USETDA 2022 Conference Invitation

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn and share your experiences with colleagues at USETDA 2022, to be held September 21 – 23, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio and online.

We’re currently offering a 10% discount during late registration – member registration is only $150 or $250 at the non-member rate, available through September 19th. You can book hotel reservations at the Crowne Plaza Hotel via our Accommodations Web page. To register for the conference, visit our registration information Web page. To learn more, visit our Conference Invitation Web page.

USETDA Community Engagement Group Meeting

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:
      1. The organizational structure of the TWDP and their roles
      2. The planning model by semester
      3. The documentation and communication protocols
      4. 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

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.

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