Tuesday, September 23, 2003, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
500 Swanlund Administration Building

1. Approval of minutes from April 29, 2003 meeting

2. Announcements

A. Welcome to all members, visiting American Council on Education Fellow Carol Bresnahan from
     University of Toledo, and our Secretary, Marcy Townsend, graduate student in architecture

B. Purpose of committee.  See http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/oc/csw/

C. Upcoming meeting dates:  Tuesdays 10/28, 12/2, 1/27, 2/24, 3/30, 4/27, same time, same place

3. New Business

A. Need student representative from CCSW to serve on Rape Awareness and Prevention Committee. 
     Student committee member delegated:  ______________________

B. Review National Initiative for Women in Higher Education Agenda for the 21^st Century, Executive
    Summary - distributed today.  Use this as a springboard to identify 2-3 issues you believe to be most
    important at the UIUC campus.  E-mail your top issues to Marcy Townsend
    (mltownse@uiuc.edu) by 10/1; we'll discuss at our next meeting.  Also review the Commitment
    to Action form at the end of the document.  Let's use this as a guide for some of our activities this
    year.

4. Recap of Meeting with Kathleen Pecknold and Kathryn Anthony on September 16, 2003

A. New Items

1) Campus conduct.  Follow up on university-wide efforts to improve campus conduct,
    prevent sexual harassment and gender discrimination.  Follow up at 10/28 CCSW
    meeting with guest speaker Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessey

2) "Tangible initiatives." Develop initiative to improve spaces/places for women across
    campus. Possible ideas: safer and more pleasant parking garages; gender-friendly
    podiums, others? Committee member  delegated:  _____________________

3) CCSW Flyer and CCSW 2002-03 Annual Report - Marcy Townsend

B. Follow-up on initiatives from recent years

1) Flexible appointment structures.  Work with Dean David Daniel from College of
    Engineering and possibly other administrators who would like to begin implementing
    such positions. Monitor progress and keep CCSW informed. Faculty committee
    member delegated:  ______________________

2) Mentoring initiative.  Monitor progress of mentoring programs across campus and
    keep CCSW informed.  Committee member  delegated:  Kathleen Pecknold and
    Carol Bresnahan

3) Improving women's restrooms across campus. Monitor progress and tangible
    improvements based on last year's recommendations Committee member delegated: 
    ______________________

C. Follow-up on ongoing issues

1) Monitoring program in childcare facilities  Keep Committee up to date on progress
    across campus. Committee member  delegated:  ______________________

2) Completing status report on undergraduate women.   Keep committee informed
    on results. Committee member  delegated:  ______________________

3) Monitoring Faculty Excellence, TOPPS, and other new hires.   Keep Committee
    informed. Committee member  delegated:  ______________________

4) Monitoring faculty women's salary.   Compile information and report to committee. 
    Ask Carol Livingstone.

5. Other Items