Hello beautiful members of UTRID! I’m Teddi von Pingel, the new UTRID President for the upcoming 2 years. I wanted to take this opportunity to check in with you and learn more about your needs, your goals, and how we as the UTRID board can change and improve to help you maximize your membership benefits.
The survey is linked below and may take you 10-15 minutes to complete. The survey doesn’t require you to fill out your name and email address, but we hope you will include it and also be honest with your feedback and needs.
Survey responses are due October 1, however, if you complete the survey by 9/29 (NEW DEADLINE), all responses will be entered into a drawing for a cool prize from me or the UTRID board. (Don’t forget to include your name and/or email).
Your feedback is important to us! We can’t continue to run our UTRID organization without understanding your needs. Kimm, as past president of UTRID for 5 years, worked hard to build interpreter unity and meet your needs. Our hope is to continue building on that foundation as we grow our membership and meet member needs for our Utah interpreters. We welcome all ideas and feedback.
We look forward to getting your feedback. Have a great day!
In preparation for UTRID Summer Conference 2022, we would like UTRID members to fill out this short survey on what they would like to see at Conference 2022.
Please follow the link below to access the Google Form Survey.
RSVP here at your earliest to attend the live-streamed Business Meeting.
This year’s Business Meeting will include elections for open board positions and Presidential report.
Board positions will be voted into office during the Business Meeting of this year’s Bi-Annual State Conference—
Nominations are being accepted for the following positions:
Please see Article IV, Section 4 of the UTRID Chapter Bylaws for detailed descriptions of each position.
Nominations are due Aug 7, 2021
UTRID has open board positions for the 2021-2023 cycle. Voting will take place on Saturday, August 7th @12pm during our business meeting.
Open Board positions:
President
Secretary
Silent Weekend Liaison
Student Involvement
If you’re interested in serving or know someone you think would be great for one if these open slots please email me, Kimm at [email protected]
We would like to address some of the recent resignations in the RID Board leadership and express our support of those who have resigned. It saddens us to see such discord within our national community. We would like to thank the RID Board leadership and our Region V rep—Krystal Sanders—for their efforts within the RID organization. They worked diligently to develop an opportunity for us to learn about the diverse body of our organization through the workshops offered in the RID national convention. We stand in support of their decisions to withdraw themselves from continued service. We would also like to acknowledge and express our thanks to the HQ staff for their continued support during this time of transition.
These are historic times for our profession and RID as an organization. We invite you to keep abreast of the discussions happening within our professional community. We also urge you to actively participate in elections, town halls, and other activities as RID recovers and grows.
We will continue to serve our members (you) and follow our mission which is to initiate, sponsor, promote and execute policies and activities that will further the profession of interpretation of American Sign Language and English and the transliteration of English. We will continue providing learning opportunities and networking for our membership. We are particularly interested in providing workshops related to the issues affecting RID at this moment, namely: audism, racism, equity, and oppression, especially how they pertain to interpreting.
As testified by those suffering from it, oppression persists today. Audism and racism—among various forms of oppression—are present forces within our society and the lives of not only our colleagues but also those to whom we provide our services. To those in the margins, we see you and we invite your input on strengthening our community of practice here in Utah. UTRID commits to effectively listen to, collaborate with, and empower those among the minorities in our ASL community as we combat oppression and to create a better space that is safe and accessible for everyone.
Lastly, thank you for your dedication to the field, our consumers, and our network practitioners. We look forward to the future of both UTRID and RID.
Graciously,
UTRID’s 2021 Board of Directors
#InterpreterUnity
—
Sheri Ramirez
On Wednesday May 5, UTRID will be participating in the National Interpreter Appreciation Day
This special day of honoring and thanking interpreters for their commitment to the field and to the communities they serve happens annually on the first Wednesday in May.
This year we are excited to announce that from May 3th through Friday May 7th we will be offering 25% off UTRID memberships with the code: Appreciate2021 (Includes all membership categories.)
To renew your membership, please visit your Membership Summary and click Renew. Don’t forget to enter the code Appreciate2021 for your 25% discount!
As another thank you, we will select 5 members from each of the following membership categories, Certified, Associate, and Student to win prizes. That’s a total of 15 winners!
Winners may receive a 1 year extension of membership, a coupon for a free workshop (up to $45), or a $25 gift card.
Fine Print:
Contact [email protected] with any general questions and/or concerns.
Student Involvement Workshops are held on the Thursday evenings listed, 6-8pm and are hosted via Zoom until further notice. When In Person workshops are permitted, they will be held at Sanderson Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 5709 S 1500 W Taylorsville, Utah
$5/student members $25/members $60/non-member
Feb 25th- Building a Resilient Body by Heidi Wideman
Apr 15th- TBA
June 17th- Virtual Speed Mentoring
Oct 14th-Mock Interpreting Exercises
Professional Development Workshops are held on the Saturdays listed, 9am-12pm (unless other wise noted) and are held via Zoom until further notice. When In Person workshops are permitted, they will be hosted at Sanderson Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 5709 S 1500 W Taylorsville, Utah
$30/members $65/non-member
Jan 9th- Interpreting in a changing Landscape;
March 13th- Interpreter to Presenter; adapting your skills to presentations that work
July 10th- Future Leaders of UTRID: YOU
Sept 25th- UTRID Book Club; Dare to Lead -Brene Brown
