Membership
FacNet currently has over 300+ members representing a range of U.S states and institutions. Below is a map representing where members are located.
In addition to the central Steering Committee, FacNet also operates with five issue-specific committees. The steering committee meets virtually on the second Friday of each month at 11am (ET) & the subcommittees operate on a bi-weekly or as needed basis. Below are the subcommittee priorities
Focused on:
- Actively working on guides for faculty and TPR committees on how to describe and evaluate democratic engagement activities.
Focused on:
- Creating and disseminating written posts on how to best support faculty in democratic engagement work in the classroom and through scholarly activities.
- Supporting grant projects by our members and creating opportunities for webinars on democratically engaged curriculum and scholarship as topics arise
Focused on:
- Media and information literacy related to state and local elections.
- Promoting voter turnout in state and local elections
- Identifying teaching resources related to state and local elections
- Focus on civically engaged and service-learning resources
- Here is an example of a recent projects: State and local election roadmap.
- Gathering state and local election resources for various states.
Focused on:
- Working towards creating resources and opportunities for faculty who are committed to increasing civic engagement in STEM.
- Connecting STEM majors with non-partisan voter engagement efforts
Focused on:
- Promoting and developing intercollegiate and college-community collaboration.
- Supporting local campus efforts (panels, lectures, symposia via social media, ideally events that can be streamed when possible and appropriate).
