a2ru
Working Groups
a2ru Working Groups provide year-round opportunities for our members to share knowledge and best practices, collaboratively develop action and research plans, and to pursue shared funding.
After a 2-year successful pilot starting with the 2023 conference, a2ru’s working groups are thriving. The a2ru network is supported by membership dues, event registrations, and grants. As we formalize the groups and to support this work, starting with academic year 2026-27 membership will be required to join working groups, with the exception of Arts and Public Health. Interested individuals can join two meetings before becoming members. a2ru has many membership levels and can help with casemaking for institutional, departmental and individual memberships. Please reach out to a2ruconnect@umich.edu to learn more or join here.
If you or someone you know is interested in engaging more deeply in these topic areas please contact a2ru Executive Director Maryrose Flanigan at flanigam@umich.edu with the working group topic in the subject line.
This group is pursuing a shared research and action strategy to develop artist-driven assessment protocols in research university contexts.
This group represents a diverse range of disciplinary and cultural perspectives gathered in shared study of AI potentialities, particularly in arts and design higher education.
This group works on curricula development and coordinating and exploring the intersections in arts in health, entrepreneurship, and arts management.
This group is building an action and research agenda for arts in public health researchers and practitioners in higher education settings and beyond.
This group explores the potential for interdisciplinary collaboration on a college/university campus and supports all stages of interdisciplinary center development.
This group gathers those in roles that support research and assessment, especially in arts and design.