January 31, 2018 CDI Meeting Summary
Published: February 2, 2018 | Category: Meeting Summaries, Uncategorized
President’s Commission on Diversity & Inclusion
Meeting Summary
January 31, 2018
1. Agenda
- Faith, Belief and Cultural Committee
- Bias Response Form
- Controversial Speakers
- Free Speech Conversations Update
- Department Updates
- Strategic Plan Update
2. Members Present
Shannon Archibeque-Engle, Albert Bimper, Anita Bundy, Melissa Burt, Dan Bush, Oscar Felix, Tim Gallagher, Vanessa Hayward, Roze Hentchell, Kaye Holman, Mike Jaramillo, Gilbert John, Bridgette Johnson, Alexis Kanda-Olmstead, Linda Krier, Kelly Long, Teresa McClure, Arlene Nededog, Lisa Pappas, Jimena Sagas, Herman Shelton, Kathy Sisneros, Megan Skeehan, Leslie Taylor, Ria Vigil, Cori Wong.
Absent:
Martin Carcasson, Maria Fernandez-Gimenez, Blanche Hughes, Kevin Jablonski, Pam Jackson, Keely Mendicino, Jannine Mohr, Mary Ontiveros, Diana Prieto, Carmen Rivera, Jennifer Schneider, Bruno Sobral, Ashley Stokes, Joe Tiner.
3. Announcements
- Albert Bimper is on the cover of Diverse Magazine
- Cori Wong is joining the staff at the Office of the Vice President for Diversity
4. Faith, Belief, and Cultural Committee
- Beginning of a multicultural calendar which can be subscribed to
5. Bias Response Form
- Form is up and running online
- Tell Someone
- Working on routing processes
- Campaign will be launched this semester
6. Controversial Speakers
- Group has been meeting regarding speakers on campus and what will we do after they have been here
- Working on mitigating controversy
- 1st amendment website has been created
7. Free Speech Conversations Update
- Due diligence on the front end to organize mitigation
- Two sessions will be offered
- Free Speech website for registration – 80 people
- Free Speech Summit – April 13th – All day
8. Strategic Plan Update
- Shannon and Oscar have been working on this
- Delayed the feedback of the blueprint because of illness
- 22 units have responded with feedback
- Revised timeline for University Diversity Strategic Plan
- Friday, February 16, 2018 – Blueprint released
- Wednesday, February 21, 2018 – Writing workshop, 9 – 11 am, Diversity House Training Room
- Thursday, March 8, 2018 – Writing workshop, 1 – 3 pm, Diversity House Training Room
- Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – Unit Diversity Strategic Plan DRAFT due to Drs. Oscar Felix and Shannon Archibeque-Engle
- Tuesday, May 1, 2018 – Feedback on draft due to units FROM Drs. Oscar Felix and Shannon Archibeque-Engle
- Tuesday, May 22, 2018 – Unit Diversity Strategic Plan due to President Frank and Vice President Ontiveros
- January 2019 – Revisit plan