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 American University, 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