Rosenthal, Judy Dolphin, Pat Miller, Mary Ann Evans, Laura Hamilton, Pam Thomas, Elena Polouchkina, Theresa McCormick, Marie Lathers.

New student member: Megan Davis, Political Science and Women’s Studies

New P&S staff member: Elena Polouchkina, International Agriculture Programs

Thanks to Phyllis Harris for taking the time to create new name cards for UCW members.

Provost Richmond thanked UCW for the invitation to our meeting. He presented his philosophy and evolution in understanding and applying feminist thinking and theory to his interactions with women and men at work and at home. He handed UCS members a paper titled "Feminism, Community and Better Science." (Please contact Penny Rosenthal if you would like a copy)

Points made by Provost Richmond:

• Currently, 29% of the faculty are women. This is up from the 1998-99 percentage of 28.8%
• Tenured faculty, women are at 39% - both percentages are too low. Hire and promotion of women are a problem

Issues of interest:

• Inhibiting issues to success of women and our colleagues
• Processes to improve retention of women on campus
• Joint appointment of spouse and faculty at ISU

What are the issues the Provost should know about and be concerned about at ISU?

• Family Leave Issues. Specific departments are doing a fine job, others need much improvement
• Faculty Conduct Policy ñ problems with the policy as it stands, further mechanisms to develop the policy further are needed
• Support for female students
• Merit Employees Issues ñ moving from a Merit position to a P&S position is difficult. There is a large percentage of female merit employees. Many of the Merit and P&S employment policies are unwritten and tend to be managed differently by different people.
• Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary Teams: How do we encourage faculty and staff to work this way? What are the rewards?

Benefits?

• PhD candidates should take a one credit seminar on the Philosophy of teaching and Teaching Issues in Higher Education

(gender, ethnicity, etc.)

• Shrinking percentage of graduate students. Graduate student stipends are causing ISU to lose a great percentage of quality students
• The number of female DEO positions needs to increase, specifically and intentionally
• Strategic Plan: response is requested from all
• Assistant Provost Search: Number of women have applied, several nominees and applications have been received

Mary Ann/Pay grade/Time on the job/Salary

What do we want to ask? How will it be used? What information are we seeking? Memebers Silvia Secchi and Judy Dolphin made a brief progress report.

Budget Reallocation and Strategic Plan. Next Provost Advisory Committee meeting will be December 13 11:30 am to 12:00 pm. WILL BE DEC.

Outreach/Network:

A draft of the survey to be mailed out was distributed. Contact Penny Rosenthal if you would like a copy. Nancy Knight asked what kind of budget was available. Theresa indicated that the working team needed to submit in writing a budget indicating needs. Judy Dolphin, YWCA has a Human Services Directory that the Outreach/Network Team can access to collect agencies/offices/individuals working to better woman’s experience. Dolphin also stated the Red Cross has a database on helping agencies. Erin Rosacher stated that the Athletic Department could contribute postage to this project.

Leslie Bloom & Barbara Caldwell are UCW representatives. Leslie Bloom forwarded the UCW response about the Faculty Conduct Policy to Denise Vrchota by the due date in early November.

Tuesday, November 30, 3-5:00 pm, 302 Catt Hall, Pam Thomas and Pat Miller are coordinating.

• Thursday February 10, 12:00 pm - Vernon Wall, Assistant Dean of Students, will be the speaker on Leadership.

• Wednesday, April 4, 8 am ñ Scott Chadwick, will be the speaker on Electronic Communication.

Some members have attended the open forum and diversity forum for different candidated. McCormick requested that copies for the evaluation form be forwarded to her.

Strategic Plan

UCW Chair will make a reply to the President’s Office concerning gender and equity issues relative to the Strategic Plan. Please forward your suggestions to Theresa.

Wednesday, December 8, 1:30-3:00 pm, Pine Room, Memorial Union