Present: Stacy Allie, Karen Baker, Barbara Burrell, Joanne Dempsey, Sharon Howard, Amy Levin, Carol Patch, Lise Schlosser.
Absent: Virginia Cassidy, Sally Conklin, Deborah Haliczer, Glenda Jones, Lisa King, Kathy Lockard, Sue Ouellette, Julie Robertson, Julia Sober. Josephine Umoren, Randi Wolfe.
The meeting was called to order at 1:10 p.m. by Chair Barbara Burrell in Lowden Hall 304. Joanne Dempsey made a motion to approve the minutes from the March 24, 2004 meeting and Carol Patch seconded the motion. The minutes were unanimously approved.
Affirmative Action Diversity Resources Report (AADR): Karen Baker reported that a letter has been sent to all groups regarding the Collaboration Conference.
Campus Climate and Quality of Life: Carol Patch reported that there was nothing new for their committee.
Personal and Professional Development: Josephine Umoren was unable to attend today’s meeting but sent word that thirty individuals attended the last Networking Luncheon and it was a great success.
Research: Barb Burrell informed us there was no report for the Research committee at this time.
Awards committee: The selection committee for the Outstanding Women Student Awards has chosen 45 individuals to be presented awards on Honor’s Day, April 18th , this year. Everyone is encouraged to attend. This year’s Wilma D. Stricklin Award will be presented to Deborrah Pettit on that same day. We had three nominations this year, Deborrah, Dorothy Bishop and Gail D. Jacky. The last prepared piece of artwork will be presented to this year’s recipient. The Award committee must begin the process of commissioning an artist for a new art piece or series of art pieces for the Stricklin Award. It was suggested that Julia Sober be invited to serve on this committee since she was the artist of the last art piece. The Martha Cooper Journalism Award recipient has also been selected, Jamie Lynn Luchsinger. She will receive her plaque and check at the Journalism Banquet, April 23rd. This year we received three entries. The selection committee was comprised of Yu-Li Chang, Professor of Communications; Lois Self, Chair of Communications; and Barbara Burrell, Chair of PCSW.
The Salary Equity Task Force has not met and there was no report.
The small committee comprised of Sharon Howard, Randi Wolfe, Glenda Jones, Josephine Umoren and Sherri Kallembach has not had a chance to meet regarding a potential half-day fall workshop dealing with women’s leadership to be held at NIU.
Women Student Leader’s Conference flyer was available for anyone who was interested in the information. It was suggested that we may want to distribute the
information early next year or possibly fund a scholarship for a student to attend.
The nomination committee for next years PCSW officers has received nominations for:
Chair: Barbara Burrell, Sally Conklin, Randi Wolfe, Carol Patch.
Vice-Chair: Josephine Umoren, Sally Conklin, Randi Wolfe
Carol Patch declined the nomination at this time, but would be willing to consider it next year. Barbara Burrell will consider it and let Josephine know her decision. Sally Conklin and Randi Wolfe will be contacted as to their willingness to be officers.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Amy Levin and seconded by Stacy Allie. The motion was approved unanimously. Barbara Burrell adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Baugh