Amy
Batiste
Rita Cheng
Larry Martin
Joan Prince
Diane Amour
Simone Conceição
Beverly Cross
Nancy Frank
Anthony Hightower
Jim Hill
Ester Johnson
Sandra Jones
Phyllis King
Yves LaPierre
Sally Lundeen
Mary McCoy
Mary Roggeman
Ruth Russell
Erika Sander
Cathy Seasholes
Sarine Schmidt
Stan Stojkovic
Hahn Trinh
Dev Venugopalan
Gary Williams
I. Welcome
and Introductions (Co-chairs)
Dr. Joan Prince
is this month’s lead facilitator.
II. Council
Logistics: <Joan>
• Web
Link is up and running
o All materials posted from previous meetings are available
o An e-mail reminder will be sent 1 week prior to meeting
• Work
Plan
o Co-Chairs are meeting once a month prior to council meeting
o May include an open campus meeting this semester, and again in Spring
2006
• Agenda
Item Placement
o Please notify co-chairs ahead of time
o Want to emphasize that council meetings are not for committee work
• New
Student Co-Chair
o Guillermo Cuautle has resigned
o A formal request for a replacement will be made to the Student Association
• Fall
Semester meeting dates
o Sept. 29th – Regent’s Room – Chapman Hall (Regents
Room)
o Oct. 27th – Regent’s Room – Chapman Hall (Regents
Room)
o Nov. 17th has been changed to December 1st :Location to be announced
o Time is still 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Ground
rules for meetings:
The following
ground rules were adopted as guidelines for meeting discussions.
- Debate the
issue – not the person.
- The level
of conversation should be above the individual case.
- Confidentiality
is recognized and adhered to.
- Civility
should be present at all times.
Adoption
of Minutes
- Minutes will
be accepted per consent, unless corrections are noted at the next
meeting.
- Corrections
to the July 28, 2005 minutes are duly noted, and will be uplinked
to the web as soon as possible
III. Campus
update
Dr. Rita Cheng
and Dr. Larry Martin provided the campus update.
Rita Cheng:
- Assistant
Vice-Chancellor for Diversity nominations are out, with a deadline
date approaching
- Series of
open forums during the interview process
- Discussion
regarding 50% vs 100% appointment, as well as faculty vs staff appointment
{state salary requirements at 50% level were discussed}
- Level of
authority – staff is reporting to, as well as reporting through
- Position/portfolio/description
is aligned, and is similar to many such positions across the country
Council
discussion: It was stated that this was a very challenging
position. Questions asked focused on what level of authority the person
would have on making decisions? What would the impact on campus be?
The net effect is reality, and you will have to show results. Pessimistic
as to the amount of work involved. How much can this person accomplish?
It can’t be “business as usual.”
Larry Martin:
- Final report
from the Task Force on Race and Ethnicity is targeted for delivery
to the Provost around September 2nd.
- Both public
and private hearings are proposed.
Council
discussion: Executive summary could be disseminated to campus,
with the full report available on the web. The report should be put
on the administrative, governance and staff agendas for review. Hoping
for practical recommendations from the report.
IV. Policy
on Gender identity/expression (Yves)
- Provided printed
materials regarding UW system wide and UWM campus policy regarding
gender identity.
- There is a
System Policy. How do we implement it at UWM?
Co-chairs stated
that we must set specific deadlines for the next 2 months. What are
our short term outcome expectations?
Diversity
training group report out:
A group meeting
will be scheduled for September. The Co-Chairs have requested that a
specific recommendation for Council training be presented at the September
meeting.
Ombuds working
group report out: Jim Hill – Dean of Students
