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The Augustan Society, Inc., bills itself as an "association of scholars". The Society also emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the field. Indeed, it is our ability to span conventional topics that topic boundaries is one of the Society's great strengths. As such, there are many activities which do not fall neatly into one of the topical Departmentsdepartments. For this reason, and because they don't need discipline-specific oversight, it is appropriate to create these projects as [[Study Groups ]] under separate administrationseparate from the topical departments.

While the leader The [[Coordinators|Coordinator]] of each Study Group is presently appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the [[President]], it is proposed elsewhere that a [[Dean of Studies]] be appointed by , who also creates, activates, and deactivates the President to oversee Study Groups. We have experience with Coordinators (or Committee Chairmen) who take on more than they can handle, and make appointments one group will receive attention only at the expense of Study Group leadersothers. We think that it's preferable to leave a group dormant than for it to be active but neglected.

'''Proposal: The Society should organized interdisciplinary projects, and some discipline-specific projects, as adopt a policy limiting [[Coordinators]] of [[Study Groups]] without attachment to being in charge of only one such group at a specific topical department, rather than time. If two groups are related—such as [[Committees]]Anthropology and Archaeology—then the groups could be merged under a single Coordinator. Membership in additional Study Groups would not be constrained.'''

'''Proposal: The Society should more clearly specify and publish the purpose and scope of the ===[[Descents from AntiquityFamily of Augustans Study Group]] project.'''===

'''Proposal: The Society should more clearly identify the individual lines that the Descents from Antiquity objective of this project attempts is to prove or disprove with the computerize lineages of Augustans whose genealogies are stored at [[Descents from AntiquityHeadquarters]] projector have appeared in various Society publications with the intent to demonstrate our interrelatedness, and to identify common ancestors, both for the sake of fraternity and to assist one another with genealogical research.'''

'''Proposal: The Society should produce reports on each of document and publish the lines studied process by which the [[Descents from AntiquityFamily of Augustans Study Group]] project on a regular basis until each is proven or disproven, with the final reports on each published in the [[Augustan Omnibus]]to be pursued.'''

==='''Proposal: The Society should place the combined lineages included in the [[Family of AugustansStudy Group]]===online for use by members. This should take the form of a useful web site, not just a collection of GED files. Data on events after 1950 should be redacted.'''

The objective of this project is to computerize lineages of Augustans whose genealogies are stored at ===[[HeadquartersFirst Peoples Study Group]] or have appeared in various Society publications with the intent to demonstrate our interrelatedness, and to identify common ancestors, both for the sake of fraternity and to assist one another with genealogical research.===

'''Proposal: The Society should document oblige the [[First Peoples Study Group]] to create a statement of purpose.''' ===[[Photo Collection Study Group]]=== The objective of this project is to identify the individuals and publish locations shown in the process by Society's collection of photographic prints. The plan is to scan and upload the images to a public site, then ask members to assist in the identification. There is some sense of urgency in this, as members pass and memory fade. '''Proposal: The Society should work to identify the individuals and locations (and to the extent possible, the dates) of the prints in the Society's photo collection.'''  ==Inactive Study Groups== There are many inactive Study Groups, some of which have significant histories. Any maybe reactivated at the call of any member. '''Proposal: The Society should, on a rotating basis, advertise the potential of the inactive [[Family Study Groups]] to the membership in an effort to reactivate as many as may have support.''' '''Proposal: The Society should, through the office of Augustans[[Dean of Studies]] project is and guided by the [[Member Interest Survey]], invite specific members to reactivate particular [[Study Groups]], and to be pursuedcreate more for new topics.'''

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