UIPO History
UIPO was founded in Fall 2008 to serve as a confidential communication channel for scholarly communications officers, copyright officers and those with similar positions at universities, research libraries and similar institutions.
The Association of Research Libraries hosted our mailing list from the group’s inception until July 2020, when UIPO became an independent organization.
University Information Policy Officers, Inc. incorporated and was granted 501(c)3 status in 2024.
UIPO Board of Directors
Institutional affiliations are for identification purposes only.
Maryam Fakouri (Chair), in personal capacity, 2022-2026
Katie Zimmerman (Chair Elect), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-2028
LeEtta Schmidt (Secretary), in personal capacity, 2023-2026
Matthew Kopel (Treasurer), Princeton University, 2022-2025
Liz Hamilton, Northwestern University, 2023-2026
Kate Dickson, Duke University, 2022-2025
Melanie Kowalski, Center for Research libraries, 2022-2025
Lisa Macklin, Emory University, 2022-2025
Kiowa Hammons, University of Virginia, 2024-2027
Megan Bean, in personal capacity, 2024-2027
Arnetta Girardeau, in personal capacity, 2024-2027
Brett Currier, in personal capacity, 2024-2026