Call for Nominations for FEd Executive Committee

Jerry Feldman, George Washington University

Greetings to all of you! Yes, once again it is time to elect new members to the Executive Committee of the Forum on Education (FEd). There is a slight change to the procedure this year — we will also be nominating the first graduate student member of the Executive Committee. As in past years, we have three Executive Committee positions for which to elect members: Vice Chair (who, in subsequent years, becomes Chair-Elect, Chair, and then Past Chair), one Member-at-Large (3-year term), and one APS/AAPT Member-at-Large (3-year term). But this year, in addition, we have one new slot for a graduate student representative (2-year term). All nominees must be members of the FEd. The APS/AAPT Member-at-Large must also be a member of AAPT.

The FEd Executive Committee plans education-related sessions at APS meetings, nominates new APS Fellows, and presents FEd awards. They represent the goals and concerns of the FEd membership to the APS Council of Representatives. Serving as a FEd officer is also an excellent way to learn about APS and its various educational missions and to influence science education at the national level.

The nominating committee will convene later in the summer to create a list of nominees for each position and assemble a ballot. Please keep in mind that this is an excellent opportunity to promote some of the excellent graduate students in our field as possible candidates for the new graduate student representative. New officers of the FEd Executive Committee will begin their service on January 1 of the year following their election.

We appreciate your thoughtful consideration of potential candidates for these FEd Executive Committee positions. Please send suggestions nominating yourself or a colleague to:

Jerry Feldman (feldman@gwu.edu)
FEd Vice Chair and Chair of the Nominating Committee
Department of Physics, George Washington University

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