{"id":13580,"date":"2025-11-13T10:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=13580"},"modified":"2025-11-13T10:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:55:42","slug":"new-faces-at-the-library-part-two-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2025\/11\/13\/new-faces-at-the-library-part-two-fall-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"New Faces at the Library: Part Two – Fall 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the course of the past year, we have welcomed new colleagues to the DePaul University Library! To get to know them better, I asked each of them a few questions. If you missed Part One, check it out here!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Grant Heus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When did you start at DePaul? What is your job title and your responsibilities?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grant Heus:<\/strong> I started at the beginning of September as a part-time Digitization Assistant with Special Collections and Archives. I\u2019m responsible for digitizing outdated media formats in order to preserve content and make it more accessible.<\/p>\n

Clau Rocha:<\/strong> I am JTR’s Circulation Supervisor and started at DePaul back in March! My main responsibilities are supervising, hiring, training, and scheduling our team of Access Services Student Assistants at JTR library.<\/p>\n

Clarissa Short:<\/strong> I joined the DePaul Library Team in April 2025, as the Director of Business & Administration. I oversee budgeting, human resources, and facilities operations for the library.<\/p>\n

Where were you before joining the DePaul University Library?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grant<\/strong>: Before joining the DePaul University Library I attended Columbia College Chicago where I studied sound design and video production. Since graduating I\u2019ve worked jobs as a marketing videographer, wedding band stagehand, and currently also work as an Audio Engineer at Columbia College Chicago\u2019s music school.<\/p>\n

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Clau Rocha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clau:<\/strong> I worked in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Flaxman library for 5 years, initially as a student worker while I got my MA in Visual and Critical Studies, and then as their Access Services Assistant\/Evening Supervisor.<\/p>\n

Clarissa:<\/strong> I spent the last three years serving as the Associate Director of Operations for DePaul Executive Education. My experience also includes work with GG+A now Huron | GG+A Global Philanthropy, a philanthropic consulting firm supporting not-for-profit organizations ranging from arts & culture institutions to higher education, and multiple roles at Northeastern Illinois University.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite hobby or thing to do in Chicago?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grant:<\/strong> I enjoy seeing live music in the city. The most recent show I went to was Frankie Cosmos at Thalia Hall. Two of my favorite venues to see music at are Sleeping Village and The California Clipper.<\/p>\n

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Clarissa Short<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clau:<\/strong> I love so many things about Chicago, but I think one of my favorite things has to be the tattoo community here. In 2023, I challenged myself to get a tattoo every month, and I still didn’t get tattooed by all the local artists I wanted to! My favorite shops are Crybaby Tattoo in Pilsen, and Other Delights Tattoo in Roscoe Village.<\/p>\n

Clarissa:<\/strong> I studied opera at Manhattan School of Music and have been an alto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus since 2018.<\/p>\n

What is a favorite book, film, video game, etc. that is available in the Library catalog?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grant:<\/strong> If you want to better understand the psychoacoustics behind your own music listening, a book I read recently that I can recommend is\u00a0This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession<\/i><\/a>\u00a0by Daniel J Levitin. My favorite jazz album,\u00a0The Awakening<\/i><\/a>\u00a0by Ahmad Jamal Trio, is available on CD. One of my favorite video games is Fallout:\u00a0New\u00a0Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clau:<\/strong> My longtime favorite book,\u00a0Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories<\/i><\/a>\u00a0by Sandra Cisneros, is available to borrow! And for fans of surrealist art, I recently checked out the\u00a0Remedios Varo: Science Fictions<\/i><\/a>\u00a0exhibition catalog which was amazing.<\/p>\n

Clarissa:<\/strong> I love\u00a0A Room with a View<\/i>\u2026both the book<\/a> & the film<\/a>! Fortunately, the library has both!<\/p>\n

Any family or pets you wish to brag about?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Oyster and Shrimp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jinkx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grant:<\/strong> I have a cat named Jinkx who\u2019s named after drag queen and actress Jinkx Monsoon.<\/p>\n

Clau:<\/strong> My partner, No\u00e9,\u00a0and I are happy pet parents to two cats: Shrimp and Oyster. Shrimp is a 10-year-old orange tabby who is missing his fangs, obsessed with cuddles, and constantly screaming for food. Oyster is a 5-year-old tortoiseshell whose passions include chewing on tape, knocking down breakables, and figuring out how to open doors she absolutely should NOT open.<\/p>\n

Clarissa:<\/strong> My husband and I have a little dog named Shakira!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the course of the past year, we have welcomed new colleagues to the DePaul University Library! To get to know them better, I asked each of them a few questions. If you missed Part One, check it out here!\u00a0 When did you start at DePaul? What is your job title and your responsibilities? Grant <\/p>\n

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