LGBT Concerns Committee Minutes

Meeting Held: January 12, 2007, 1 - 3 pm, Library East Conference Room
Next Meeting: January 12, 2007, 1 - 3 pm, Library East Conference Room
Committee Web site: http://www.aa.ufl.edu/committees/lgbtcc.htm
Attendance: Greg Allen, Evan Andrews, Charles Brown, Joyce Dewsbury, Michael Dietz, John Dobson, Geoffrey Giles, Linda Lamme (co-chair), Melissa Neider, Nora Spencer, Flo Turcotte (co-chair)
Reports and Discussion (Actions Items are marked **)
Subject: Harrassment Reporting
Evan researched harassment reporting -- what other schools are doing, brought samples from the Univ. of Massachussetts-Amherst, and the Univ. of Michigan
Michael DSO has a Web site brochure on harrassment reporting
Nora -- Mary Kay has done a lot of work on whether we want anonymous reporting
Linda began this effort 8-9 years ago
** Evan and Michael will continue researching
   
  Reports
Charles Rainbow Alliance
Lengthy discussion of Rainbow Alliance Fund and Awards
** Charles will periodically report on Rainbow Alliance Fund
Nora LGBT Director
Multicultural Awards Ceremony, March 28, 6-7:30 pm
DP cards for students
Several department have agreed to give partner benefits
Making Gator One cards a spouse or partner card
For Faculty and Staff -- According to HR: held up by faculty collective bargaining
Including Partners in UF definition of faculty
Danaya Wright will be promoting gender identity and expression at Trustee Meeting in February
Partner Benefits still Unequal -- costs more for DPs to participate than for spouses
Meeting with Machen
Hoping UF faculty will add DP benefits as part of collective bargaining
Student Voting on gender identity and expression in next SG election
Flo UF Library Issues
Eugene Baro Collection now Goerge Smathers Library -- close friend of MK Rawlings; collection includes correspondence with more than 80 published authors
Creating an LGBT Collection
Will Meet with John Van Hook
Space in Ustler Hall?
  General Discussion
RA Award -- Promote on Facebook?
TG Support -- Collect surveys on transgender faculty/staff/sutdents
Jennifer Sager last day -- Feb 9 -- going into local private practice
   
Notes prepared by Charles Brown