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aug 25 new appointment
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
AUGUST 2025
I am excited to share that I have accepted a new appointment. Beginning in the fall 2025 academic semester, I will be the new Student Engagement & Outreach Librarian at the assistant professor rank in Murphy Library @ UWL.
LIBRARIAN
PREPARATION
EXPERIENCE
Jason Anfinsen teaches information literacy as an assistant professor in Murphy Library at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where he serves as the Student Engagement and Outreach Librarian.
Jason was a faculty Research & Instruction Librarian for almost seven years in the Florida College System, at two finalist schools for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, namely Broward College and Seminole State College of Florida.
At Seminole State, Jason created Nightbrary & Lunchbrary, the noisy academic library program models that creatively fuse art, games, and music into weekly engagement extravaganzas for First-Year Seminar students in THEIR college library.
PREPARATION
PREPARATION
PREPARATION
Jason Anfinsen is a 3X alumnus of Florida State University and a 2X graduate of the FSU School of Information, with a bachelor’s degree in Social Science, a master’s degree in Library and Information Studies, a specialist degree in Information, and graduate certificates in Reference Services, School Librarian Leadership.
specialist
specialist
specialist
SPLIS / SPECIALIST
(Masters +30)
2020
School of Information.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Information.
masters
specialist
specialist
MLIS / MASTER OF SCIENCE
2016
School of Information.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Library and Information Studies.
CERTIFICATES
CERT / GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
2019
School of Information.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Reference Services.
CERTIFICATES
CERT / GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
2020
School of Information.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: School Librarian Leadership.
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
CERT / GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
2016
College of Fine Arts.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Specialized Study in Museum Theory and Practice
undergraduate degrees
BS / BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
2014
College of Social Sciences & Public Policy.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Social Science.
Minor: Communication. cum laude.
AA / ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
2012
Palm Beach State College.
Lake Worth, FL.
Major: Liberal Studies. magna cum laude.
HONORS + AWARDS
Club of the Year
Student Life (Sanford/Lake Mary Campus)
Seminole State College of Florida
Chess Club / Faculty Club Advisor.
Advisor of the Year
Student Life (Central Campus) Broward College.
F. William Summers Award Outstanding LIS Student
School of Information (iSchool) Florida State University.
Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship
School of Information (iSchool) Florida State University.
Rookie of the Year Award
Miami International University Art & Design.
CCI Graduate Student Leadership Award
School of Information (iSchool) Florida State University.
President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)
Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee, FL.
Outstanding Achievement Award
Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society
Florida State University.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Florida State University.
Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society
Florida State University.
Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences.
Florida State University.