University of Minnesota,
Morris
Commission on Women
Advisory Board Meeting
Summary
Date:
February
14, 2003
In
Attendance: Anna
Dronzek, Miriam Panton, Leann Dean, Tammy Faux, Clare Strand, Carol Ford, Karen
Johnson
Guests:
Dean
Schwaller
Not
Present: Argie
Manolis, Amy McGovern, Shezwae Fleming, Julia Dabbs (on leave)
Items
discussed: Introductions
were made to Dean Schwaller. Tammy presented the process and the results of
priorities tally. They were 1) gathering at LaFave house, 2) new space, and 3)
evaluation of women’s concerns on campus.
Gathering:
A subcommittee for planning was formed consisting so far of Amy, Clare, and
Maggie Larson. The discussion revolved around whether the event should have a
speaker or "purpose". It would need a hot topic to draw people in. A
suggestion was made that guests could take turns in a massage chair, then the
gathering could focus on a topic similar to stress relief. The question was
raised as to how to measure the value or the success of the event. Subcommittee
will meet to work out details.
New
space: It will be essential for next year’s coordinator to have office . Dean
Scwaller said he would talk to Lowell about the possibilities. A new space shared with other organizations;
WOCA, WRC. Equality and Queer Issues subcommittee is under discussion. Several options were discussed.
Evaluation:
This will be started this spring with the goal of having it ready to be
distributed Fall ’03. One idea is to determine the issues and plan programming
accordingly. A major concern is ensuring that the survey and the results are
academically sound. A subcommittee was formed to work on this. Tammy will lead the subcommittee.
A
concern was raised to the dean concerning communication about campus searches.
It’s important for the campus community to know what’s going on. Searches could
be publicized somehow to the campus community on a website with application
deadlines, interviewing dates, hiring dates, etc.
Next
Board Meeting: Friday February 28, 2003
Behmler Conference Room at 9:15 am.