September 19, 2012 minutes
12:30 Meeting commenced
Introductions:
~Jamie
~Matthew
~Nathan
~Jim T
~Kevin KK
~Pam H
~Lauren
~David
~Chris
~Tom
~Robert
What has been happening this summer?
Speaker - LeDerick Horne $7000 +
~student gov't - approach soon - can be requested by academic groups but for
students
~Robert - stories (Bernice Louis) - of diversity
~Involve other commissions and student groups?
~FUSD K-12 disability (increase education and awareness)
~State levels? City (Chamber of Commerce)
~Spring? -fall too soon
~CE units?
~CCC - Alex
~small business groups? Quality Connections?
~ABRIO?
~Student Government and or STACK
-no money by spring, get request in asap
-request directed at meeting student needs
~Diversity Commissions
(ask Chris for update)
Is the commission representative of general population?
~97% white, 30% 1st generation, 50% not Pell-eligible
Work place accommodations?
CAL's Film series - "What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?"
~Nov. 13th - 7 PM - Sponsored by CDAD (Chris & Jamie)
~Promote awareness? Curricular applications? Resources?
Who are CDAD/NAU community partners?
~(generate - list for community organizations- Cityscape - publication - contact )
CDAD Newsletter - 1st Comission to have new content manager
~maintenance beyond Lauren
~Marketing Dept.
~New tool for newsletters
~Lauren to convert current site (done Ectron training)
~someone will load content into newsletter tool
~start the process of conversion
~Executive committee to meet with MKT
-(schedule a time to meet)
Disability Minor and new disability ethics course
~Tom - 28 people enrolled
~Philosophy dept - cross listed DIS PHL - disability ethics
~HIS course perhaps next semester (History of Disabilities)
~Developed by IHD - not an academic unit in SBS
-independent of NAU
~Soft monies run the development of courses and most instructors
~How do we institutionalize? -DIS 201
~Student affairs - UW Whitewater 4 students
Geo Design Lab ~Thomas Paradis & Chris Lanterman
- Grant to present the lab results
~Capital Assets for furniture Christen Garcia
~connections with software vender ESRI for low/no vision users
~Universal Design
Flagstaff City Disability Awareness Commission Banquet
~CDAD had 8 tickets (from Office of President)
~Friday, October 5 (no time provided)
~High Country Conference Center
~To order Tickets ($25/person) Contact Stacy Saltzburg at (928) 213-2078
(add GA - Nate - to the CDAD list)
Meeting Day? Please complete the survey if you haven't
Other Business?
Technology Issue letter
~Letter drafted for President
-recommended to approach via different path/venue
~two weeks ago VPs and President met
-including this topic in the meeting
~Position approved for PL Program
~Other recommendations that haven't heard back yet
~perhaps proactively implement some of the action items that other institutions
have
Diversity Commission meeting with Univ. College
~Co-curricular activities
~opportunities for providing support
~Karen P wishes to develop structure first
-ready to start incorporating diversity into UC?
~Universal Materials Conversion system
Council on Inclusion
~Includes CED, CDAD, CNA, CSW, LGBTQIA
Proposal - Robert Y. - completed and waiting approval
~Accessibility and universal design
~(send out dates - and schedule) TASH partner also LGBTQIA
Team leaders - reviewing buildings
-construction and improvements on campus
-share info at next meeting
Universal Design Workshop (Quality Matters)
~Three major AZ universities
~Present in Oct. in Tucson
2:00 Meeting adjourned