NDSU: Diversity Council

Diversity Council ::: Meeting Minutes ::: November 1, 2002

Present: Anderson, Boswell, Brudey, Burnett, Gleye, Holbrook, Kamel, Kitch, Kostecki, Malnourie, Peterson, Schnell, Spiering, Stack, Thoennes, and Ussatis

I. Announcements

A. Speak Back Forum, following November 1 performance of "The Glass Menagerie" as
part of Disability Awareness Month. Panelists will include the actors, director, a
representative from Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living, a student with
a disability, and Cathy Anderson.

B. Prizing Diversity Conference - November 15-16 in Bloomington, MN.
Let Sandy know if interested in attending.

II. Update on Web Page

A. Items still needed:

i. Pictures of 3 Council members (go to Publication Services Wednesdays
between 9:30 and 11:30am or call to make an appointment)

ii. Links to related sites (Sandy will get that information to Matt)

iii. Upcoming diversity-related events
(email directly to Matt at Matthew.Feist@ndsu.nodak.edu)

iv. DC members are asked to look over the site for other ideas
(URL is listed in the agenda)

B. Launching the Web Page

i. It was decided to wait to launch the site until the page is
complete - at the start of next semester.

ii. Identified a sub-committee (Anderson, Spiering, and Boswell)
to explore options for publicizing the site, including:

1. It's Happening at State

2. Faculty, staff and student listservs

3. Billboard

4. Signs in Union and throughout campus

5. Business cards and/or bookmarks with URL
(could distribute bookmarks through Varsity Mart)

6. Plaque to hang in President Chapman's office and offices of other
upper-level administrators and other strategic spots on campus

7. Lapel pins (work with Varsity Mart) Anderson will
convene this subcommittee.

iii. Holbrook and Stack will ask Matt to develop a screen saver that publicizes
the Council and the web page and talk with him about getting an
announcement on the NDSU Home page.

III. Update on climate assessment and focus group coordination
(Burnett and Holbrook)

A. IRB for focus groups was approved

B. Progress checked for setting up focus groups

i. Burnett assigned graduate students to each group - those students will be
calling the individuals enlisting members for the groups.

ii. Enlisting persons are responsible for:

1. Finding participants for focus groups

2. Finding a common time for the groups to meet

3. Reserving a room in the Union for the groups

4. Notify graduate student of final arrangements

iii. Groups should be conducted between November 4 and 20.

iv. Schnell will cover costs to have cookies and pop at each

C. Update on contacting constituency groups regarding the climate assessment
project - please notify Holbrook when you have talked with your particular group

i. President's Cabinet - Schnell & Holbrook (10/2/02)

ii. President's Council - Schnell & Holbrook (10/2/02)

iii. Dean's Council - Peterson & White (10/3/02)

iv. University Senate - Schnell & Burnett (10/14/02)

v. Staff Senate - Kostecki, Kitch, and Stack (9/12/02)

vi. Student Government - Lee & Malnourie (?)

vii. Department Chairs - Wigtil & Gleye (10/23-24/02)

viii. University Relations - Holbrook & Okigbo

1. It's Happening at State (10/23/02)

2. Forum (10/24/02)

3. Spectrum (11/5/02)

ix. Faculty teaching general ed courses with diversity component -
Schnell & Holbrook (?)

x. RAs and RHA - Thoennes (RAs on 10/14/02 - RHA on ?)

xi. Greek Life - Stack (11/6/02)

xii. VPSA - Kostecki (?)

xiii. Congress of Student Organizations (CSO) - Malnourie & Lee (11/6/02)

xiv. Advisory Board for Student Affairs - Lee (?)

IV. Recruitment Brochure Subcommittee Update - no report

V. Other business

A. NDUS Diversity Council Resolution

Schnell asked Boswell to report on the NDUS Diversity Council activity related to the
UND "Fighting Sioux" athletic name and logo. Boswell reported that on May 17 a group
of UND students requested that the NDUS Diversity Council draft a resolution asking
the State Board of Higher Education to reconsider its support for the "Fighting Sioux"
name and logo. The resolution eventually drafted for consideration by the Council at
its Oct. 18 meeting also indicates that a long list of national, regional, and area
groups are opposed to the name and logo. Since the resolution was brought back to
individual campuses with the University System, reactions have been mixed.
Therefore, the resolution will be reconsidered by the NDUS Diversity Council at a
special meeting on Nov. 15.

VI. Next Meeting - Friday, December 6, at 9am in Meinecke Board Room.

ks
11/6/02