IT@JH Development and Diversity Council

Meeting Minutes: May 21, 2013

Attendees: Dawn Butler, Wanda Cartwright, Eric Colliflower, JoAnn Hans, Lisa Jones, Mary Hayes, Stacey Johnson, Kevin Kane, Joe Kaszak, Dawn Kemp, Kim Makowy, Pam Thompson, Etan Weintraub, Nidra Williams and Richard Veno

Unable to Attend: Scott Biggs, Theresa Caruso, Carolyn Combs, Jim Johns, Tia Harris-Davis, David Li, Farideh Majidi, Tim Morgan, Kim Pippin, Alicia Richardson and Brian Schisler

Subcommittee Updates

Ø  Diversity Day Group

·  Send out an email to IT employees about volunteering to speak about their different culture and traditions.

·  Aramark to have a variety of food for diversity day at MTW and Keswick.

·  Pam Thompson will be the liaison for diversity day at Keswick.

·  Work on getting giveaways.

Ø  Diversity Awareness Group

·  Etan Weintraub will be directing the video for diversity committee.

·  Carolyn Combs will be editor for the IT Diversity newsletter.

·  Any ideas for the video or newsletter, please contact Etan or Carolyn.

Ø  Calendar of Events Group

·  Focus on bulletin boards at MTW on 1st-2nd floor. Next work on putting up a board at Lancaster St.

·  Eric is working with Jim Callahan in finding a location for a bulletin board accessible to everyone.

·  Scott Biggs was able to get a board installed on the 2nd floor, just beyond the double doors.

·  If anyone from the Council has suggestions, please contact JoAnn.

Ø  Sponsorship/Community Organizations Group-

·  Joe suggested that each group figure out how much they may need for their projects.

·  Joe received questions about possibly volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. Currently JHU is or has been involved with Habitat for Humanity. For more information please go to http://www.jhu.edu/habitat

·  In addition, Etan and Lisa spoke about another organization called Chai. For additional information please view the website www.chaibaltimore.org.

·  If any employee(s) are interested in volunteering at a high school it is easier to go through the school directly than the school board.

Next Scheduled Meeting Date: June 18, 2013

Time: 10:00am – 11:00am

Location: Mt. Washington, Davis, Conference Room C-113

Conference number – 1-888-651-5908

Participant Code - 456789