Minutes: March 19, 2008
Present: Monique Bernoudy, Virginia Cassidy, Jill Dunlap, Deborah Haliczer, Adrienne Holloway, Glenda Jones, Amy Levin, Judith Lukaszuk, Shirley Mashare, Julie Robertson, Rhonda Robinson, Regina Rahn, Lesley Rigg, and Christine Stakal.
Absent: Karen Baker, Amanda Bartling, Kay Chapman, Tifarah Jones, Lisa Kay, Celeste Latham, Erika McCall, Talia Whitehead, Josephine Umoren, and Kerith Woodyard.
The meeting was called to order by Chair, Rhonda Robinson in Lowden Hall 304 at 1:10 p.m. Lesley Rigg moved to approve the minutes from the February 13, 2008 meeting. Shirley Mashare seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously.
Old Business
AADR report- At this time they are working on a more inclusive diversity statement.
Campus climate and quality of life subcommittee- Judith Lukaszuk reported that they have not meet but they still plan on going to Tim Griffin’s office to identify items from his annual report that we could target to follow-up on. Amy Levin suggested that we recommend the creation of an unofficial guide to Committees for staff and faculty. This guide would give insight to the actual service needs and benefits of serving on the committee; i.e. who you would meet, time required, what you would learn, etc. Possibly someone such as the University Council could coordinate this effort. The finished product could be housed on the Human Resource website.
Professional Development Committee- Julie Robertson reported that we have 18 registered so far for the March 28th luncheon. She encouraged members to attend and bring colleagues or invite a student. Beginning in April we will start charging $10 for the luncheon and admit students for free, as we discussed at February’s meeting.
- March 28: Jeanette Rossetti, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies: Presidential Teaching Professors and Inspiration
- April 25: Amy Ozier, Assistant Professor, FCNS: How individuals use food to cope with stress and emotions
Awards and Recognition sub-committee- Virginia Cassidy reported that selection committee has chosen 51 Outstanding Women Students this year. There are seven nominations for the Outstanding Mentor Award and three nominations for the Women Who Make a Difference Award these decisions will be made soon. Please mark you calendars for April 20th and plan on attending the ceremony.
Research subcommittee- Lesley Rigg reported that Barb Burrell is up-dating the data. She asked that PSCW member submit information to the committee regarding ongoing mentoring groups or activities that they are aware of to assist them in making the report more complete. They have also been requested to add benchmarking statistics. The goal is to complete the report by the end of the semester.
New Business
In discussing the Mentoring issues Amy Levin distributed two handouts (Strategic Planning Concept Paper EMP: Employee Mentoring Program and Mentoring Principles) to members. Deborah Haliczer reported that the Strategic Planning deadlines were delayed because of the February 14 events but they have met and will meet again Friday. It was suggested we discuss this further at the April meeting.
International Women’s Day was cancelled this year.
University Campus Climate Surveys collected data for only four days before being placed on hold. Some data was collected prior to the February 14 tragedy, enough to provide a possible gap analysis. The momentum was going great but this also was a victim of February 14th and the lost spring semester 2008.
Announcements
- Six individuals attended today’s Commission Luncheon
- Wellness Fair, March 26, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Titles of Secretarial Classifications have changed
- SPS Council will present Awards April 15, 2008
- College of Law will be interviewing
- Dean of Library has been chosen, Patrick José Dawson of the University of California, Santa Barbara
Adjournment
Glenda Jones moved that the meeting be adjourned, Deborah Haliczer second the motion and it was unanimously approved. Meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty L. Baugh