Summary
The US onAir Network will be working with volunteers from New Hampshire universities, colleges, and nonprofit organizations to oversee the curation and moderation of posts, aircasts (online discussions), and in person events for the New Hampshire onAir Hub … related to federal, state, and local elections and government.
Our first outreach will be to University of New Hampshire partly because of its proximity to the state capital. We have identified many of University of New Hampshire’s civic engagement, academic, internship and research programs related to making democracy and civic responsibility a focus of higher learning on their campus … for students, faculty, staff, and local community. This post, over time, will have similar information on other collaborating organizations in the state.
Contact ben.murphy@onair.cc for more information on how to involve your organization.
OnAir Post: New Hampshire Universities
About
The University of New Hampshire’s onAir chapter will initially focus on training interested undergrad and graduate students on how to curate New Hampshire onAir content especially submitting Top News articles, events, videos, and information and moderating forums in each post they curate.
Student curators will also work with state senate and house committee chairs to produce aircasts on issues being discussed and bills being proposed in their committees.
During election season, students with other other organizations like the League of Women Voters, will coordinate and produce aircasted debates with candidates.
University of New Hampshire
We’re New Hampshire’s flagship public research institution, which means our students and faculty work together to examine the past, engage with the present and build the future. Here, you’ll do work that contributes to the common good within our state, and way beyond. Our majors don’t just prepare you for the world—they’re designed to empower you to change it.
UNH Professors win major awards (think Guggenheim, Pulitzer and National Science Foundation) and are called upon by lawmakers to solve our nation’s greatest challenges. You’ll be taught by experts in the field—and play a role in their trailblazing work.
What you learn in the classroom should apply to your life. That’s why UNH has built facilities and partnerships to put you in the heart of the action—like studying marine biology at the Shoals Marine Lab or product engineering in our InterOperability lab.
