MRRC Google Groups
Two Google Groups are used to serve the needs of the Mississippi River Research Consortium’s members. These groups are great for exchanging ideas and information with fellow MRRC members, receiving updates about the annual meeting, and communicating with the MRRC Board of Directors.
MRRC Members Group
The MRRC Members group serves all individuals on the Mississippi River Research Consortium contact list and it is intended to enhance communication and collaboration. All group members can post and respond to email messages about upcoming events and issues, post job announcements, and connect with other group members.
Sign Up for MRRC Members Group
To subscribe to this group click here and then click on the link “Subscribe to this group”. After entering your email address and clicking “subscribe” you will receive a confirmation email (check your junkmail if it does not appear in your inbox). Follow the directions in the confirmation email to complete your subscription to the group.
Update Profile Settings for MRRC Members Group
To promote transparency and collaboration, group members must follow these steps to edit their profile name for this group:
- Log into the MRRC Members group by clicking here.
- Click on the “My Settings” dropdown menu button located in the upper right.
- Click “Membership and email settings”
- Enter your first and last name in the text box below “My display name:”.
- Optional - add a profile photo. This photo will appear with all your posts.
- Update your “Email delivery preference:” by selecting an option from the dropdown.
- Click “Save”.
Post to the MRRC Members Group
You can create, read and respond to posts using the web forum or your email client.
- To post to the group, send an email to mrrc-members@googlegroups.com or log into the web forum by clicking here.
- Your email can be used to respond to a post sent to your inbox. Open the email and click “Reply” to respond only to the person who posted. To respond to the full group, select “Reply to all”.
- The web forum can also be used to post replies to the group.
User Guidelines for the MRRC Members Group
- State the topic of your post in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject. If your comments depart from the topic of the original post or thread, change the subject line.
- Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply. Delete any header information, and put your response before the relevant portion of the original posting. You do not need toinclude the entire original post or thread. It is difficult to find the new content when there are multiple replies with long threads included in each message.
- Only send a message to the group when it benefits everyone. Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to individuals – not to the entire group. Do not send administrative messages such as “remove me from the list” through the group forum. Instead, use the link at the bottom of an email from the group or click “Leave this group” on your My Groups page.
Inappropriate Postings
Please keep your messages on point and follow proper netiquette. All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Proper etiquette applies for all postings. Do not challenge, attack, taunt, or otherwise inflame others. The group is a community, and we expect users to treat each other with respect. The Board of Directors reserves the right to remove inappropriate messages and deny access to individuals that misuse the group.
MRRC Board Group
The MRRC Board group serves the Mississippi River Research Consortium’s Board of Directors. Its primary purpose is to enhance communication among board members. The Board of Directors consists of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Annual Meeting Program Coordinator, and Student Representative. MRRC members can contact the Board by sending an email to mrrc-board@googlegroups.com. If you know the email address of a specific MRRC Board member who you want to contact, please use that address.