Dear CSE Colleagues, I hope you were able to join us at the annual business meeting. But if you weren’t, I want to start by reiterating what an honor it is to take the gavel from Past President Dana Compton. Dana and I served as Program Co-Chairs for the 2016 Annual Meeting in Denver, and […]
Categories: President's Letters
Dear CSE Colleagues, It’s hard to believe this is the last President’s letter I’ll be writing. The past three years that I’ve served as Vice President, President-Elect, and President, have been rewarding, challenging, and—especially recently!—full of the unexpected. It’s been an honor serving CSE, and I thank you all for entrusting me with leadership of […]
Categories: President's Letters
Dear CSE Colleagues, I hope you are all hanging in there at home! It feels like every day brings more surreal, unwelcome news, from offices transitioning to full-time telework to states closing public schools for the rest of the academic school year. We are all missing our friends, extended family, and, yes, even our coworkers. […]
Categories: President's Letters
Dear CSE Colleagues, I know many of us are closely watching the Democratic race right now, and Super Tuesday will be upon us in just a week. Don’t worry, I’m not about to get political or anything… But may I suggest that you exercise your voting muscles in preparation, and head to your virtual CSE […]
Categories: President's Letters
Dear CSE Colleagues, I hope your new year is off to a roaring start! If you’re like me, the holiday season already feels like a distant memory while spring and summer vacations are still an awfully long time off. If you need a pick-me-up, today is National Plan for Vacation Day, which combines two of my […]
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Annual Meeting, Book Club, Committees, Posters
Dear CSE Colleagues, This month’s letter has been harder to write than usual. I spent a good chunk of last week wondering what I should focus on. A recap of the Board’s recent strategic planning session? A reminder that the end of the year is approaching and, with it, the time for us all to […]
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Membership
Dear CSE Colleagues, October is always my favorite month of the year. The weather finally turns comfortable, even chilly some days. The leaves are beautiful, of course. And sure, apple cider and pumpkin spice everything is fine (especially in donut form). But most important, if you’re here in the DC area: I hope you are […]
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Book Club, Short Courses
Happy Peer Review Week, everybody! I’ve long said I have no use for holiday “celebrations” that include neither a day off work nor a special family meal (I’m looking at YOU, Halloween).
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Peer Review Week, Scholarship
Sometimes it feels like “the busy season” has taken over the entire year. Thankfully, July and August still provide some respite while colleagues come and go through the revolving door of vacations.
Categories: President's Letters
Every year, the spring seems to fly by in a flurry of conferences and travel.
Categories: President's Letters
Dear CSE Colleagues, Thank you very much for entrusting me with the opportunity to serve as CSE President. There have been moments that surprised me, even a few that lifted my left brow for more than a minute, but my time over the last three years serving as your Vice President, President-Elect, and President has […]
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Membership, Mentorship
New opportunities present year round. Sometimes the difficult part can be saying, “Yes, Please!” (Other times the difficulty lies in understanding punctuation choices.)
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Elections, Membership, Webinars
Tis the season to send and receive autoresponders. I hope you have a few days to relax as the year draws to a close. It has been a fantastically busy year for CSE including, but not limited to, Short Courses, the Annual Meeting, the Publication Certificate Program, and Webinars.
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Certificate Program, Membership
The first half of October included one of my favorite events, the Frankfurt Book Fair. Remaining thankful that the majority of scholarly publishing meetings I attend cover less geographic area and include fewer attendees (this year the count was 285,024), the fair still evokes a sense of community. For me that is partially true because the fair reassures me that humans everywhere are actually reading, which I find a very comforting notion.
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Board of Directors, Ethics, Member Survey
I hope the first half of your September included participation in various Peer Review Week festivities. Aims included showcasing the work of editors and reviewers while simultaneously highlighting innovation. And that wasn’t the half of it, because Peer Review Week remains ambitious. As it should be!
Categories: President's Letters
Tags: Peer Review Week, Scholarship