Attending: Paul Burgett, Rich Feldman, Grant Dever, Anne Nofziger, Linda Chaudron, Guylda Richard, Gail Norris, LaRon Nelson, Myra Henry, Carin Cole, Nancy Ares, Vivian Lewis, Nick Bigelow, Anthony Kinslow
Guests: Lori Packer,
- Town Hall Plans:
- URMC: 1/6 4:00PM (graduate students), 1/18 6PM (medical students), 1/25 12-1:30
- SON: 1/19 12:00 noon
- Simon 1/25 4:30PM
- ESM: 1/12 6:30PM
- Warner: 1/20 2:00PM
- ASE: later in January (graduate and undergraduate)
- Commission meeting schedule:
- We will not meet over the next two weeks.
- We will resume weekly meetings the week of January 4th. Those who cannot be here in person can teleconference in.
- The bias-related incident reporting: website is now live (www.rochester.edu/CARE), language is being refined for clarity. Matt Burns will be reaching out to the deans of the other schools with information and to request a school specific contact.
- Forum on Yik Yak:
- Transcription is now posted on Box, also on the commission’s website. The Yik Yak background document is also available on the website.
- Paul shared an overview of the event.
- Work Plan: developed from our charge. Draft shared.
- Data: institutional research is on board to help. Data will be assembled for review over the next few weeks.
- Quality of student life: assemble information from town halls, climate surveys, senior exit surveys, focus groups, and alumni engagement.
- Inventory programs that have strengthened the climate. Each unit should build a comprehensive list and post it in the Box folder titled “inventories” prior to 1/11/16.
- Assessment of programs