WFC MEETING MINUTES SEPT 21, 2011
Present: Misty Smith-Library, Catherine Curtis-HRAD, Nicole Sump-Crethar-Library, Mary Larson-Library, Kristen Burkholder-Library, Karen Maguire-ECON, Helen Clements-Library
Mary Larson (Chair) called the meeting to order at 12:05 pm
Approval of May Minutes:
- Misty moved to approve; Michele seconded; all approved
Women’s Resource Center:
- Mary discussed the history of the Women’s Resource Center in regards to WFC involvement
- WFC is taking over writing the proposal
Discussion of Women’s Representation on Faculty Council:
- Discussion started over the summer
- Only 1 female committee chair
- Need to get more females involved
Updates on Childcare RFP:
- Child Development Lab in HS is not a childcare center
- Dr. Lee Bird wrote RFP
- Interested parties include faculty, staff and students (particularly graduate and non-traditional)
- Stillwater Medical Center decided they did not want to try to partner with OSU at this time
- RFP was sent out in January of 2011
- Received one proposal from Renaissance
- Proposal included a discount for faculty, staff and students at any of the three Renaissance facilities in Stillwater
- Renaissance will provide infant care if there is a large enough demand
- Renaissance proposed trying it out for a year or two and then, depending on demand, might build a 4th facility close to campus
Report from Faculty Council:
- Discussed childcare, the RFP and Renaissance
- Discussed partner benefits
- Discussed the LASSO Project
- New Graduate College Dean – Cheryl Tucker
- New Veterinary Medicine Dean – Jean Sander
- Education, Engineering and Arts & Sciences have all reopened searches for Deans
- ITLE is conducting an ongoing internal search
Other Business:
- Research Awards
- Michele updated the flyer
- Nicole will update the online form
- Michele suggested we start advertising now to try to get more applications
- Papers from WFC
- Michele has a box of approximately 20 years’ worth of WFC papers and suggested we give them to University Archives
- Helen moved to approve giving WFC papers to University Archives; Nicole seconded; all approved
Adjourn:
- Nicole moved to adjourn; Karen seconded; adjourned at 12:45 pm