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Meeting Notes - March 15, 2012

Present: Helen Jameson, Carly Armour, Shelli Meyer, Mark Harris, David Fitzgerald, Bob Harding, Rachel Gatewood, Jan Gorman, Peter Gerhard, Kris Smith, Chris Peterson, Teresa Kout, Boyd Knosp, Tiffini Stevenson-Earl, Pam

Call to order
Carly Armour, Chair called meeting to order at 12pm.

1. New Officer Positions for 2012-2013
• Mike Hoenig was nominated as Co-Chair
• Possibly new secretary will be needed
• Will need a Treasurer
• Nominations may be sent to carly-armour@uiowa.edu
• Vote will be held in April
  
  
2. Report from Chief Diversity Office
• All current diversity councils will no longer be recognized by the CDO nor any other department of UI
• A reason given was due to liability issues for the UI
• CDA is only council that has a population that does not have a cultural center such as LGBTQ-RC, African-American Cultural Center, and WRAC
  
  
3. CDA's Mission and Direction
• Discussed the mission and direction CDA is going taking now and in the future.
• Members will review mission and bylaws to discuss at next month's meeting
  
  
4. Future Projects for CDA
• Building input: Brian is still sorting things out within Facilities Management on the prospect of him presenting proposed new facility design information relative to access.
• Occupational Therapy has a “Wheelchair Day” - Can CDA partner with them for this?
• Mental Illness Awareness Month is October 2012
  • Members agree to do T-Shirt Campaign again
• Find out the way UIHC presents available resources to new employees.
• Show disability-related films
  • Find Co-Sponsors
  • Meet with Bijou
  • See if Disability Studies have films as a part of their curriculum
5. Upcoming Events
• Eli Clare- Multi-Cultural Speaker – http://eliclare.com/
  Thursday, April 5th
  
  • “At the Intersections of Queerness & Disability” speaking engagement on 2pm-4pm. Located at the Iowa City Public Library, Room A.
  • “Gawking, Gaping, Staring” speaking engagement on Thursday, April 5th from 7pm-9pm- reception after. Located at the UI Old Capitol Senate.
    
• UI Walk It Out Multicultural Fashion Show: April 7th, 2012 at 6:30pm to 10:30pm at the IMU Main Lounge, Free Admission.
• Bill Sackter Day with film and panel– School of Social Work – April 13th, 2012
• MultiCultural Graduation and Recognition Banquet- May 2012

Meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm by Carly.

The next meeting will be Thursday, March 15th at 12pm, Location: 2520, UCC)

Minutes submitted by: Shelli Meyer, Secretary
Approved & Modified by: Carly Armour, Co-Chair