Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity
Student Advisory Board
Meeting Minutes for November 21, 2011
Ethnic Cultural Center - Condon Hall
Time Started: 4:06pm
Members Absent: Helen Gebreamiak – QPOCA, Cinthia Girl – LTA, Tyler Adamson, Jennifer
Gibbons - ASUW GBLTC, Natalie Santos – ASUW PISC, Melvin Taing – ASUW ASC, Brittany
Barrett – ASUW AISC, and Ann Luetzow – ASUW SDC.
Advisers Absent: n/a
Guests Present: Chris Bustamante and Noralin Rodriguez – GPSS
Community Concerns/ Issue Exploration;
- Student Enrollment Data:
o Concerned for not being recognized for Queer or Disability students in EOP as a
category for student enrollment statistics
o But there is no way to identify /reliable way to do it
o Need to come up with some ideas to gather information (since information come with
admission application)
o What’s the purpose?
 People don’t feel like there’s a good sense how many students of LGBTQ and
disability on enrollment
 We don’t know the multiple identities without any data
 Accuracy? Better identify where services are needed, not enough information
without this category
- Students of Color to UW:
o “Inferiorize” students if they think that they got in because they’re students of color
o Admission do not take count of race since ‘96
o There are a lot of factors why students are admitted every year
o Doing something in SAB – how we select students
 figure how to give it out to the public
o We’re still in that mentality
o OMA/D is allowed to recruit to apply to the UW
 Once they apply, they’re on their own
- Budget Cuts
o We should use this space to create to send a message to Olympia
 Ex: La Raza’s Day of Action
o Why aren’t students creating a movement or a tangible change?
o We need to be actively involved to fight against the issue
 We need to gather with all of the different groups from ECC – it will be more
powerful
o Tri-Campus Meeting
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 People of Color go out to Olympia to show that we want change!
How are we going to get the club engaged?
 UW is united as one!
Nov. 29th – Red Square
We need to talk to people who aren’t involved
 Just need to get them to care but that’s already hard
It’s all about the numbers! Too little voice – not powerful enough
 Facebook? Paper Invites on campus?
Need to include diversity in everything we do
Students have the strongest power – we pay to go to UW but we don’t exert that
power everyday,
We should take ACTION! It’s about time.
Disability Resource List
o Corrections are being made in regards on Disability Resources
 Online access guide, etc
o It takes about 5 months to get the building accesses list updated.
o Currently making changes on the mobility maps.
Vice President’s Corner: Updates?
- ECC Director Search
o Still gathering input from students
 Had a long conversation with the potential candidate earlier
o Hopefully by wed/next week on the response
o But we’re moving forward with Marisa
 if that fails, go back to the drawing board
- Governor’s Proposal Budget
o Proposal this morning
 17% reduction -WSU and UW
 Proposing legislation to raise sales tax, etc
 Budget can be found here:
http://www.washington.edu/admin/pb/home/pdf/briefs/GovernorsFY13supple
mentalBudget-book-one.pdf
- Letting go of old habits…
o Ways to have fun in SAB?
o Propose it January meeting
 Monoply money will be given out whenever we say You Guys,
 We have to put it in the jar
o Money kept will be given to a good organization but money in
the jar will be donated to a bad organization? :P
Discussion Points
- ECC Room Naming
o Catalyst Survey by Dec 5, 2011!!!!!!!!!!!
o Large forum when we get back
o Discussion on Naming Options?
 Chicano? Where’s LATINO or HISPANIC going to be at?
 Need to have a clear definition for Chicano
 Presented by Chris Bustamante
 Other South Asian groups?
 How are they represented?
 ASUW Commission: having it on their agendas and getting word from their
constituents
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ECC Mural Tours – Start in January with groups of 15
o Find a date on second or third week of Jan
 south of Downtown, pass the stadium (location)
o only about 10-15 people at a time
o there’s a meeting tomorrow for the building committee
Announcements/Upcoming Events: ASUW, RSOs, etc.
- Next General Meeting: December 5th
- ASUW:
o BSC – Forum for the Divide on skin color at 6pm at the ECT
o Occupy Seattle Debate in Senate recently
o Adding Commissions? Middle Eastern? Religious? Talk to Jonathan Winn
o Diversity Requirement – Second Readings in TWO WEEKS (Nov 29)
- SLB : Turkey RAFFLE: https://www.facebook.com/events/292150917473485/
- GAO – Apple Cup Raffle: https://www.facebook.com/events/316065731753144/
- LA RAZA – Chicano Drag Show
- MIXED: Thanksgiving Potluck
- Lobbying – Feb 3rd
Time Ended: 5:28pm
Minutes taken by: Kristine Maramot – OMA/D Student Advisory Board, Secretary