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Dear SRIS Membership,
I feel extremely honored to write this letter as chair of such a
vibrant, passionate, and important interest
section.
While we are not sure exactly of what changes might come to
interest sections (as the board is meeting this season to make
decisions), what I do know is this: There has never been a greater need
for passionate TESOLers to fight for social justice, positive social
change, environmental responsibility, and human rights. Our profession
and many of our learners are in need of such a voice, now more than
ever.
I am thankful for a strong SRIS Leadership Team. Thank you to Elisabeth Chan, Myles Hoenig, Riah Werner, Anastasia Khawaja, Heidi Faust, Carter Winkle and Kimberly Mitchell. If you would like to be a part of the
leadership team in the future, please feel free to reach out and send me
a personal email. We would love to have you join us in a capacity that
you are comfortable with.
This year, we will be devoting time and energy to organize our
efforts “behind the scenes” of the interest section. In order to do
that, we need to know who our membership includes and
what your areas of expertise and passion are within the umbrella of
social responsibility. Please take this survey.
(Thank you to those of you who have already taken it!)
If you have ideas for us as we move forward, please share!
Many thanks to Riah Werner and Anastasia Khawaja for working hard on this newsletter!
Warmly,
Laura Jacob
2017–2018 SRIS Chair |
