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Community Engagement Group Meeting
2023-04-12 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
The Community Engagement Group will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 12 at 2:00 PM (EDT). We have an exciting discussion planned on:
Embargoes and Project Planning
We’ll start by discussing an embargo issue that a member of the CEG is having. I know that she would love to hear about our experiences and brainstorm next steps. We’ll then transition into thinking about how we make summer plans. For many of us, summer is a quieter time that allows us to work on different types of projects, whether they are large projects, ones we’ve forgotten, or ones we’ve put off. In this session, we’ll discuss questions such as:

What projects (or project types) do you have planned for the summer?
How do you prioritize what to work on?
What are some strategies you use to make progress?
How do you incorporate breaks and self-care into the summer?

Our bimonthly online meetings may vary in format, with some being led by USETDA members and others featuring invited guests. Anyone interested in suggesting a topic or signing up to participate in the group should complete this form. If you have questions please contact Emily Wuchner at wuchner2@illinois.edu.

Community Engagement Group Meeting
2023-02-23 14:00 - 15:30
Join us Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 2pm Eastern for a lively online discussion on community engagement.
What Matters to You the Most?
As we ease into 2023, we want take some time to reflect on our needs, goals, and hopes for the coming year. What matters to you the most? Our first Community Engagement Group meeting of the year will bring together our library and graduate school communities to have a facilitated discussion and brainstorming session. At this session, we’ll build community and identify topics for further, deeper exploration in the coming year.
Our bimonthly online meetings may vary in format, with some being led by USETDA members and others featuring invited guests. Anyone interested in suggesting a topic or signing up to participate in the group should complete this form. If you have questions please contact Emily Wuchner at wuchner2@illinois.edu.

ETD Formatting User's Group Meeting
2023-01-18 14:00 - 15:00
Join us the afternoon of January 18, 2023 for our next ETD Formatting User’s Group meeting. As it’s the beginning of a new year, and since it’s been some time since we last spoke, that’s our theme for this month’s meeting: “New Year, New Goals.”
This Wednesday, let’s talk about where we want to see our group go in the coming year. What do we want to accomplish? Where should our focus lie?
To participate in user group discussions, you should complete this form. If you have questions, please contact Sally Evans at sevans13@gmu.edu.
https://www.usetda.org/membership/etd-formatting-users-group/

USETDA Community Engagement Group Meeting
2022-10-26 14:00 - 15:00
Mark your calendars for the next Community Engagement Group meeting: Wednesday, October 26 at 2 pm eastern time.
At this session, we will be focusing on accessibility, which was a hot topic at our recent conference. Alison Haynes, ICT Compliance Coordinator at Kent State University, presented at USETDA 2022 and she has many ideas regarding how to think about accessibility and how we might implement it at our institutions. Much of the session will by Q&A and brainstorming, so make sure to bring your questions to the meeting! Whether you are just starting to think about accessibility or if you are finishing up your initial plans, there will be a lot that we all can learn at this session.

Anyone interested in signing up to participate in the group should complete this form. If you have questions please contact Emily Wuchner at wuchner2@illinois.edu.
USETDA Community Engagement Group

USETDA 2022 Conference
2022-09-21 08:00 - 2022-09-23 12:00 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1260 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44115, United States
Save the date! The USETDA 2022 Conference will be held September 21 – 23, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, organized by Case Western Reserve University, Kent State University and the USETDA. For more information about the conference visit our Webpage. Prior to ordering conference registration tickets, please review our Registration Information.

USETDA Community Engagement Group Meeting
2022-08-03 14:00 - 15:30
This month, Lili Compton, Graduate Communication Programs Coordinator at the Center for Communication Excellence in the Iowa State University Graduate College, will lead a discussion on cross-training. This came out of a group discussion we had a few months ago and boils down to: how do we talk about what we do and how do we document what we do so that if someone leaves (vacation, retirement, unexpected events) the work can still get done? Lily has a lot of great experience that she will share.

The Center for Communication Excellence (CCE), housed within Iowa State University’s Graduate College, runs the Thesis/Dissertation Writing Program (TDWP). The CCE trains and hires graduate students to be Thesis/Dissertation consultants and supervises the reviewers. Additionally, the TDWP offers various events, including informational seminars, formatting boot camps, and writing retreats. Currently, CCE staff members oversee specific aspects of the TWDP. The COVID-19 pandemic and staff members’ maternity leaves have brought to light the need for cross-training so that staff members can seamlessly take over duties for each other as needed.

This presentation will provide an overview of the following:

The organizational structure of the TWDP and their roles
The planning model by semester
The documentation and communication protocols
Future ideas

Anyone interested in signing up to participate in the group should complete this form. If you have questions please contact Emily Wuchner at wuchner2@illinois.edu.
USETDA Community Engagement Group

USETDA Community Engagement Group Meeting
2022-06-08 14:00 - 15:00
Our next session will be Wednesday, June 8 at 2 pm ET / 1 pm CST and it will last 1-1.5 hours.
G.W. Swicord, Theses and Dissertations Project Manager at the University of Florida Libraries, will be leading a discussion on metadata. What is it? Why do we need it? How can we help students with crafting their metadata to increase findability? He’s done a lot of great research on this topic and has a list of questions for us to discuss.
Anyone interested in participating in the group should complete this form. If you’re already a user group member and need the Zoom meeting details, please contact Emily Wuchner at wuchner2@illinois.edu.

ETD Formatting User’s Group Meeting
2022-05-18 14:00 - 15:00
Join the discussion on the past year’s challenges, issues and successes in the field, and to share knowledge and resources with colleagues via Zoom on Wednesday, May 18th at 2:00 pm Eastern. To participate in user group discussions, you should complete this form. If you’re already a user group member and need the Zoom meeting details, please contact Sally Evans at sevans13@gmu.edu.

ETD Formatting Users' Group Meeting
2022-01-19 14:00 - 15:00
Please join us at 2:00pm ET on Wednesday, January 19 for our Formatting Users’ Group meeting. We are fortunate to have Domonique McClendon, of Temple University.

Topic: USETDA Formatting Issues User Group Online Discussion
Time: Jan 19, 2022 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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