There are many teams on the Progressive U Faculty, and each has a distinct purpose. Below you will find an explanation of each of the teams.
Editorial and Policy Development Team
This team is primarily concerned with day-to-day moderating on the site. Members of this team deal with flags received by users and other Terms of Use violations they find on the site. Additionally, this team works with a Dean to revise and create new policies for the site, both for regular members and faculty alike.
Member Services Team
This team deals with the day-to-day happenings with members on the site. They are responsible for developing the Progressive U Incentives Program, which includes bonus point opportunities during the scholarship contest. They also assist with running and developing the features on the site. Members are expected to answer questions about the site and scholarship posted in the forums, as well as provide feedback and encouragement to members of the site. Members may also be asked to greet new members (usually upon the publishing of their first blog), and to give helpful hints to promote reads.
Some members of this team also monitor the helpdesk for questions relating to deletion of accounts, change of passwords, etc.
Public Relations and Communications Team
This team primarily deals with communications off the site. They work with other organizations to form partnerships, and also publish press releases about the on-goings within Progressive U. Members of this team are also responsible for publishing information about the Blogging for Progress Scholarship on various scholarship search engines. Work Study positions are available in this team.
Technical Support and Product Management Team
This team is responsible for dealing with the technical aspects of the site, including coding of various features, and bug reports. Members will work with JIRA and Drupal to correct problems on the site, and test new features to make sure they work smoothly. You should be capable of working with HTML and PHP coding to be on this team.
News Team
This team keeps the Topic of the Week and News pages up-to-date. There are work study positions available on this team.
Featured Blogger Team
This team keeps the featured blogger page up-to-date, including processing incoming nominations, sending out questionnaires, and posting new bloggers each week.
Between the Lines Team
This team gathers content for the Between the Lines column. This can include, but is not limited to, performing interviews, book reviews, television reviews, or other information article. There are work study positions available on this team.
Fund Raising Team
This team comes up with ideas for fund raising, and also submits grant proposals with some regularity. As we give out scholarships on a regular basis, and also require funds for our upkeep, this team is one of the most important teams. Since it does deal with sensitive information, though, it is unlikely that new members will be granted a position on this team.
Service Learning Team
This team is responsible for developing and maintaining Progressive U's Service Learning Program, which brings Progressive U into high school and college classrooms across the nation. There are work study positions available on this team.
Other
None of the teams above meet your fancy? Well, that's ok too. We are constantly developing new teams (only the first four listed here were in existence when this system was developed) and new positions. So, if none of the above suit your interests, feel free to suggest another position. We're happy to hear you out.
