Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunities

• AIR Forum Advisory Group

  Activities:

  Provide feedback on components of the association's annual conference, such as registration, programming, and other AIR Forum activities by responding to surveys, pilot testing the registration system, and responding to questions posed via email communication.  

  Authority:

  Provide feedback and ideas to the AIR Executive Office to assist in the planning of the annual conference, AIR Forum.   

  Time Commitment:

  Up to 8 hours

  Selection Criteria:
  

  • Be a current AIR member.
  • Have attended a past AIR Forum.
  • Plan to attend the next AIR Forum.

  Month Volunteers Informed of Selection Status:

  October

  Positions Available:

  50

  Work Begins:

  October

  Work Ends:

  June (9 months)
  

• AIR Forum Program and Strategy Committee

  Activities:

  Assist in the development of the AIR Forum's educational programming. This involves a secondary review of a portion of submitted proposals, contributing to the review and recommendations for impact sessions, and providing guidance on current and critical topics for inclusion in the overall program. As required, committee members may also be asked to advise the AIR Executive Office (EO) on additional important elements of the conference. 

  Authority:

  Provide feedback and ideas to the AIR Executive Office to assist in the planning of the annual conference, AIR Forum. 

  Time Commitment:

  Up to 15 hours including two virtual meetings, and assigned review homework

  Selection Criteria:
  

  • Be a current AIR member. 
  • Have previously attended the AIR Forum.  
  • Have previously served as an AIR Forum proposal reviewer.  
  • Demonstrated contributions to advancing the field. 

  Selection Process: Members serve a two-year term with 3 members returning and 3 new members added each year. Members may be recommended by outgoing and sitting committee members, AIR Board members, and Executive Office Staff. Final appointments are determined by Executive Office staff. Anyone who meets the minimum requirements may sign up to be considered.

  Involvement: Service on this committee requires approximately 15 hours of work, primarily from mid-November to mid-December. Volunteers should be prepared to conduct a second review of select AIR Forum proposals online in early November, participate in one 60-minute virtual meeting in mid-November and attend a 2-3-hour virtual meeting in mid-December. In addition, members may be called upon via email communications and surveys as needed until the conference.  
  

  Month Volunteers Informed of Selection Status:

  October

  Positions Available:

  6 total, with 3 new each cycle

  Work Begins:

  November

  Work Ends:

  December (2 months)

• AIR Forum Proposal Reviewer

  Activities:

  Read and evaluate proposals for educational content to be presented at the AIR Forum. Tasks include reading and ranking proposals using the supplied rubric, providing comments for improving the proposal or rationale for the ranking. Online resources that outline and explain the review process are provided.

  Work occurs between October and November. Each reviewer will be assigned 8–10 proposals to review. 

   

  Authority:

  Using criteria and guidelines provided by the AIR Executive Office, multiple reviewers rate each conference proposal (a reviewer has one vote for each proposal reviewed); the combined rating informs the final selection process. Individual ratings do not have authority; rather, ratings are considered collectively. 

  Time Commitment:

  Up to 8 hours

  Selection Criteria:
  

  • Be a current AIR member.
  • Agree to read the online instructional packet and evaluate 8–10 AIR Forum proposals.
  • Have attended a past AIR Forum and/or plan to attend the upcoming conference.

  Month Volunteers Informed of Selection Status:

  September

  Positions Available:

  250

  Work Begins:

  October

  Work Ends:

  November (2 months)

• AIR Publications Peer Reviewer

  Activities:

  AIR welcomes publications peer reviewers with varying levels of experience, including individuals who are new to the field and/or do not yet have reviewer or author experience.

  Authority:

  Provide feedback to the Executive Office and/or publication editor on prospective publications using rubrics provided

  Time Commitment:

  2-3 hours per peer review assignment

  Selection Criteria:

  All volunteers are accepted; volunteers are assigned peer reviewer roles when their interests and/or expertise match publication submissions. Of note: most years AIR has more peer reviewers than submissions, so not every volunteer is used every year.

  Month Volunteers Informed of Selection Status:

  Ongoing

  Positions Available:

  No limit

  Work Begins:

  Ongoing

  Work Ends:

  Ongoing

• Board of Directors

  Learn more about serving on the Board of Directors here. There is a separate nominations submission process each fall. Click the button below to learn more.

  Leadership Nomination Process
  
  

• Coffee Chat Moderator

  Activities:

  Lead and moderate the discussion during a virtual AIR Coffee Chat. Research and prepare  questions around relevant hot topics, engage audience in robust discussion, and manage discussion dynamics to ensure productive conversation.

  Authority:

  Lead discussions.

  Time Commitment:

  Up to 3 hours

  Selection Criteria:

  • Be a current AIR member.

  Month Volunteers Informed of Selection Status:

  Ongoing

  Positions Available:

  Unlimited

  Work Begins:

  Ongoing

  Work Ends:

  Ongoing

• eAIR Editorial Committee

  Activities:

  Establish an editorial calendar to guide eAIR content decisions, review and assign abstract submissions, and write at least one article per year. Activities accomplished via conference call and email.

  Authority:

  Provide original content that is valuable to AIR members and the AIR community ensuring that AIR is the go-to resource for data-related topics in higher education. Review submissions and provide suggestions to authors and AIR Executive Office regarding what to publish and potential submission enhancements.

  Time Commitment:

  Up to 3 hours per month

  Selection Criteria:

  • Be a current AIR member. 
  • Have three years of AIR membership (can be non-consecutive). 
  • Have experience as an editor, writer, and/or working with authors. 

  Month Volunteers Informed of Selection Status:

  November

  Positions Available:

  20

  Work Begins:

  November

  Work Ends:

  October (12 months)

• Nominations and Elections Committee

  Learn more about serving on the Nominations & Elections Committee here. There is a separate nominations submission process each fall. Click the button below to learn more.

  Leadership Nomination Process