The committee met to discuss the arrangements for Missy Jenkins visit and the Jordan Documentary presentation. Cookies and tea are arranged for the Jenkins event. We will check with Seth and Matt to see if Nov. 11th is a good [...]
The Diversity Committee convened for a short meeting to discuss upcoming events the 50th anniversary of the first black students admitted to the Univeristy of Tennessee. Ideas: Documentaries pull yearbooks paraphernalia and display in the display case speakers in the [...]
Joanne Deeken visited again to update the Committee on the results of the faculty council meeting. She stressed the Council was not satisfied with the current plan stating that they wished to cite civility and education as the overall theme [...]
Diversity Committee Meeting Notes August 26 2010 The Diversity committee welcomed Joanne Deeken for a discussion on the UT Libraries Diversity Plan. The University is to rewrite departmental diversity plans to reflect changes and innovations in the current practices for [...]
Welcome back from a summer hiatus. Present: Mack, Roberts, Bolorizadeh, Houston, L Roberson, Gibbs, Stringer-Stanback The Committee considered upcoming programming and outreach opportunities 1. Tahirah is working on a correlation program with the 2010 Life of the Mind reading selection [...]
Planning for the Life of the Mind Mountain Beyond Mountains collaboration with Tahirah. Molly ordered copies. Tahirah is making a Ning site for the Libraries Life of the Mind. Other ideas Art Contest based on the subject of the book [...]
Welcome Diversity Residents Rabia Gibbs and Kynita Stringer-Stanback to the Diversity Committee Committee discussed options for a sister library connection in Haiti. The resource Allie was given was not clear and seemed targeted for individual professionals. Haïti 2010: http://haiti2010.blueshield-international.org/node/3 All [...]
Meetings: The committee resolved to meet every four weeks on Thursday at 1 pm unless notified otherwise. February 2nd All Staff: The plan is to notify the attendees of upcoming events and programs, ideas for enriching the Library, and ask [...]
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