see him with our dedicated team at the #LaughingGoat #CUBoulder #CUBLibraries

13.12.2023 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to attend tonight’s celebration of #CoachPrime! Congrats @DeionSanders on being named Sports Person of the Year! πŸ†πŸ¦¬πŸ•ΆοΈπŸˆ

07.12.2023 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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great to have so many of my team presenting at Affordable Degrees at Scale Sumposium this week in atlanta @GTProfEd - Jenny Lane talking about our scaled programs at #cuboulder

05.12.2023 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 2 of Affordable Degrees at Scale Symposium kicks off with keynote by @UMGCPresident Greg Fowler @GTProfEd

05.12.2023 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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excited to finish my virtual turkey trot 5k in pretty good time - proceeds support world central kitchen - think about helping them too during this week of thanks - donate.wck.org #americasturkeytrot @WCKitchen

22.11.2023 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
i am hpc.

i am hpc.

excited to be at #SC23 today and ran into some old friends #hpc #data

14.11.2023 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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i voted!

07.11.2023 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

don’t forget to vote today!πŸ—³οΈ

07.11.2023 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Image of Robert McDonald, Sheryl Grant and Rupert Ward.

Honored to be part of a keynote panel with Rupert Ward and Sheryl Grant at the first annual Convergence Conference #credovation from UPCEA and AACRAO. Thanks to Patrick at LSU for the live photo. If you attended our session and want to know more you can see our slides online bit.ly/m/microcrede...

03.11.2023 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to be in DC this week for the 2023 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education #credovation and #upcea. Join me and my colleagues Rupert Ward and Sheryl Grant as we discuss micro-credential implementation in #highereducation on Thurs at 8:00 AM ET in the Presidential Ballroom.

01.11.2023 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Daniel Valdez image.

Excited to have composer Daniel Valdez in Norlin Library today as he spends time in residence with the American Music Research Center and the CU Boulder College of Music. His Song of Pueblo will be performed tomorrow night at 7:30 on our campus. cupresents.org/performance/...
#CUBoulder #Pueblo

25.10.2023 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0