Marcia M. Thomas, MLS
Professor

10850 Lowell Avenue, #1018
913-234-0809; marcia.thomas@cleveland.edu

 Personal Vision

        "We need more light about each other.  Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity."  Malcolm X

        "What do you stand for?  Who do you stand with?   And what are you going to do about it?"  Paul Kivel

        "Baseball is a simple game.  You throw the ball.  You hit the ball.  You catch the ball.  And sometimes it rains."  Kevin Costner in Bull Durham.

Biography/Research Interest

Education

1968 - University of Missouri-Columbia, BA in English Literature, minor in classical Greek language and literature

1975 - University of Missouri-Columbia, MA in Library Science, minor in Journalism Law

Professional Roles

Library Director, Ruth R. Cleveland Memorial Library, 1976 -
Member, American Library Association
Member, Medical Library Association
Founding Member, Chiropractic Libraries Section, Medical Library Association
Member, Missouri Library Association
Index to Chiropractic Literature Editorial Board
Member, Center for Practical Bioethics

Community Involvement

Astor Place Homes Association President
Southtown Council Planning and Development Committee
49/63 Neighborhood Coalition
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
Human Rights Watch
American Civil Liberties Union
Campus Coordinator, Heart of America United Way

Other Interests

            Politics, race and gender-based health disparities, rock 'n roll, baseball, and the Missouri Tigers - not necessarily in that order.