Cora Thomas

Association Memberships:

• Washington Library Association
• NASPA

Committee Appointments:

• Campus Library Committees
  • Outreach and Events Team (2023 - present)
  • Representative Council (May 2024 - present)
  • Community Reads (2018 - 2022)
  • Student Employee Appreciation Week (2018 - 2024)
• University of Washington Libraries
  • First Generation Celebration Committee (Nov 2023)
  • UW Libraries Student Employee Scholarship and Appreciation Week Committee (2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2024-25)

Publications, Displays, Events:

• Library Pop-Up Creates Space and Celebration for First Generation College Students, Alki Journal, Washington Library Association, April 2024.

  • Event: First Generation Celebration Pop-Up, UWB/CC Campus Library Lobby, Nov. 8, 2023

  • Display: First Gen Book and e-book display to accompany the pop-up.

• “Pin-a-Poem” Library Display Celebrates Poetry Month, Alki Journal, Washington Library Association, Jul. 2022, p. 19, Authors: Cora Thomas, Hannah Mendro.
  • Display: Poetry Month Book Display
  • Activity: Pin-a-Poem Magnetic Poetry board - encouraged campus community to add a line of poetry to create a community poem
• "Summer Anticipation," poem, The Madrona Project: Empty Bowl Cookbook, Jan. 2024, Empty Bowl Press
• Werder, C., & Otis, M. M. (Megan M. (2010). Engaging student voices in the study of teaching and learning (1st ed.). Stylus. Co-authored chapter: “Students in Parlor Talk on Teaching & Learning: Conversational Scholarship.”

Phone: (425) 352-5402
Email: corat@uw.edu
Office: Circulation