by Bradley Clements
To begin this first anniversary issue, I want to thank every person who has contributed content to the past year of newsletters. Many subscribers have told the GRASAC team how much they have appreciated your contributions. Thank you.
We also thank you, the readers! Whether you have been subscribed for a year or a week, we hope the newsletter helps you connect to the work of your friends and colleagues in GRASAC and beyond. Almost 100 new subscribers have joined in the last year – a growth of nearly 30%.
When we sent the first newsletter on March 1st, 2020, we could not have known how timely it was. As lockdowns ended in-person gatherings to slow the spread of COVID-19 the importance of digital means of maintaining regular connections in a time of physical isolation became clear.
In September 2020 GRASAC was delighted to hire Olivia White, a Masters student in the University of Toronto Faculty of Information, to assist with the newsletter’s administration. She continues to provide valuable support and content for the newsletter.
Looking forward, we aim to continue the newsletter and increase its benefit to subscribers and contributors. I am drafting a Communications Strategy to this end, for which your feedback will be valuable. Please be in touch if you have ideas, and stay tuned for surveys to come.
We hope that the newsletter has been helpful and engaging, and that it will continue to be in the months and years to come.