April 16, 2025 - Northern Kentucky University is proud to announce Brianna Marshall as the new permanent dean of the W. Frank Steely Library. Brianna has served as interim dean of the library since August 2023.
Brianna started her career at NKU through Steely Library in 2021. As the Senior Associate Dean for Operations, Assessment and Communications, she developed and launched Stego Studio, a state-of-the-art makerspace that provides the campus community free access to creative equipment like 3D printers, laser cutters, sewing machines and more. Prior to her tenure at NKU, Brianna served as the Director of Research Services at the University of California Riverside Library for four years, and was a Digital Curation Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin Libraries for nearly three years.
"I am honored and excited to step into the role of dean. During my time as interim dean, I have seen firsthand the passion our library team brings to empowering students, faculty and the broader NKU community,” says Brianna Marshall. “As dean, I look forward to building on that momentum—expanding access to information, fostering an environment for discovery and collaborating with partners across campus to advance NKU’s student success mission."
As an active leader, Brianna has been commended for her ability to cultivate meaningful and successful partnerships across campus, representing Steely Library and the Norse community with pride. In her first year on campus, Brianna provided leadership and collaboratively designed an open educational resources program that reduced and eliminated course material costs for NKU students.
“Brianna has demonstrated dedicated leadership, initiative and commitment to the success of Steely Library and its mission to support our students, faculty and staff,” says NKU Provost Dr. Diana McGill. “She leads her talented team with creativity and exemplifies what it means to be a part of the NKU community. I am confident that Steely Library will continue to thrive under her leadership.”
Brianna earned her B.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and her Master of Library Science and Master of Information Science degrees from Indiana University Bloomington. Brianna currently resides in Northern Kentucky with her husband and their three children.
About Northern Kentucky University: NKU is an entrepreneurial state university of more than 15,000 students on a thriving suburban campus nestled between Highland Heights, Kentucky and bustling downtown Cincinnati. Ranked in the top 30 out of 500 universities nationwide by The Wall Street Journal for exceptional value, we are a regionally engaged university committed to delivering an innovative, student-centered education. We empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives, while contributing to the economic, civic and social vitality of the region. For more information, visit nku.edu.
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