We're restructuring! The new region is designed to facilitate the work you do throughout the year.
New Units.
The new structure is built on three values: facilitating research networks, healthy coworking, and community engagement. Those values correspond to new units, which meet throughout the year. Click the images below to learn more.
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Our Community Units focus on maintaining good relations outside academic institutions and contributing our members’ expertise to projects of public good.
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We envision Community Units to focus on ongoing local collaborations that can span years and foster mutual engagement between academic and non academic institutions.
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The Research Units are designed to extend our research connections outside the traditional networks created by universities and graduate programs.
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Regular meetings that involve reading cutting edge work, discussion of novel research findings, and planning collaborative research projects tie regional members directly to the programming of the national AAR.
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Something that has often been left for members to find themselves is solidarity in our profession and help with motivation. Coworking Units are designed to foster this solidarity across institutions and help combat the isolation of academic life.
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The primary activities of the Community Units are check-ins and accountability meetings, where the units keep each other up-to-date on the status of their long-term projects throughout the year.
Get involved!
To get involved in the new region, you can either propose a new unit or plan to attend our regional meeting. As new units are organized, you will also be able to join their work through our website. And if you have any questions, feel free to contact us!