Amir Blair
Pronouns
He / HimTo acknowledge that assumptions about someone’s gender identity could be incorrect, many organizations, including NC State, have begun to encourage community members to include a brief statement of their gender pronouns as they introduce themselves within a group.
My Projects
Shout-outs From My Colleagues
Shout-outs are kind words from Libraries staff to other Libraries staff for going out of their way to be extra awesome at their job.
Bravo to the team that upgraded the Libraries website to Drupal 10 — Erik Olson, Eric Pauley, Meredith Wynn, and Chris Bowen! And big thanks to Amir Blair and Robin Davis for testing. Keeping our large, complex website up to date is important, difficult work. It's the kind of work that would be easy to postpone and get behind on. Not this team! Because of them, we have a well-oiled machine.
— Josh Boyer
Early last summer, Amir reached out to learn about how (or whether) the Libraries had done any targeted outreach to University Athletics to support student athletes with their academic research needs. To my knowledge (and the memories of others he consulted) we had not been making any direct outreach to student athletes. Understanding that with their often tightly prescribed schedules, athletes may not be able to easily engage with the Libraries services, Amir reached out to the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes to find out how we could better support them. Elan joined the Libraries shortly after Amir made his initial inquiry and was on board by the time they heard back. Since then, Elan and Amir have met with staff in the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes to discuss student athlete support needs, and piloted several drop in library consultations hours at the Case Academic Center during Fall semester exams, with plans to do more during the Spring Semester. Kudos to them both for seeing an unmet need, and bringing awareness of library support to student athletes!
— Anne Burke
In the first year of his Fellowship, Amir served on the Accessibility Committee, a large group that works on diverse projects. He continues to have an impact in conversations about accessibility and neurodiversity. He brings empathy and a commitment to user-first thinking to his work every day. Thank you Amir!
— Robin Davis