Present: Barbara Burrell, Virginia Cassidy, Sally Conklin, Deborah Haliczer, Sharon Howard, Amy Levin, Kathy Lockard, Sue Ouellette, Carol Patch, Lise Schlosser.
Absent: Stacy Allie, Karen Baker, Joanne Dempsey, Glenda Jones, Lisa King, Julie Robertson, Julia Sober. Josephine Umoren, Randi Wolfe.
The meeting was called to order at 1:05 p.m. by Chair Barbara Burrell in Lowden Hall 304. Kathy Lockard made a motion to approve the minutes from the April 7, 2004 meeting and Amy Levin seconded the motion. The minutes were unanimously approved.
Affirmative Action Diversity Resources Report (AADR): Next meeting will be in June.
Campus Climate and Quality of Life: Kathy Lockard reported that the clothes line exhibit was very powerful and the workshops on Sexual Assault Awareness being presented by Diane Pospisil-Kinney are going well. Deborah Haliczer nominated Diane for a Supportive Professional Staff award which she received.
Personal and Professional Development: No Report
Research: Research committee will be meeting with Dan House next week and should have statistics to work with by fall.
Awards committee: The awards committee will be meeting to discuss additional recognitions, reviewing those individuals who have been nominated for the Stricklin Award, many of them deserving recognition but not fitting the eligibility of the Stricklin guidelines.
The Salary Equity Task Force has no report. Barbara Burrell will check on the status with Steve Cunningham and Fred Schwantes.
The small committee comprised of Sharon Howard, Randi Wolfe, Glenda Jones, Josephine Umoren and Sheri 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. Sharon Howard will check with Sheri now that things have calmed down from the end of the semester rush.
Barbara Burrell did contact Kathy Buettner. A Governor’s Commission does exist.
The Virginia Cassidy nominated Barbara Burrell for 2004 Chair on behalf of the nomination committee. Sue Ouellette seconded the nomination. Josephine Umoren was nominated for 2004 Vice Chair. Sharon Howard seconded the nomination. Both nominations were unanimously approved. Currently the By-Laws call for the nominating committee to be chaired by the vice-chair and two members of the commission. It was suggested that the By-Laws be changed to read consist of three members, since the vice-chair is the most likely candidate for chair. This item should be brought up at the first fall PCSW meeting.
It seems we will have a small excess in our budget this year. Virginia Cassidy made a motion that these funds be used to print additional copies of the Women’s Resource list. Sue Ouellette seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
We have several members who will be completing their three-year terms this year: Lisa King, Kathy Lockard, Susan Ouellette, and Julia Sober. We thank them for their service. Josephine Umoren’s term will be over but she will be extending her term and returning to serve as Vice-Chair. Lise Schlosser, who served as a stand in for Amy Levin and then as a Graduate Student member, will hopefully, be returning in the fall as a Graduate Student Member.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Sally Conklin and seconded by Kathy Lockard. The motion was approved unanimously. Barbara Burrell adjourned the meeting at 1:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Baugh