Notes of the

CAMPUS WELFARE COMMITTEE

Meeting of March 5, 2002

The Campus Welfare Committee met on March 5, 2002 from 2:00-4:00 pm in room 481 McHenry Library.

Present: Leslie Sunell (chair), Julian Fernald (staff), Mark Traugott, Marty Chemers, Jean Marie Scott, Line Mikkelsen, Barbara Brogan, Willeen McQuitta, Lee Ritscher.

Absent: Bill Domhoff, Janelle Marines, Frank Talamantes, Ed Titus, Christina Valentino, Bill Ladusaw.

Guests: Donna Hunter (for Frank Talamantes), John Simpson, Elizabeth Irwin.

1) Campus Long-Range Planning and Resource Allocation Process (Campus Provost/EVC Simpson)

After reviewing the final divisional plans submitted by the Deans and Vice Chancellors in December as part of the long-range planning process, Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Simpson issued an update on Friday March 1. The update was designed to provide feedback and put forward ideas and directions intended to provoke the campus to think broadly and strategically about its future. It can be found at:

A framework for moving forward and issues that require more thought and discussion

The end result of the planning process is a campus plan to be issued in the spring which will lay out the size and shape of the campus in 2010, and which will take into account the specific strengths, proclivities, and geography that make Santa Cruz unique. Currently Simpson is soliciting feedback from administrative and academic committees intended to inform the development of the final plan.

Simpson charged the CWC with providing formal feedback on the document by April 15. Specifically the committee’s response should both critique the content of the update, as well as identify campus-wide issues that are not addressed in the update, that are related to student, faculty, and staff welfare, and that take into account the values of the campus community(ies).

Simpson affirmed that the committees response could and should build on the issues that it has already identified as crucial for the campus.

Action: Committee members will read the update in advance of the next meeting and begin to develop questions and comments for discussion at the meeting on March 19. Questions and comments can be sent to Julian Fernald by Friday March 15 for distribution with the next agenda.

2) Prioritization for Campus Faculty and Staff Housing (Simpson)

Simpson charged the committee with recommending a policy for prioritizing the allocation of current and future for sale and for lease faculty/staff housing.

Actions:

Sunell will present the Provost with committee suggested revisions to the charge letter for approval.

Scott will convene meeting of sub-committee comprised of Sunell, Brogan, herself and staff to identify a process strategy for consultation and timeline for formulating the recommendation

3) Strategic Communications Plan (Associate Vice Chancellor Irwin)

Liz Irwin discussed the strategic communications plan for the campus during the current growth period. She specifically requested feedback about how to determine what topics various internal constituents want to receive information from the administration about, and what the most effective method(s) of delivery might be. Committee members suggested the possibility of weekly electronic updates with links to more detailed information, and evaluating delivery mechanisms using methods similar to “option finder.”

No action was requested of the committee at this time, although members agreed that continued discussion with Irwin about communication issues on campus would be welcome.

4) Outstanding Action Items

A) Children in the Workplace Policy Statement: McQuitta will revise the current policy to include more information about options for childcare.

B) Childcare Advisory Committee: Scott has been focusing on finding a replacement for Lise Bixler upon her retirement as Director of Childcare Services. She will continue to revise the draft charge letter and membership list per suggestions made at the January 15 meeting.

C) Principles of Community Adoption Ceremony: Sunell will continue to work with SUA toward clarification of the process and finalization of the date.