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• I am a proud Roseville resident, and I have been searching for ways to become more involved as a citizen. I believe that citizenship in a democratic culture requires active participation in public deliberation practices (rather than, for instance, simple observation of"what's happening" in a particular decision-making body). I moved to Roseville in 2006; I would like my Minnesota roots to flourish in Roseville through such active engagement. Put simply: I want to serve on this Task Force simply because I am a Roseville citizen. Describe your current and past experience in civic engagement issues and efforts, including but not limited to your community involvement in Roseville. • Prior to my employment at Hamline University, I was a professor of communication studies; I developed and taught upper-level courses on public policy argument. One course goal was to help students understand the prin,iples of citizenship in a changing democracy. In other words, part of the work that I did as a professor was to help students take responsibility for their own roles as citizens, and to practice civic engagement. • I am not currently involved in any civic engagement issues and efforts; this lack of involvement is precisely the reason I'm applying to serve on this Task Force. I want to "walk the walk" of civic engagement beyond "talking the talk" of it to students. Summarize special skills and qualifications you have acquired from employment or previous community work that may be useful in the Task Force's work. • I would bring my passion for learning, my collaborative problem-solving skills, and my dedication to responsible citizenship to the table. I would also bring significant writing and editing experience. I understand that one result of the Task Force will be a written report, and I possess a wealth of talent and experience in so doing. In addition to being the author of a published scholarly book (Mommy Queerest: Contemporary Rhetorics of Lesbian Maternal Identity, 2002, University of Massachusetts Press) and other works, I was the project editor for the 2006-07 Hamline University Self-Study for Reaccreditation. My work on that project required collaboration with five different teams of writers (each team wrote a chapter), and my major task was to edit the chapters into a cohesive and unified document of more than 200 pages. I am good at seeing the big picture, and in breaking down big- picture projects into smaller steps. My daily work as Director of the Hamline University Writing Center will also be useful for collaborating with Task Force members in critical analysis, group communication, interpersonal communication, and writing. • Thank you for considering me. I look forward to hearing from you, and I do so hope that the Human Rights Commission will appoint me to the volunteer task force. Program Planning Committee Report to the May 10. 2011, Roseville Human Rights Commission 16 - Meeting