CASFAA QUARTERLY COMMITTEE REPORT

Ethnic Diversity Committee

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CASFAA Committee Report

Executive Council Meeting Date / August 1st – 2nd, 2010
Executive Council Meeting Location / San Diego, CA

Committee Information

Committee Name / Ethnic Diversity Committee
Chair(s) (contact information) / Lawrence Persky (310-206-7283)
Committee Members (place an * by first-time volunteers) / Lawrence Persky
Rosleen Aurora
Dewayne Barnes
Luanne Buchman
Anita Fletcher
Audrey Gaspard
Germaine Graham
Adrienne Jackson Wright
Felicity Jimenez-Howard
Lily Marguez
Sharol Ritcherson
Daniel Roddick
Merilyn Sweet
Gabrielle Turner
Molly Villalobos
Mary Hoang
Donna San-Miguel
Uvaldo Calderon

Committee Goals

Strategic Plan Goals that are being met (check all that apply)
Goal 1: Provide consistently high quality training and professional development opportunities that meet the needs of our diverse membership base
Goal 2: Play a leadership role in public policy at the state and federal levels
Goal 3: Increase membership and encourage balanced representation and support for all segments by CASFAA
Goal 4: Maintain and strengthen the fiscal stability of the Association
Goal 5: Provide opportunities for all interested members to participate actively in CASFAA activities and to serve in a leadership capacity within the Association
Goal 6: Provide members and other constituents with relevant, timely information about Association activities and other financial aid issues
Goal 7: Enhance and institutionalize effective governance and planning systems

Summary of Activities

Summary of Activities (provide a description of how your activities to date are meeting your goals)
  1. Working to promote Ethnic Diversity Committee and secure volunteers.
  2. Oral report given at Executive Council meeting, held June 13th – 14th , 2010.
  3. Posted all EDC Reports and EDC meeting minutes to the CASFAA EDC Committee website.
  4. Worked with Summer Training Committee to plan 2010 CASFAA Summer Trainings “New Horizons in Financial Aid”; EDC Chair participated in the Summer Training Committee conference calls
  5. Due to not being able to secure presenters, EDC members presented the Professional Development training sessions for “New Horizons in Financial Aid” at both locations of the Summer Training series; Samuel Merrit University (North, 07/27/10) and Pitzer College (South, 07/29/10); presentations were given by Daniel Roddick and Lawrence Persky.
  6. June and July’s EDC conference calls were cancelled. Next conference call TBD.
  7. EDC Chair attended emergency meeting with a few Conference Committee members to hash out planning details for the 2010 CASFAA Annual Conference in San Diego at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel with the hotel itself; meeting took place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel; focus of meeting was to discuss the contract, rooms (training and bed rooms), and concessions/comps with the hotel.
  8. EDC Chair will continue to work on planning and organizing elements of the annual conference specific to the EDC (EDC Recption, Professional Development sessions, and EDC roundtable session).
  9. Nominations for the 2011 General Election for the position of 2011 EDC Chair included Lawrence Persky and Toni Litke; results pending close of election.

Budget Information

Cumulative Approved Budget / $1960
Cumulative Budget Expenditures to Date /
  1. $0
TOTAL = $0
Cumulative Event Information (complete if applicable per location)
Event Name
Location
Date
Number / Cost of Registration / Subtotal
Attendees
Complimentary Registrations (if applicable – i.e., scholarship recipients)
Add more rows as needed for additional events. Include a summary of evaluations for each location.

Suggestions for Future Committee

Should your committee’s event be continued?
N/A

Calendar of Events/Timelines

Date / Committee Member Responsible (if applicable) / Description
07/27/10 / Daniel Roddick / “New Horizons in Financial Aid” presentation (north): Professional Development. SamuelMerrittUniversity
07/29/10 / Lawrence Persky / “New Horizons in Financial Aid” presentation (south): Professional Development. PitzerCollege.
August 2010 / All / Committee conference call. Date, time, and call in info TBD.
December 2010 / All / Annual Conference sessions and events:
EDC Reception
Professional Development sessions
EDC Roundtable session