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GameRT Ballot Updates (Candidates Needed!)

Posted By Amber Sewell Jan 14, 2026 01:30 PM
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Hello, everyone! At last week's board meeting, we discussed the ballot for next term's elections; I've got some updates to share! We do have candidates for Apprentice Mage and Treasurer. Huzzah! We do not, however, have candidates for GameRT Councilor or GameRT Secretary. In our February board meeting, ...

January Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Jan 06, 2026 01:04 PM
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Hello, everyone. I hope your new year is off to a kind start! I look forward to seeing you this Thursday at our first board meeting of 2026. Here is the agenda, and here's the Zoom link. Please let me know if you have any questions, and see you in a few days! ------------------------------ Amber ...

Follow-Up on ALA Play: ALA's Response

Posted By Amber Sewell Dec 16, 2025 12:43 PM
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Hello, GameRT, First of all, thank you so much to everyone who showed up at last week's board meeting; it was very meaningful to see so many folks show up in support of this group and the awesome work we do. I appreciate your support! Last night, Chris, Danielle, and I received the attached response ...

Follow-Up on ALA Play: ALA's Response

Posted By Amber Sewell Dec 16, 2025 12:42 PM
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RE: Volunteers Needed: GameRT Liaisons for IFC & COPE

Posted By Amber Sewell Dec 11, 2025 02:24 PM
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Hello, all, GameRT finds itself in need of a new liaison to the Intellectual Freedom Committee. We are halfway through the term, which will end June 30, 2026. Volunteers do not need to be board members, though I would ask each liaison to either submit reports for our monthly board meetings or attend ...

RE: INFO: December Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Dec 05, 2025 12:39 PM
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Hello, all, As a reminder, our board meeting next Thursday will largely focus on discussion about ALA Play at Annual 2026. I have invited ALA President Sam Helmick and ALA Executive Director Dan Montgomery, who are unsure if they'll be able to attend but have said they'll do their best. The meeting ...

INFO: December Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Nov 20, 2025 04:49 PM
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Hello, everyone! Due to some new developments with ALA Annual (we are not able to hold Play at our usual time and day due to their time blocks), I am going to dedicate December's board meeting to discussing these changes and how we'd like to proceed. Rebecca and I are doing some information gathering ...

November Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Nov 13, 2025 11:32 AM
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Apologies, all! Just realized I posted in Discord but didn't send out our board meeting info here. I look forward to seeing you all in half an hour! Agenda Zoom link ------------------------------ Amber Sewell (she/her/hers) Teaching and Learning Librarian | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Games ...

October Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Oct 07, 2025 11:38 AM
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Hello, everyone! The October board meeting will be held this Thursday, October 9th at noon CST. Looking forward to seeing y'all there and please let me know if you have an agenda item to add--especially if you anticipate it will generate a lenghtier discussion that we will need to account for to ensure ...

September Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Sep 02, 2025 04:38 PM
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Hello, everyone! The September board meeting will be held next Thursday, September 11th at noon CST. Looking forward to seeing y'all there and please let me know if you have an agenda item to add! Zoom link Meeting ID: 947 1397 5600 Passcode: 460061 Agenda ------------------------------ Amber ...

August Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Aug 06, 2025 04:54 PM
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Hello, everyone! The August board meeting will be held next Thursday, August 14th at noon CST. Looking forward to seeing y'all there and please let me know if you have an agenda item to add! Zoom link Meeting ID: 947 1397 5600 Passcode: 460061 Agenda ------------------------------ Amber Sewell ...

INFO: Proposed Changes to Round Table Structure

Posted By Amber Sewell Aug 06, 2025 02:22 PM
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INFO: Proposed Changes to Round Table Structure

Posted By Amber Sewell Aug 06, 2025 02:22 PM
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Hello, everyone, Yesterday, I attended the fall Round Table Coordinating Assembly meeting, where Cindy Hohl announced a proposed change ALA is considering making to all Round Tables. Here is a summary of the meeting, provided by the current convener of the RTCA: Round Tables annual elected positions ...

INFO: Committee Membership

Posted By Amber Sewell Jul 17, 2025 02:22 PM
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Hello, all! By now, most (if not all) committee chairs have reached out to their groups about first meetings. If you wanted to be on a committee but have not been contacted, please let me and the (co)chair of the committee know, either here or by email (amber.sewell@unlv.edu). As always, if you ...

July Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Jul 08, 2025 06:29 PM
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Hello, everyone! The July board meeting will be held this Thursday, July 10th at noon CST. Looking forward to seeing y'all there and please let me know if you have an agenda item to add! Zoom link Meeting ID: 947 1397 5600 Passcode: 460061 Agenda I am currently in the process of emailing all ...

Volunteers Needed: GameRT Liaisons for IFC & COPE

Posted By Amber Sewell Jun 04, 2025 02:07 PM
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Hello, GameRT members! I am reaching out with two volunteer opportunities. GameRT needs liaisons for the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) and the Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE). These are one-year terms (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). Volunteers do not need to be board members, though I ...

Looking to get involved? Volunteer for a GameRT committee!

Posted By Amber Sewell Mar 31, 2025 01:47 PM
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Hello, all, I am your president-elect Amber Sewell. My term as GameRT president starts at the end of Annual this summer, and one of my duties is to make sure all of the committees are full of great volunteers. If you have ever wanted to get more involved with GameRT, from something as simple as writing ...

RE: Budget Surplus 2026

Posted By Amber Sewell Mar 24, 2025 02:00 PM
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Considering this is more of a short term consideration, I'm inclined to cover AV and food at Play. I think it went really well last year, and as Molly mentioned, if we'd like to include more video game publishers in our efforts, this seems like a way to see how practical that consideration might be. ...

RE: December Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Dec 11, 2024 11:10 AM
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I will be missing this meeting, but don't have any updates/fun announcements other than I've got all the panelists for the games and TTRPG art panel and am figuring out the right time and date for the event. ------------------------------ Amber Sewell (she/her/hers) Teaching and Learning Librarian ...

RE: December Board Meeting

Posted By Amber Sewell Dec 11, 2024 11:10 AM
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I will be missing this meeting, but don't have any updates/fun announcements other than I've got all the panelists for the games and TTRPG art panel and am figuring out the right time and date for the event. ------------------------------ Amber Sewell (she/her/hers) Teaching and Learning Librarian ...