Steering Committee
The Civic Life Steering Committee will oversee the creation of educational modules and programs in collaboration with faculty, staff, external experts and partners; encourage participation and engagement across all community segments through promotion and inclusive strategies; establish metrics to assess the program鈥檚 effectiveness; and develop a plan to extend the program into the future. The Steering Committee will report to the Provost and President of 69传媒 University, providing regular updates and a comprehensive final report detailing outcomes, impact, and recommendations.
Steering Committee Chair:
- Tom Merrill, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs; Program Director, Lincoln Scholars Program; and Immediate Past Chair, Faculty Senate
Steering Committee members:
- Amy Dacey, Executive Director, Sine Institute of Policy and Politics
- Elizabeth Deal, Assistant Vice President and Deputy Chief Communications Officer
- Jocelyn Hill, Associate Athletic Director
- Dayne Hutchinson, Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Success
- Patrick Thaddeus聽Jackson, Professor and Chair, Department of Global Inquiry, School of International Service
- Ocheze Joseph, Director of Undergraduate Programs and Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of Education
- Eric Lohr, Professor and Dr. James H. Billington Chair of Russian History and Culture, College of Arts and Sciences
- Theresa Runstedtler, Professor of History, College of Arts and Sciences
- Lara Schwartz, Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of Public Affairs; Director, Project on Civic Dialogue
- Edwina Simms, Assistant Vice President of Alumni Relations
- Amanda Taylor, Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Bridget Trogden, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Student Services