NDSU: Diversity Council

Diversity Council ::: Meeting Minutes ::: November 14, 2001

Present: Anderson, Boswell, Davis Wallette, Gleye, Holbrook, Lundstrom, Peterson, Schnell, Slobin, Spiering, Stack, Thoennes, Ussatis and Wigtil

I. Introductions and Announcements

A. TOCAR (Training Our Campuses Against Racism) anti-racism training on November
15 and 16. We have more than 10 participants from NDSU. Mark your calendars for
the next anti-racism training at NDSU, scheduled for April 4 at 7-10pm and April 5,
8am-5pm. Up to 40 individuals can go through this training.

B. Kara routed a Campus Diversity Report that she receives monthly in both written
and electronic format. She will forward the electronic version to anyone interested.

C. Safe Zone Training is scheduled for Friday, November 30, from 12-2pm in the
Peace Garden Room. Seating is limited, contact Kara if interested in participating.

D. Diversity Council members are invited to attend a lunch on Wednesday, November
28, with consultants brought to campus by Dr. Wallman and Multicultural Student
Services. Sandy will send out a reminder asking for RSVPs.

E. Charles P. suggested that the Diversity Council develop a web page to share what
we are doing. This suggestion is in response to inquiries from a number of people who
are interested in our work. A graduate student has expressed interest in, and has
experience with, designing a web page. Sandy asked for volunteers for a web page
subcommittee.

F. Women's Studies Symposium is scheduled for Thursday, November 15, at 3:30pm in
Loftsgard 380. The speaker, Waulene Pennymon, will talk about activism.

G. This week is International Education Week.

II. ACE Conference Attendees Reported on the conference.

III. Initial Planning Steps

A. Council members reviewed excerpts from President Chapman's State of the
University message, including his reflections on establishing the Diversity Council, to
develop a context for further discussion.

B. Brainstorming Session - Council members identified things that need to
change/transform in order to achieve greater diversity at NDSU. Notes from this
session will follow.

C. Council members identified those changes that would make a deep and pervasive
change for the diversity of NDSU.

D. Karla discussed a draft document regarding structure for the Council. Council
members are asked to identify 1 or 2 Target Areas from that document that they are
interested in and to find others, outside of the Diversity Council, who might also be
interested in working on any of these areas in subcommittees. Sandy will ask for this
information at the next meeting.

IV. Next Meeting

A. December 12 at 7:30am

B. Proposed Agenda Items

i. Report from Definitions work group (carried over)

ii. Opportunity for educational effort regarding our sporting events with UND
(carried over)

iii. Discovering Diversity Profile - Exploring Differences in the Workplace
(carried over)

iv. Discussion of organizational climate assessment

v. Final vision/definition/mission statement

vi. Report on institutional demographics (Situation Analysis/Research Group)

vii. Other?

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