Community Leader

Reporting to a Central Office staff liaison, for a one-year renewable term, community leaders are responsible for contributing to the educational and community building missions of ACUI through actively engaging members of a community of practice in education and networking around a focused area, with the goal of improving practice as it relates to that community.

While different communities have different models and have a varying number of leaders, the key areas of responsibility related to leading a community include:

• Serving as a resource in helping members maximize the use of the community of practice.
• Initiating recruitment and promotion efforts to bring visibility to the community of practice.
• Overseeing the development of any program or research proposals, especially those that request funding.
• Serving as the main contact when interacting with other ACUI component groups, such as Regional Leadership Teams, Conference Program Teams, and the Central Office.
• Serving as the head of any formal or informal leadership structure the community of practice may develop in order to achieve the key functions listed below.
• Monitoring, promoting, and creating new threads for ongoing discussion and sharing in the online forum with the community of practice.
• Recruiting and promoting educational resources available in resource library for the community of practice.
• Contributing to the educational goals of the community of practice through relevant online learning programs, developing resources, writing articles, proposing educational sessions, etc.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for planning, promoting, and facilitating community events at the annual conference, such as meetings, tours, receptions/meals, preconference workshops, etc.