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Governance Minutes ArchiveDecember 14, 1988
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION December 14, 1988 Present: Alan Bayer, Jack Davis, Gina Eubanks, Elizabeth Fine, Martha Fitzwater, Evelyn Grender, Michele Holmes, Pat Hyer, Calvin Jamison, Judith Jones, Mike Lambur, Larry Lawrence, Patricia Morris, Charles Pinder, Barbara Pindergrass, Mary Ross, Vince Ruark, Lon Savage, Deborah Snead, Wayne Speer, Ann Zajac. Guests: Tom Goodale, Susan Truelove 1. Chairman Lon Savage called to order the December meeting of the Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Committee and introduced guest speaker, Dr. Thomas Goodale, Vice President for Student Affairs. 2. PRESENTATIONS a. Dr. Goodale began his presentation by saying he would like the help, guidance, and counsel of the EO/AA Committee as he moves forward with the Division of Student Affairs. Space was rededicated for the Black Cultural Center that is to be housed in the renovated Squires Student Center. Included in the reorganization of Student Affairs will be a position dedicated to the area of minority affairs. This position will probably be at the vice presidential office level. Dr. Goodale emphasized that this position should encompass all areas of minority student life concerns. Dr. Goodale feels the University needs to attract more women to the undergraduate student population and to provide more opportunities for undergraduate women to participate in leadership positions. b. Wayne Speer gave a slide presentation of handicap accessibility on campus. All buildings constructed after 1976 must meet handicap accessibility codes. 3. Minutes of the November meeting were approved. 4. OLD BUSINESS a. EO/AA REPORT 1) Wayne Speer has been invited to give several lectures the week of February 13th at the University of Jyvaskyla (Finland). Mr. Speer will be lecturing on impact of laws and regulations in the United States that give disabled students the right to attend colleges and universities without discrimination. 2) The EO/AA Office currently has 6 informal complaints pending--3 based on possible age discrimination, 1 sex discrimination, 1 equal pay, and 1 sexual harassment. Two formal complaints are pending. 3) The Black Student Directory has been published and distributed. 4) A report on the University's affirmative action efforts has been submitted to the Council of Higher Education. b. PROVOST SEARCH - The Search Committee met specifically to discuss those minority candidates that could be identified. The Committee is still seeking qualified candidates; however, time is getting getting shorter. The "yes" list has grown to 16-20 people and includes at least two women and possibly two black candidates. c. CONSULTANTS' REPORT - A motion was made that the subcommittee chairs make an appointment to meet with Dr. McComas to discuss the status of the report and status of the Committee. The motion was seconded and carried. Judith Jones will make the appointment with the President. 5. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS a. WOMEN'S SUBCOMMITTEE - The Committee made a motion to have clarified in the faculty handbook medical benefits as they relate to pregnancies, to include pregnancy in the index in the faculty handbook, and would like to have the wording as follows included in the handbook: Pregnancy-related medical conditions including post-natal condition, are treated as any other medical disability. Faculty may use sick leave for this purpose. Medical certification may be required. Annual leave for calendar-year faculty only or leave without pay may be used as needed. The motion was seconded and carried. The Committee will consider a second motion to include a broader topic of maternity/paternity leave. b. MINORITY SUBCOMMITTEE - Chairman Charles Pinder reported that the Black Cultural Center's space has been increased to 1,584 square feet. Students are still calling for a house off campus to serve as a gathering place for black students and black student organizations. The Committee made a motion that there be a January 15 deadline for the identification and awarding of scholarships for prospective black students and that research on the availability and the awarding of minority scholarship be conducted. The motion was seconded and carried. c. HANDICAP SUBCOMMITTEE - Larry Lawrence was selected Chairman of the Committee at its December 9th meeting. The Committee will be reviewing the recommendations in the Year 2000 report and will further break them down into more manageable listed items. A request for $500,000 has been submitted to the Govenor for elevators to increase the accessibility for the handicapped on campus. The Committee will know the status of that request in January. 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS - The salary survey has been placed in the library under the heading "McComas." Included with this information is a listing of all salaries, the classified compensation plan, a listing of all job titles for the State, and the Board of Visitors version of the approved budget. Meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m. Submitted by Sue Bowen
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