Anti-Racism Steering Committee Minutes

July 31, 2003

CB 208A

 

Present:  Warren Wiese, Steve Pletta, Judy Peterson, Rose Bakke, Ron Jeppson, Amy Phillips, Phyllis May-Machunda

 

Absent:  Abner Arauza, Ben Blair, Donna Rosh, David Crockett, Tracy Clark, Linda Palmer, Veronica Michael, Yoke-Sim Gunaratne

 

I.                   Unit Reports:

·        Tracy and Ron reported on plans for getting Academics Unit started.

·        Steve reported that the Facilities Unit was scheduled to meet Aug. 12, 7:30am.  They have scheduled their meetings the Wed. prior to the Steering Committee meetings. 

·        Discussion took place on how to encourage Department heads to attend a Level I Anti-Racism Training and how to communicate about what TOCAR is trying to do within all sectors of the University.

-   Develop a brochure specifically about TOCAR and the Anti-Racism Team.

-   Provide information about TOCAR to the Associate Director of Student Support Services, Kathy Scott, to be added to the Orientation Calendar.

-   Develop posters to put in the various campus buildings including the dorms.

-   Ask that information about TOCAR be included in the New Student, New Faculty, and Dragon Days Packets.

·        A list was made of people to ask to attend the next Level I training.

 

II.                 Steering Committee meeting attendance:  The unusual absence of members due to the change in meeting date was noted.  The Committee spoke to the need to revisit as a group the commitment of each team member of the Steering Committee.  Recommendations for replacing departing members and the development of Student Senate representation needs to be discussed in the September meeting.

 

III.               Institutional Assessment:  There was some discussion about how to get the word out and increase participation campus wide with the Institutional Assessment Survey. 

 

·        Seek permission for Steering Committee members to attend departmental staff meetings to talk about the survey.

·        Seek administrative support from the President, Vice Presidents, and Deans.

·        Make sure that a paper version of the survey is available for those who do not have easy access to it electronically.

·        Talk about the survey at the IFO luncheon.

·        Seek permission for Steering Committee members to attend All College meeting to talk about the survey.

 

IV.              Logo:  The Steering Committee narrowed the choices for the TOCAR Logo to two.  Phyllis and Amy will take the two choices to the full Collaborative meeting for final vote. 

 

V.                 Steering Committee Work Session & Party at Warren’s

 

Submitted by,

 

Phyllis May-Machunda