Diversity and Social Inclusion – Meeting 01.2014
Agenda for Meeting 01/2014 to be held on Thursday the 1st March 2014 at 5.00pm in the
MRS Theatre, Building 47.
Attendees
Travis Robinson
Joey Tan
Lee Walker
Shaz Sturk
Alannah Coldwell
Kiri Backhouse
Steffanie Poort
Sean MacCormac
Emma Fletcher
ITEM
1.
Howitt
Caulfield
Deakin
Deakin
Jackomos
Roberts
Richardson
South East Flats
MRS Staff
NOTES
ACTION
APOLOGIES
Hiruni Eriyagama
Sarah Giggins
2.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
No objections to adoption of agenda
3.
MINUTES OF MEETING
01/2014
N/A – first meeting of the year
4.
MATTERS ARISING
FROM THE MINUTES OF
LAST MEETING
N/A – first meeting of the year
5.
5.1 Allocation of
positions

no official position or topics - those who are
passionate about topics may contribute, but otherwise
the co-chairs direct

Secretary was given to Vivien Stewart (Peninsula)

Lee Walker (Deakin) volunteered as the creative
expert
5.2 Committee Actions
for 2014
 Goal is 1 Major event/promotion in each Semester
Ideas included: Dining in the dark
 RACISM program - creating a sticker for the back on the
toilet door, depends on whether it is allowed
 Random Acts of kindness - to make everyone feel
involved, held potentially in the 'Respectful
communities' block
 not focusing too much on massive events, as there is
not that much time for that
 last year many events did not happen
 'Can of Worms' - was attempted last year, Matt C.
would host it, but numbers were not large enough
 Promoting Organ Donation in individual halls - for local
students only
 Connect students in the halls to the services on campus
- eg. little posters about how to contact others, how to
create a happier environment
 Biggest impact made through individual hall
promotions by individual RA's
 Evening suppers would be a good way to incorporate
promotion into individual halls
 Having specific suppers on international holidays with
the holiday-specific food (eg Mooncake)

'Potluck Dinner' - each house brings a plate with food
from another country and try the various food and
hear a little about the cultures
Diversity & Social Inclusion Week

Diversity and Inclusion Week - Semester 2

disability for a day

travel around the world in one night - different
dishes and activities in each common room - each
stairway could do a dish with themed games after
5.3 Selfie Competition
Purpose: To alert residents to both the D&I committee
and to the various identities and cultures of other
residents

Selfie is designed to celebrate either culture diversity
or individual diversity

It is not just for international residents

Prizes - 1st = Ipad 2nd/3rd = vouchers

For advertisement: Poster in each hall

The poster will be designed by Lee Walker (Deakin) by
the 19th of March

10 per residents

each RA is in charge of publicizing on social media for
their resident

caption with photo will have a 25 word limit

If multiple people are present in the winning picture,
there will still be only one prize rewarded

By entering, competitors give permission to use
photos

best 10 are posted on facebook - as a group of many
photos in one picture

submissions via email - to the central email address

Committee decides which is the best
Timeframe: The Selfie competition will begin in the current block the poster will be designed within two weeks, the
poster must be complete before the 24th of march
 The competition begins on the 24th of march.
 It will run for two weeks until the 4th of April
 The winner will be chosen on the 10th of April
Publicity: Each RA is in charge of publicity for their own
residents
 poster will be designed and given to each Ra for their
halls
 make one/two mock selfies for poster
6
Committee Logo
 Logo - the current logo was vetoed due to the fact
that it seemed to focus on the cultural aspect of it,
rather than the entire concept of diversity and
inclusion
 Brainstorming on the logo
 The logo should represent MRS D& S inclusion as a
whole
 The logo could change on relation to which block or
theme we are currently focusing on depending on the
date.
 simply "MRS Diversity & Social Inclusion" as a logo in
itself
 Two sample logos will be designed by two committee
5.1
Looking at Meeting
Specific Block
members and posted on facebook for the final logo to
be decided on by next week
 next block (14th April to 25th May) = sexual
orientation and gender
 Queer officers have changed for this year - names on
Res Start
 concept for the major event/promotion of semester 2
is still in development
 contact with ALLY - support the different sexual
orientations to feel same and comfortable as being
who you are, currently no training for students as
emails are released public on Monash website
6
OTHER BUSINESS
6.3
Any Other Business
Date of Next Meeting: 5pm 10th April @ Briggs Meeting Room.