This is the early February MAPACA newsletter. Our next conference is November 9-11 in Philadelphia PA.
In This Newsletter, We Have:
Save the Date for 2023
Open Positions with MAPACA
Get Ready for MAPACA 2023!
Mark your calendars: MAPACA 2023 will be held November 9-11 in Philadelphia PA. More details will be available in our next newsletter.
Coming Soon: Our CFP!
Watch this space: our call for proposals for our 2023 conference will be in the early April newsletter!
Want to get involved with MAPACA? We have open positions!
MAPACA has openings for a Treasurer and various Advisory Board members, and we are looking for people from a diverse group of scholarly backgrounds and perspectives who are enthusiastic about ensuring the continued growth and vitality of the organization. Our Board consists of officers, an Executive Board, and an Advisory Board. Board members help organize the annual conference and work during the year on various organizational responsibilities. As noted in the constitution, Board members should hail, ideally, from the Mid-Atlantic region. The Board may use its discretion when an applicant lives outside of the region; however, the potential member should be willing to all Board meetings and should be able to attend the conference in its entirety, arriving a day early to help with organizational tasks.
MAPACA also is looking for members to serve as part of the editorial team for Response, MAPACA’s academic journal. Unless the editorial team member is chosen to serve on the board as well, the member need not attend board meetings and does not vote on Board-related matters.
Process:
Members of the current Board will work to recruit new members. Interested candidates should fill out the attached application and send it with their CV to President@mapaca.net. These documents then will be posted on Basecamp, MAPACA’s virtual meeting site and Board members will then review the application and hold a vote. This vote will remain confidential. The President will notify the candidate of the results. If accepted as a Board member, the candidate will join immediately via MAPACA’s virtual meeting site (Basecamp). Candidates chosen as members of the Response editorial team also will have access to Basecamp discussions as needed.
Application:
Name:
Email address:
Are you a graduate student?
Here are the positions we currently have open:
Executive Treasurer
Assistant Production Editor for Response (this person can also be an advisory board member, but it’s not required)
Advisory Board/Assistant to VP Positions:
Assistant to VP of Awards
Assistant to VP of Conference
Assistant to VP of Diversity and Inclusion
Assistant to VP of Communications
Assistant to VP of Areas
Our Constitution describes these positions. You can find it here.
Indicate all open positions which interest you:
How long have you been involved with MAPACA?
Please discuss any service you have done for MAPACA, as well as any other academic service you have done you’d like to include.
Please discuss why you would like to join MAPACA’s leadership indicating how your skills will support the organization. If you are interested in a position on the Response editorial team, please speak directly to your qualifications and desire to join the Response team.
If there is anything else you would like the board to know about you, please mention it here:
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for MAPACA! Please complete the questions below and then send your application along with a copy of your CV to President@mapaca.net. The deadline for receiving applications is February 28, 2023. We will contact you at the end of soon after that date regarding your application’s status.
Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association (MAPACA)
P.O. Box 1358
Lansdowne, PA 19050