Joe Jezukewicz : An Oral History
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Joe Jezukewicz, the former associate director of administration at Stanford Libraries and business manager of the Electrical Engineering Department, shares memories of his time at Stanford. Jezukewicz describes his youth and education in Wisconsin, his undergraduate years at Marquette University, and his service in the navy, which led him to the Bay Area. At Stanford Libraries, he recalls implementing new processes for improving staff communication and prioritizing budget requests, and other administrative initiatives, including preparing the library stacks for earthquakes, implementing a computerized card catalog system, and arranging for the Libraries’ first off-campus storage facility. Jezukewicz also describes management information systems initiatives at his subsequent positions in the Department of Electrical Engineering and elsewhere.
- Summary
- Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin • Milwaukee in the 1950s • Attending Marquette High School and thoughts on the Jesuit education • Summer jobs at Continental Can Company • Growing up with grandparents in the household • Influence of uncle • Undergraduate education at Marquette University; interests in philosophy and psychology • Transition to MBA at Michigan State • Navy service during the early 1960s and the Vietnam War; Reserve Officer duty in San Francisco • Falling in love with San Francisco and the West Coast • Working in financial management at UCSF • Planning for the UCSF Dental School • Responsibilities at Stanford Libraries as associate director of administration • Working with University Librarian David Weber • Building up earthquake reinforcement • Closing the card catalogue • Library budgeting systems and challenges • Off-site storage facilities • Library facilities • Changes to the physical campus • Oracle system • Move over to the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1986 • Commuting • Working with faculty to keep track of contracts and grants • Academic advising at Stanford • Assisting with selection committees • Loma Prieta earthquake • Job at St. Patrick’s Seminary and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Move to Bend, Oregon • Love of Stanford campus
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | August 19, 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Jezukewicz, Joe | |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Jezukewicz, Joe | |
| Interviewer | Frothingham, Emma | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University. Libraries |
|---|---|
| Subject | Stanford University. Department of Electrical Engineering |
| Subject | Universities and Colleges > Professional Staff |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Audio |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/wt314zf0314 |
| Location | SC0932 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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