August Community Engagement Meeting

Subject: Join Us August 27 – Level Up! Grant Writing as Academic Professionalization

Dear colleagues,

We invite you to join us for our next Community Engagement Group meeting—a special session focused on grantsmanship.

🗓️ Workshop Title: Level Up! Grant Writing as Academic Professionalization
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00–3:00 PM EST / 1:00–2:00 PM CST
📍 Location: Virtual via Zoom

Together, we’ll explore the role of grant writing in academic professionalization. Here’s the agenda:

 2:00–2:30 PM EST | Presentation & Discussion

Led by Drs. Kristin Terrill and Ruth Lu, this interactive workshop will cover:

  • Getting the funding 
  • Applying for the funding 
  • Managing the funding 
  • Hidden myths about funding 

Kristin will take the lead in guiding this discussion, and both presenters will share personal stories and experiences with grant writing.

 2:30–3:00 PM EST | Interactive Q&A and Group Discussion

We’ll open the floor for questions, reflections, and shared experiences.
To help spark conversation, we’ll prepare a few prompts and discussion questions.

🔗 Interested in joining? Please register here to receive virtual access to the event:  https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/opsGDU6xRJWJoXO87FQGww

Bring your questions, concerns, and curiosity—we look forward to an engaging and collaborative session!

Warm regards,
Kristin & Ruth
USETDA Community Engagement Group Co-Chairs

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July ETD Formatting User’s Group Meeting

Please join us at 2:00pm ET on Wednesday, July 9 for the bimonthly Formatting Users’ Group meeting. At this session, we’ll be discussing “major formatting shifts.” Did your rules ever undergo a renovation? If so, why? If not, should they? 

To participate in user group discussions, you should complete this form. If you have questions, please contact Sally Evans at sevans13@gmu.edu.

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Congratulations to Our New USETDA Team

Congratulations to our newly elected officers and Board members!  We are grateful to have such an experienced, knowledgeable and engaging group of people serving on the USETDA Board. We look forward to working with our community to plan a most excellent 2025 conference as we join forces to celebrate our 15th anniversary in co-hosting a joint event with the NDLTD for the ETD 2025 Symposium. Learn more about our new team USETDA Board of Directors.

  • Officers
    • Chair and Executive Director: John Hagen (Renaissance Scholarly Communications)
    • Vice Chair: Teri Green (The University of Toledo, College of Graduate Studies)
    • Secretary: Erin Kaufman (University of Iowa Graduate College)
    • Treasurer: Sally Evans (George Mason University Libraries)
  • Board Members
    • Ellen Amatangelo (Brigham Young University – Harold B. Lee Library)
    • Lily Compton (Iowa State University Graduate College)
    • Valerie Emerson (George Washington University Libraries)
    • John Fudrow (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)
    • Ruth Lu (Ohio University Graduate College)
    • Teri Robinson (Mississippi State University Libraries)
    • Kristin Terrill (Iowa State University Graduate College)
    • G.W. Swicord (University of Florida Libraries)
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