|  Starasta was appointed to the LCU faculty in 1999. As information 
			services librarian, she teaches information literacy throughout the 
			university, covering all information platforms and modes of 
			instruction. In 2008, Starasta was one of only 30 participants in 
			the United States and Canada selected to attend the competitive 
			Association of College and Research Libraries Institute for 
			Information Literacy workshop. In 2011, she was one of 40 Illinois 
			librarians invited to participate in a nine-day training workshop 
			with the American Library Association. Starasta writes book, database and website reviews and is active 
			in the Association of Christian Librarians. 
			
			 She holds a bachelor's degree in English education from Illinois 
			State University (1994) and a master's in library and information 
			sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1999). 
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			 Her promotion to the rank of associate professor was the 
				result of a recommendation process initiated by a committee of 
				her peers. The provost and dean review requests for faculty 
				promotion and, upon endorsement, send the committee 
				recommendation on to the university president for final 
				approval. 
			[Text from file received from
			Lincoln Christian University] 
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			University's mission is to equip Christians to serve and lead in the 
			church, the workplace and the world. Today, LCU offers a variety of 
			degree programs for undergraduate, graduate and seminary students. 
			Classes are offered on campus, at extension sites and online. To 
			learn more, visit www.lincolnchristian.edu. |