Working Groups

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Charge: The Steering Committee is primarily responsible for setting the curricular course of the SRMP. Furthermore, the steering committee oversees SRMP’s alignment with the University’s Strategic Framework and its 3 Goals. In order to build clarity around “setting the curricular course” and aligning with the Strategic Framework the steering committee will accomplish its charge by organizing their work across a series of working groups.

1. There will be 5 working groups 
2. Each group will have 3 members (some members can serve on more than one group)
3. Each group should meet 2 times per term
4. By the end of the year each group will have outlined
   • Objectives for each group
   • Outcomes
   • Material needed to achieve outcomes 
   • Timeline 

Membership: The current steering committee members have been assigned to 1-2 working groups for the duration of AY24-25. Working group members will work as parties of 3-4 per group to establish a meeting schedule and cadence. Sean McClure will assist in securing space and materials as needed for each meeting. Working groups should meet at least 2-3 times per term, noting that the Steering Committee will come together as a whole 2 times per term as well.

Current Working Groups

  WG 1: Strategic Framework Alignment (Staffed by Sean McClure)

• Charge: Report how SRMP could align more explicitly with the University’s Strategic Framework 3 Themes. 
  
  Working Group Members
  Rais Rahman*
  Brenda Latham-Sadler
  Keenon Mann
  Nathan Fleming
  Stacie Petter
  
  WG 2: To Stand With and For Humanity-Vol. 2 and Beyond (Staffed by Sean McClure)
• Charge: Discuss the pros/cons of continuing the series as originally intended
  Develop a broad outline for the next volumes in the history series, suggesting essayists for volumes if the decision is to move forward
  
  Working Group Members
  Joseph Soares
  Keenon Mann
  Michele Gillespie
  Terry Brock
  Corey D. B. Walker*
  Lisa Blee
  
  WG 3: SRMP Course & Research Inventory (staffed by Ritt Culbreth)
• Charge: Map and share existing courses that support the SRMP mission, while identifying gaps, needs, and new directions across academic units
  
  Working Group 
  Sarah Soleim
  Tanya Zanish-Belcher
  Sherri Lawson Clark
  Dani Parker-Moore
  Kim McAllister
  
  WG 4: SRMP Public Programming (staffed by Sean McClure) 
• Charge: Develop 2 public programs (one fall; one spring), including a deployment plan, to share with SC
  
  Working Group Members
  Claire Crawford
  Gregory Parks
  José Villalba*
  
  
  WG 5: Universities Studying Slavery Reengagement (staffed by Eliese Ashline)
• Charge: Develop a plan for proposal generation, participation and engagement, including possible leadership within USS
  
  Name 
  Eric Watts
  Joseph Soares 
  José Villalba 
  Sean McClure*