OCW Minutes April 20, 2011
Submitted by Sue Lee lee.sue@uwlax.edu
Members in attendance: Sharie Brunk, Susan Butterfield, Sue Lee, Maggie McHugh, Krista
Shulka, Karmin Van Domelen, Maureen Wilson.
1. Minutes were reviewed and okayed.
2. Committee/Activity Reports
a. Book Club (Jaralee Richter was unable to attend). Books currently planned are:
i. May 3—Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
ii. June 7—The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
iii. Books to be determined (July 5, August 2)
3. Elections/Nomination Form (Qualtrics)
a. Only nominee for faculty was Melissa Bingham (also signed up to serve on
Elections/Membership)
b. Only nominee for classified staff was Karmin Van Domelen (also interested in serving on
Social Committee)
c. Committee volunteers—Rachel Slough (Elections/Membership & Newsletter/Webpage)
Voted into office those above.
4. Scholarships (Sharie/Maureen)
We had 15 applications for scholarships this year and $6,150. Thirteen students who were
determined to have the greatest need were chosen.
This year’s OCW award recipients are:
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BreeAnnon Carlson
Alicia Duerst
Tara Dummer
Susan Fabian
Heather Fortuine
Hiromi Ikeuchi
Yifat Levenstein
Carissa Melk
Angie Slater
Heather Slinde
Nissa Stenz
Andrea Wagner
Sara Wendt
An April 25 ceremony was held. Sue Lee included an article on the scholarship and an
overview of OCW in the May 2 Campus Connection.
We also discussed other ideas for fundraising for next year since we’ve done a quilt raffle
several years. Ideas included gathering items of antiques or a Books are Fun event such as
Gundersen Lutheran and Logistics Health recently held. Currently we have $940 in reserve
+ $441. We will discuss more ideas as we felt it was important to keep a fundraiser going.
Steppin Out in Pink fundraiser ideas were also discussed. Send ideas to Sharie and
Maureen.
5. Guidebook
Krista gave Maggie a guidebook of an overview of the OCW for her review.
6. Year End Gathering
We discussed options of a picnic or a get together at a restaurant. Because of the low
attendance at the last picnic, the group opted to attend a restaurant instead.
7. Evaluation Results were passed around.
8. Future Plans/Goals
Maggie is getting new lapel pins with the tack-like fastener made with the new OCW logo at
5th Ave. Awards. The OC would be in silver and the W in maroon.
Maggie will be the new president beginning June.
We felt our coat and mitten drives have been successful. Another idea is offering back packs
for schools including school supplies.
Community outreach was a priority for the group.
Ideas were discussed for the next symposium. A speaker on eating disorders and body
image is being looked into. UW-L’s department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies,
and nutrition and psychology classes may be good resources. Perhaps Career Services could
have a break out session on Dress for Success. Other ideas were campus climate and
inclusive excellence break out sessions. Carmen Wilson could talk about Women Supporting
Women.
Karmin Van Domelen is on the board at New Horizons and could look into ideas there. Teen
clothes for females and donating prom dresses were discussed. We want to keep our focus
on college students as much as possible.
Maggie will arrange rooms for future meetings in Centennial Hall if possible.