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TOCAR Minutes
March 6, 2003
Present: Phyllis May-Machunda, Amy Phillips,
Warren Wiese, Steve Pletta, Ron Jeppson,
Abner Arauza, Ben Blair, Brian
Oxton, Les Bakke, Rose Bakke, Judy Peterson, Yoke-Sim Gunaratne, Tracy Clark, Veronica
Michael, Donna Rosh
Guest: Mike Nowasky (from The Forum)
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Donna had a correction to the minutes
about faculty PDPs. She will submit a revised statement.
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Advocate editorial of March 6,
2003 read to the group.
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Discussion of editorial added to the
agenda.
Review of Follow-up Sessions
Example Ideas:
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Place an antiracism statement on
syllabus.
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List all student organizations for new
students in orientation literature.
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Have postings on campus throughout the
year regarding racism and resources (similar to Safe Zone).
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Multicultural fair/orientation (Abner
is organizing).
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TOCAR University committee status? May
have more buy-in if seen as the group is a long-term entity.
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Create a list of individuals that would
be knowledgeable/resource, safe person that can help sort out issues
and problems. Referral for individuals.
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Need convocation hour; hear back to
help name time available.
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In curriculum, some small portion can
deal with racism. Need to show faculty how to do this, could use
‘writing across the curriculum” as a model.
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Could have book, reading, discussion
groups on issues of racism.
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Themes of what’s next. How do I get
involved, etc.
Discussion of our role, who we are, what we
will do:
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We need to be directive in setting up
individual groups (we may have some members also) to have resources,
information, discussion groups, reading groups, etc.
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Who/where are our contact points?
Counseling Center, Multicultural Affairs, faculty members, “neutral”
people, etc..
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Perception that students come forward
and “nothing happens.”
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Students see themselves as not finding
satisfaction and want to leave.
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Three levels:
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Perceptions that may be mediation
issues (ignorance).
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Mid area, where comments, written or
oral, effect campus climate.
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Hard core issues where laws are broken.
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Rose and Les will be representing TOCAR
at MSUSA meeting later in March.
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Could set up a sub-group for figuring
out what happens in the “gray area” to deal with personal issues,
policy areas that don’t seem to work. Have some members become a
working group to promote student committee discussion.
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Veronica, Yok Sim, Amy, Abner and
Phyllis will work as a subgroup prior to our next meeting on April
11. Yok Sim will convene the group.
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