Community Blog posts about Governance

Meeting date/time: Friday, December 15, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Kiera Howe, Dash Kees, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Guests: Bret Farley, Kevin Grimley Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Kiera Howe, Dash Kees, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Vote on a change to the organization…

Meeting date/time: Friday, November 17, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Guests: Kevin Grimley, Jason Woodward Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Identify reviewers for the…

Meeting date/time: Friday, October 20, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Guests: Jason Woodward Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Review and approve the Conflict of Interest. Identify reviewers for the WPCampus Bylaws.…

Meeting date/time: Friday, September 15, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Kiera Howe, Dash Kees, Eric Sembrat Guests: Kevin Grimley Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Designate a WPCampus representative for HighEdWeb 2023 in Buffalo. Discuss the best method…

Meeting date/time: Friday, August 18, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: L. Danielle Baldwin, Rachel Cherry, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Guests: Shanta Nathwani Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Designate a WPCampus representative for HighEdWeb 2023 in Buffalo. Discuss the best method for…

The next semi-monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 18 June 2024 at 4:00pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 19 April 2024 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

Help us welcome Nathan Wallace and Kevin Shoffner to the Board of Directors. WPCampus is excited to announce the latest additions to our board of directors. Kevin Shoffner and Nathan Wallace have both joined the board and we welcome their contributions to our organization. Kevin Shoffner joins the board as an at-large board member, and…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 15 March 2024 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 19 January 2024 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

WPCampus is thrilled to announce our WPCampus 2024 conference location: Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. We are also introducing our new Job Board, our search for a new Director of Events, and changes to our leadership model.

Meeting date/time: Friday, July 21, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Kiera Howe, Dash Kees, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Follow up on the 2023 conference. Charter the 2024 conference location…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 15 December 2023 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

Meeting date/time: Friday, June 16, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Kiera Howe, Dash Kees, Eric Sembrat Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Discuss the Board’s decision regarding the organization’s disconnection with Pantheon, and how to create and announce…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 17 November 2023 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

Meeting date/time: Friday, May 19, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Kiera Howe, Dash Kees, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Guests: Jose Debuchy, Joni Halabi Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Review the Code of Conduct.…

Meeting date/time: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Kiera Howe, Dash Kees, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Address Pantheon's current statement regarding their hosting of hateful sites, and create…

Meeting date/time: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 3:30pm Eastern Attendees: Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Kiera Howe, Dash Kees, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Approve the final charter for WPCampus 2023 conference. Discuss the addition of…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 15 September 2023 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 18 August 2023 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 21 July 2023 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

In light of Pantheon's decision to host the web presence of hate groups, the WPCampus Board of Directors has unanimously voted to terminate WPCampus' partnership with Pantheon. WPCampus and Pantheon have had a longstanding relationship since our formation, with their sponsoring of WPCampus events, and with donating hosting services for our web presence. These contributions…

The next monthly meeting of the WPCampus Board of Directors is 19 May 2023 at 3:30pm (Eastern). These meetings are held on the 3rd Friday of each month, and are open to the public. All are welcome to join us! There will be time on the agenda for community Q&A or feedback. The meeting is…

In April 2022, Rachel Cherry announced she was stepping down as the Director of WPCampus. WPCampus formed a community working group to design, implement, and lead our community transition toward a new governance model. The goal of the WPCampus Leadership Transition working group was to define and implement a new baseline leadership model for the…

Meeting date/time: Friday, February 10, 2023 at 1pm Eastern Attendees: Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Invited: L. Danielle Baldwin, Ed Beck, Rachel Cherry, Phil Crumm, Dash Kees, Kiera Howe, Reed Piernock, Eric Sembrat Goals Charter the committee for the 2023 conference. Schedule monthly meetings. Finalize publication procedure for board meeting minutes. Establish…

In April, Rachel Cherry announced she was stepping down as the Director of WPCampus. Since the announcement, WPCampus formed a community working group to design, implement, and lead our community transition toward a new governance model. Our community is so grateful for all the time and energy donated by the transition working group. This group…

Hello everyone, and happy summer! I come bearing great news, a piece of bad news, and an update on our leadership transition process. WPCampus 2022 will not take place The bad news is that, as I'm sure you have guessed by now, we will not have an event in September. WPCampus 2022, our annual in-person…

Hello dear friends and WPCampus community members. It has been quite some time since I shared an update. I hope 2022 has been good for you. A lot of intense things are going on right now. I hope you're taking care of yourself. I have two significant announcements for you. I will do my best…