Diversity Committee
Meeting Agenda
September, 10 2010
11:30 a.m. – 1:00pm
Location:
I.
Introductions
Vera introduced Tennille as new co-chair.
Present at Menifee: Valerie Reed, Christina Yamanaka,
Elizabeth Correia- Jordan, Anjeanette Obers (Intern)
Present at SJ: Tennille Lambert, Vera Stamenkovic, Willie Hamilton, Lorraine
Slaterry-Farrell, Millie Baez, Jeri Siqueiros (student), Faith Nobles, Eileen
Doktorski, Keith Johnson, Irma Ramos, Brandelyn Dillaway.
II.
Committee Charge and Membership Criteria – IRMA
Irma provided the committee with shared governance information. The
Diversity Committee needs to update its charge and membership. This
document is part of the District’s Shared Governance document.
Vera and Tennile to work on membership criteria and to send it to Faith.
Valerie to work on Charge. Members to e-mail Valerie ideas and she will compile
them and forward them to Faith. Faith will take info and create a draft for the
next meeting for final discussion and adoption.
Based on today’s discussion much emphasis on importance and significance of
members being active and involved with Diversity events and projects.
Following the write-up (Valerie, Tennile, Vera, Faith), Charge and Membership to
be discussed and finalized at next meeting.
III.
Budget for Year
Irma: mentioned 56% statewide statewide Diversity budget cutback. Budget for
Diversity Committee for 2010-2011 is $6,ooo.
IV.
Tentative Calendar of Events - VERA
a. Sept. 11th 2010 Hate Crime Forum – MIKE
Not addressed
b. March 19th, 2011 Religious Understanding Day – Interfaith Council
Not addressed
c. April 22nd, 2011 Denim Day? – VERA
Due to Spring Break this even will not take place this year at MSJC
(committee voted)
OTHER EVENTS:
September 27th 7:30pm Menifee: Film Screening, History of Dance
(Tennille) Film: “Nora…” more info on: movementrevolution.org
September 29th 6pm Art Gallery: Film Screening, History of Dance
(Tennille) Film: “Nora…” more info on: movementrevolution.org
Art Gallery: October 4th-Oct 21st: Disability Display (Brandelyn)
Art Gallery: Oct 29th – Nov 18th: Display Day of the Dead (with ideas to
incorporate photographs of past and including distant relatives).
(Brandelyn)
MLK 2011 Millie will work on art contest with Eileen topic: Dynamics of
Acceptance. MLK to be addressed further later.
March 8th 2011 Tuesday: Women’s Self Defense Workshop at Menifee
during college hour. LRC downstairs large room. (Vera)
April 7th 2011 Thursday 9am-3pm: Clothesline Project (Valerie and Vera)
(Also open to participate at the Multicultural Festival if invited, this to
be discussed further)
April 1- 20th 2011 SJ Library: Display of student research papers in
poster format: Women in History (Vera)
V.
Follow-up to Willie's Question: where do we display the various plaques etc
the Committee has received over the years Irma will follow up and let us
know.
VI.
Follow up with Maria and Joanna regarding the Hemet Quilting club (to see
if they can make a quilt from our old Clothesline T shirts) that we can
donate to the Riverside Rape Crisis Center.
Maria and Janna not at meeting. To address this at next meeting.
VII.
Meeting Calendar:
 Friday, Sept. 10th 11:30am-1:00pm
 October, 1st 11:30am-1:00pm
 November 5th 11:30am-1:00pm
 December 3rd 11:30am-1:00pm