| May, 2004 | At the 2004 conference in Baltimiore, MD, I was asked by Sandi Harner, VP for Academic Affairs, if I would take on the task of forming the first Academic Community under the auspices of the transformation initiative underway in STC. The transformation was intended to allow for new groups to form that were not necessarily geographical, and the society leaders encouraged groups to form that were more modeled on the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in the society, rather than on geographically oriented groups (such as chapters). I accepted. |
| Summer, 2004 | During the Summer of 2004, proposed two panels composed
of 15 persons who worked in academic environments (one of them didn't)
for the 2005 conference in Seattle. The following files contain the
proposals. Acad_Issues_Panel_05_Education.pdf  Acad_Issues_Panel_05_Research.pdf  |
| January, 2005 | I did a survey of academics based on the database of
academic programs on the STC website. I sent the survey to 202
persons and received 127 usable surveys. The survey was intended to
determine the attitudes of academics toward STC. The following document
contains a report of that survey. A Survey of Attitudes Towards STC Among Academics: A Report  |
| May, 2005 | The results of the two panels indicated a further
willingness to establish an academic community to foster the needs of
this group within STC. The two files below contain an outline of the
results of our discussions in the areas of: perspectives of the
panelists, ways STC can add value to the academic community, the
boundaries of the community, ways the community could provide a visible
presence within STC, and ways the community could be grown and
strengthened. Issues within the STC Academic Community: Part 1, Education  Issues Within the STC Academic Community: Part 2, Research  Results of the Panel Discussion on Research Results of the Panel Discussion on Education |
| June, 2005 | I wrote the preliminary proposal for the actual
Academic Community, following the STC guidelines for starting a SIG.
This proposal is underway as of June 15, 2005. Application To Form A New STC Community |
| September, 2005 | The Academic Community was officially approved at the STC Board meeting. |
| August, 2006 | The Academic Community Budget was submitted and a
Strategic Plan created. Academic Community Budget  |