Call for ICPSR Council Nominations
Dear Colleagues,
As you are aware, the ICPSR Council serves as the executive committee for ICPSR member institutions. The Council sets general policy for the Consortium, approves fees and budgets, and performs other duties. The Council consists of twelve members serving four-year terms. Six new members are approved by the Official Representatives every two years.
The Nominating Committee solicits your suggestions of persons with the experience, ability, and wisdom to serve on the ICPSR Council. Responsibility and willingness to serve are also vital. The Council meets twice each year, and members must devote time between meetings to review materials and undertake committee tasks.
The best way for the Nominating Committee to prepare a strong slate is to have suggestions from Official and Designated Representatives and other friends of the Consortium. We seek a diversity of people and perspectives. You may nominate someone from your own institution, or anyone you think is qualified. All Council members must be affiliated with member institutions. Council members need not be current or former Official Representatives, but they should be active supporters of the social and behavioral science research enterprise.
The slate of six nominees will be announced at the ICPSR Biennial Meeting in June during which time there will also be an opportunity for write-in nominations. Thereafter, the slate will be presented to Official Representatives for approval by electronic ballot following the Biennial Meeting. Newly elected members of Council will be seated at the fall meeting of Council in 2025.
The Nominating Committee also nominates one of the continuing members to serve a two-year term as Council Chair. We welcome your suggestions about who should serve in this position.
Outgoing Council with terms ending in 2026 are the members of the Nominating Committee (note that two others, approved by the Council, will join the committee):
- Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles: rakee@ucla.edu
- Michael Cafarella, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: michjc@csail.mit.edu
- Jon E. Cawthorne, Wayne State University: jon.cawthorne@wayne.edu
- Susan Frazier-Kouassi, Prairie View A&M University: sfkouassi@pvamu.edu
- Gisela Sin (Chair), University of Illinois, Urbana: gsin@illinois.edu
- Esther Wilder, Lehman College, City University of New York: esther.wilder@lehman.cuny.edu
We have established a Google Form for your nomination submissions. Make sure that the nomination reaches us by January 13, 2025.
You should also feel free to communicate directly with the members of the Nominating Committee (listed above), or you may send your comments to a special email address we have created: icpsrnominations@umich.edu
For your information, a list of the current members of the Council is below.
Thank you very much for your help with this important task.
Sincerely,
Maggie Levenstein
Director, ICPSR
Current members of the ICPSR Council:
Terms ending 2026:
Randall Akee, University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Cafarella, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jon E. Cawthorne, Wayne State University
Susan Frazier-Kouassi, Prairie View A&M University
Gisela Sin (Chair), University of Illinois, Urbana
Esther Wilder, Lehman College, City University of New York
Terms ending 2028:
Courtney Bell, University of Wisconsin
Claire Bowen, Urban Institute
Sandra Marquart-Pyatt, Michigan State University
Jeffrey Morenoff, University of Michigan
Janet Stamatel, University of Kentucky
Michael Steeleworthy, Wilfrid Laurier University
Dec 5, 2024