Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity
Student Advisory Board
Meeting Minutes for February 6, 2012
Ethnic Cultural Center- Condon Hall
Time Started: 4:05pm.
Members Absent: PSA
Advisers Absent: None
Guests Present: Chasmon Tarimel
Community Concerns/ Issue Exploration:
- Gender Neutral Language
o Dr. Sheila apologizes for the penalty of using the term guy.
o Need to find other ways to promote gender neutral words
o Education has to happen across campus
o Ideas can be sent to Dr. Sheila.
 finding better solutions instead of just picking on just one word, words such as
human, person.
 SAB should figure out ways and possibly work with the Q center to learn
about words used.
o Gender language isn’t the problem, we should acknowledge gender because it exist,
we should ask for pronouns of the person to be respectful of individual language,
because people are attached to that language
- UW PD Discussion
o 520 expansion - UW police has to give up its location
 must relocate as part of the 520 highway project.
o there is a timeline to make a decision in order to get the funding
 group was put together – HFS, north of 45th community (expressed safety),
Police Chief, ASUW Community Relations, Finance that looked at 17
different sites
 Narrowed down to four sites, two one west, and two right on 45th.
 the preferred site given two ways to exist their facility is across from
the IC and ECT
 From ASUW - each person in committee could choose a location,
personally voiced/favored north campus, each person in committee
could choose a location
o decided to get input from the ECC community last week
o Possible opportunity to work with the police, to improve relationships.
o history of racial profiling, question if it is the best idea to have the UWPD next to the
ECC might increase racial profiling.
o question of where crime happens the most, and if that was a factor in the decision
o we need to do as much as possible right now
o Decision has not been made at the moment, been consulting with other groups
o Work with administration to push for another location
 ECC opinion wasn’t taken in
 People will not feel comfortable if the police is right across
 There is more activity in north of 45th
 Talk to them in a respectful manner, positive way when working with them
o Need to work on getting more lights instead too
o Be prepared to take the next steps
 We need to look out for the future
Vice President’s Corner: Updates?
- Campus Climate
o Send Dr. Sheila ideas for the Campus Climate Survey
Discussion Points:
- ECC Room Naming Survey Results
o 42 individuals answered
 results include summaries and collection of reason for the questions
o Option 1 is strongly agreed with others
o Next steps? Have a forum by the end of the month
 Trying to get a proposal for the Naming Committee by Spring Quarter
 Feb 27th is when the forum will take place, General Meeting for SAB
 March 5th is a follow up meeting – General Meeting?
Announcements/Upcoming Events: ASUW, RSOs, etc.
- ECC Leadership Breakfast on Feb 9th at 830-1030
- Scholarships on National Conference on Race and Ethnicity
- MAPS Annual Pre-Health Conference on Feb 18th
- SDC Discussion on Police Brutality on Feb 10th
- SDC Under 1 Nation: Zulu and Krip Hop Show on Feb 11th
- Board of Regents Forum on Feb 15th
- Miss Representation Screening on Feb 9th
- Vagina Monologues on Feb 16-18
- La Raza – Precious Knowledge Screening on Feb 7th
o Bring books and supplies for 5th Graders
- ECC Calendar will be up soon and online too
Time Ended: 5:28 pm
Minutes taken by: Kristine Maramot - OMAD VP Student Advisory Board, Secretary