November 2021
Dear CSE Colleagues, In the hustle and bustle ahead of the CSE Fall Symposium and my own organization’s annual meeting, I neglected to draft an October president’s letter. Please forgive […]
Author: Andrew Van Wasshnova
June 2021
Dear CSE Colleagues, For those of us in the US mid-Atlantic region and parts of the Midwest, the past few weeks have been filled with the buzzing alien sounds of […]
May 2021
Dear CSE Colleagues, I hope you are all well and were able to participate in CSE’s Virtual Annual Meeting a few weeks ago. I’d like to reiterate here what I […]
April 2021
Dear CSE Colleagues, Next week is our annual meeting, which is the culmination of a year of planning and hard work by our Program Committee, led by co-chairs Emma Shumeyko […]
March 2021
Dear CSE Colleagues, Earlier today I went to a mass vaccination site to get my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. While I was waiting in line for my number […]
February 2021
Dear CSE Colleagues, It’s sunny and warm in Atlanta today after what felt like weeks of cold rain, and it’s starting to seem like spring might actually arrive soon. That […]
January 2021
Dear CSE Colleagues, Many of us have been anticipating this new year for so long that it is hard to believe it is finally here. We are weary from uncertainty, […]
December 2020
Dear CSE Colleagues, It’s 6pm, and I’m about to start my 6th meeting of the day. I just rushed my dogs through their evening walk while there was still daylight […]
October 2020
Dear CSE Colleagues, I have just finished day 2 of the CSE Fall Symposium, and already I can’t wait to listen to the recordings for the concurrent sessions I was […]
September 2020
Dear CSE Colleagues, Next week (September 21-25) is Peer Review Week, and the theme this year, Trust in Peer Review, could not be more timely in light of the current […]
July 2020
Dear CSE Colleagues, I was talking to a colleague over email the other day, and he said something I’m sure many of us can relate to. “I seem to be […]
June 2020
Dear CSE Colleagues, I want to extend my thanks to everyone who has reached out to express interest in serving on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force. It’s not […]
June 2020 Special President’s Address
Dear CSE Colleagues, As I write this from my home in downtown Atlanta, the sounds of hovering helicopters and sirens have started up for the evening as people gather for […]
May 2020
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 […]
April 2020
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 […]