EHHS Diversity Committee Meeting Minutes

EHHS Diversity Committee Meeting Minutes

EHHS Diversity Committee Meeting

November 3, 2015

10:00-11:00 a.m.

Members Present:

·Christa Boske

·Takhiro Sato

·Chinasa Elue

·Daniel Nilsson

·Rynell Parnell

Members Absent:

· Laurie Wagner

- Cassandra Storlie

- Monica Miller Marsh

- Susan Iverson

- Gumiko Monobe

- Sharyn Turner

- Haoting Cui

·Jamie Matthews

Agenda:

·Review website updates and information on website

·Discover committee goals for 2015-2016

·Review film trailers and discuss possibilities and proposal of showing films to engage people in dialogue and invite producers to speak with our students

·Any other business?

Minutes from Meeting:

WEBSITE UPDATES

Rynellinformed the committee of website updates and when he will be updating the site

1.Books will be posted along with summaries

2.Diversity videos and Ted Talks embedded with summaries

3.Resources page will have diversity resources/articles along with any others sent by committee members

We are also in need of a couple member’s photos to complete the member page on website.

Rynell will contact these members this week.

WEBSITE REVISIONS

Decisions were made in regard to the format/set-up of website

1.Delete Global Village page

2.Delete Arts page

3.Religion page (We will find links to add to our resource page)

4.Schools and Communities page

Christamentioned we might contact Laura to send out an email to all EHHS faculty and ask if they would like to send us updates with photos and/or links regarding community outreach and schools.

5.Faculty research page

Provide hyperlinks with faculty research and have Committee members and links to their work.

6.Page titles changes/additions

Local Connections

Abroad Connections

Trending Topics and Brown Bag

Chinasamentioned we might hold brown bag luncheons to talk about diversity spaces and give us a chance to have dialogue with those on campus and throughout the community

Christasuggested the King Kennedy Center as a place to meet or have Brown Bag luncheons as a way to reach out to the community.

7.Danielmentioned the “Issues to Think About” page could be an area where we discuss a topic of the month or discuss what’s trending

Chinasafollowed up with this page also being a way to dialogue maybe with the opportunity of a blog

8.Delete Student Work page

CONSIDERING POSSIBLE EVENTS TO HOST FOR 2015-2016

We viewed trailer for film “Crack in the System” (Realities facing predominantly urban Black communities across the US)

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We viewed trailer for film “Inequality for All” (US economics and poverty)

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We viewed trailer for film “Poverty Inc.” (Global economic access)

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We viewed trailer for film “Dark Girls” (Colorism)

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We viewed trailer for film “Miss Representation” (Deconstructing what it means to be a woman in Western society)

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Christasuggested Sistah Sinema as another possible partner for speaking/showing films (Queer Women of Color)

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Next Meeting:

Date:11/17/2015

Place: Tree City

Time:9:30 a.m. –10:30 a.m.

Agenda:

2015-2016 Goals

Website Updates

Possible Proposal for Funding to the Dean/Aligned with Goals