MEETING OF THE
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
August 20, 2009
Minutes
The Diversity Committee of the Board of Trustees of Houston Community College held
a meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at the HCC Administration Building, 3100
Main, 2nd Floor Seminar Room A, Houston, Texas.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Neeta Sane, Committee Chair
Bruce Austin, Committee Member
Diane Olmos Guzman
Dr. Michael P. Williams
ADMINISTRATION
Mary Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor
Renee Byas, General Counsel
Doretha Eason, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
William Carter, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor for Instruction
Cheryl Sterling, Interim Chancellor, Student Services
Irene Porcarello, President, Southeast College
Willie Williams, Chief Human Resources Officer
OTHERS PRESENT
Jarvis Hollingsworth, Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Other administrators, citizens, and representatives of the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mrs. Sane called the meeting to order at 2:51 p.m. and declared the Committee
convened to consider matters pertaining to Houston Community College as listed on the
duly posted Meeting Notice.
STATUS ON HCC WORKFORCE DIVERSITY DATA
Dr. Spangler provided workforce diversity data on employees classified at E10 and
above for 2002-2009.
Mrs. Flores requested a report with a breakdown by executive, administrator,
managerial and clerical staffs.
Mr. Austin asked if there is a federal report that provides the requested data. Mrs.
Flores reiterated that there was a request for the report referenced; however, the Board
did not receive the report. Mrs. Byas noted that the Board requested data that will be
produced for the 2008-2009 report and noted that it will be filed at the end of the fiscal
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year. She noted that the data is available; however, it is a large number of pages. Mr.
Austin noted that report should have a summary page.
David Cross noted that the report referenced is the EO1 (general breakdown of
workforce), which is no longer required, because the report is now blended into the
IPED report.
Mr. Austin noted that Mrs. Flores has requested a report displaying district, colleges,
and other entities, which includes the claim name/designation. The report should be
college by college including system.
Dr. Tyler elaborated on the Office of Institutional Equity & Compliance reports provided
to the Board. He noted that these reports contained all executives including the deans
and apprised that the report also reviews faculty and staff trends.
Dr. Williams requested a legend be added to the report to explain the variables.
Mr. Austin asked if there is real time data regarding payroll. Bill Carter apprised that the
PeopleSoft system does provide real time payroll data.
Dr. Williams inquired if the information was utilized for setting goals in regards to the
multi-ethnicity of the college. Dr. Spangler noted that the report provided by Bracewell
& Giuliani displayed that the college did meet the diversity goals.
Mrs. Sane summarized that the Board is requesting a report including the college and
system with a definition legend and breakdown of clerical, managerial, administration,
and executive levels.
STATUS ON HCC-SOUTHEAST DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
David Cross presented a report on the Internal Survey of Diversity Initiatives, Issues
and Needs project selected by the Leadership Institute.
Mr. Austin recommended that the principal of the project should embody the substance
of the Coordinating Board statement from their review of HCC information under the
tenure of Dr. Burgos-Sasser in terms of faculty diversity needs.
Mrs. Irene Porcarello presented a report on status of HCC-Southeast Workforce
Diversity Initiative. She noted that a retreat was held with faculty and deans that
allowed faculty members to provide insight and noted that they are interested in being a
part of the established district-wide council.
HCC POLICY ON WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
Dr. Spangler noted that there is not a diversity policy currently included in the bylaws or
policies. Mrs. Byas noted that a policy could be crafted for the Board‘s review in
September.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:23 p.m.
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Recorded by:
Sharon R. Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Transcribed and submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Minutes Approved: