Jeannette Pierce and Anne Barker will be joining two MU students for an SECU workshop entitled Developing Partnerships to Advance Open Access Initiatives at SEC Universities. Students and representatives from each SEC university will work together to develop strategies to advance open access and open educational resource initiatives at their home institutions.
We are fortunate to be sending two outstanding MU students to this event. Hallie Thompson, President of the Graduate Professional Council (GPC) and Benjamin Vega, Chair of the MSA Senate Academic Affairs Committee. Hallie is a third year Ph.D. student in Plant Sciences. She earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Missouri in the December 2011. Hallie is currently serving as the Assistant National Director of Legislative Affairs for the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS). Benjamin is an undergraduate student in the Biological Sciences. He was selected by the Biological Sciences Division for an “Outstanding Sophomore in Biological Sciences” award in 2013.
The Texas A&M University Libraries will host this inaugural SEC Academic Collaboration Award event to be held Feb. 6-8 at the Sterling C. Evans Library. Here are a couple of recent announcements with additional detail:
SEC Academic Collaboration Event To Address Scholarly Communication
http://www.thesecu.com/sec-academic-collaboration-event-to-address-scholarly-communication.php
University Libraries hosts first-ever SEC Academic Collaboration Award Workshop
http://library.tamu.edu/about/news-and-events/2015/01/university-libraries-hosts-first-ever-sec-academic-collaboration-award-workshop.html
We are all excited about the opportunity to attend the workshop. Hallie will be tweeting.