Dear Members of the Philosophical Studies SIG,
We hope you are staying well this summer. We are writing with a couple of SIG announcements.
Welcome New Graduate Student Appointees
We are excited to welcome two new graduate students to our SIG team. Elias Hage will serve a two-year term as Webmaster, and Jessica Lussier will serve a two-year term as Equity and Diversity Digital Resource Manager. Thanks to Jessica and Elias!
Call for Nominations
The Philosophical Studies in Education SIG at AERA is accepting nominations for SIG officers. Officer positions offer a great opportunity to get more involved in the SIG and develop relationships with other SIG members. Please send us good candidates, or let us know if you might be interested!
We have three open positions:
Secretary/Treasurer (Two-Year Term): The Secretary/Treasurer is responsible for managing and reporting on financial accounts of the SIG and the safekeeping of financial documents.
Communications Director (Two-Year Term): The Communications Director will use online communication to keep members informed of SIG activities and promote the interaction of SIG members between meetings.
Graduate Student Representative (Two-Year Term): The Graduate Student Representative shall be responsible for assisting with the organization of graduate student events and community-building activities for graduate student SIG members.
AERA policy requires that all elections be competitive, so there must be two or more candidates for each office. Candidates must be current members of the SIG and AERA to serve as an officer.
If you are interested in running or would like to nominate someone, please send the following information to Rebecca Taylor at rmt@illinois.edu.
The candidate’s full name
The institutional affiliation
Email address
A biographical statement of up to 200 words.
All nominations should be received by October 1, 2021. Rebecca is also available to respond to any questions about the positions.
Best regards,
Rebecca Taylor, SIG Chair
Cara Furman, Program Chair
Nicolas Tanchuk, Communications
Liz Jackson, Treasurer