University Committee on Women

October 16, 2002

114 Marston

Corrections from last meeting: Margie Taylor and Diane Debinski were present at the September 18th meeting.

Present: Hannah Clayborne, Carloyn Heising,Connie Post, Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Carol Fuehle), Amy Sue Bix, Marjorie Smith, Margie Tabor, Margie Taylor, Diane Debinski, Penny Rice, Julie Manning, Jackie Litt, Megan Gustafson, Susan Carlson, Marcia Purdy, Liz Beck, Ann Thompson, Julie Roosa, Chris Cook, Claudia Baldwin, Jaye Stefani, Ingrid Lilligren, Gail Wallace

I. Introduction of Megan Gustafson:
Megan Gustafson is the undergraduate student representative on the UCW for 2002-03.

II. Announcements/Issues/Concerns to be brought forward?
Contact Penny Rice, if interested in participating in mentoring program on campus.
Carolyn Heising, Conference Chair, for Women in Science, Math, Engineering Technology

III. Executive Committee Members:
The members for this year are Jackie Litt (past president); Caroloyn Heising (Faculty), Linda Charles (P& S) and Lynn Lundy (Merit)

IV. Sustaining Members-Penny Rice:
A motion was made and accepted to remove the Sustaining Members from the governance document of UCW. The document should read: Women’s Leadership Consortium:
Two permanent representatives from WLC will be the Director of the Women’s Center and the Chair of Faculty Senate-Women and Minorities Subcommittee. A third WLC representative will rotate among WLC members.

V. Women’s Leadership Consortium Update:
a. administrative internships –Still in the process of being developed.

VI. Subcommittee Reports:
Arrival of Children
Connie Post met with Provost Allen in September in order to discuss issues related to the Family Leave Policy. The time-frame for implementation of this policy is being reviewed by the Board of Regents.
Copies of the memo from Provost Allen addressing six concerns raised by the report -Status of Women at Iowa State University were passed out at the meeting.

P & S Status –no report

College of Engineering
Carolyn Heising shared that their next meeting is October 30th.

Institutional Data
Ingrid Lilligren reported that tasks have been assigned to committee members.
Examining the design and use of exit interviews on campus is the primary focus of the committee. Employees planning on leaving must use this as an opportunity to share information about their experiences on campus.

Faculty Status
Ann Thompson-There was a meeting with the Provost Allen to discuss the report on the Status of Women at Iowa State University and the need to identify women for senior administrative positions on campus.

Graduate Students
Gail Wallace-The committee is in the process of compiling feedback from graduate students on campus. The information should be collected by the end of February.

Merit Staff-no report

Title IX/Gender Equity
Penny Rice, Julie Manning- The search for the Senior Women’s Administrators position is still underway.
The women’s hockey team is experiencing problems in terms of receiving the same amount of access to the ice as their male counterparts. The committee will continue to monitor the situation.

VII. Provost Search Committee:
Susan Carlson reported that the search committee planned on conducting airport interview from Nov. 8th-12th. The goal is to have someone in place by Thanksgiving. The committee discussed the importance of UCW members attending the open forums in order to ensure issues related to women, leadership positions, Status of women report were addressed with each candidate.