C. Expanded CIRTL Network Operations: Membership Categories

The CIRTL Network will have 4 categories of membership:

Core Institutional Members are doctoral universities that are significant contributors to the STEM undergraduate faculty of the United States. They are also committed to building a local CIRTL learning community and offering programs based on the CIRTL ideas that advance teaching and learning practices for future faculty. Core Institutional Members will establish a formal, contractual partnership with the CIRTL Network. Through this partnership, Core Institutional Members are eligible for developmental funding from the Network.

Individual Members are STEM graduate students, post-docs or other future and current faculty not located at the Core Institutional Members who wish to access professional development opportunities and other resources as well as to be members of the cross-Network learning community.

Affiliate Members are individuals at institutions beyond the Core Institutional Members who wish to contribute to achieving the CIRTL Network mission. For example, Affiliate Network Members might be faculty, staff or administrators at other doctoral institutions, or at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). Affiliate Network Members may also be outside academia. Finally, Affiliate Network Members might be entire institutions who wish to contribute to improving STEM education through future faculty preparation.

Managing Institutional Members are Core Institutional Members that, in addition to the responsibilities of Core Institutional Members, take on management responsibilities for the Network. While every Core Institutional Member will be expected to contribute to the leadership and operation of the Network, Managing Network Members will receive additional funding to take on primary responsibility for key facets of Network operations and leadership.