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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’s effectiveness; and develop a plan to extend the program into the future. The Steering Committee will report to the Provost and President of Â鶹´«Ã½, 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 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