University of Illinois System Senate Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion met April 9.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Present: Chair JJ Pionke, Kaamilyah Abdullah-Span, Ujjal Bhowmik, Priyanka Chopra, Yih-Kuen Jan, Yvette Johnson-Walker, Kathryn Oberdeck
Absent: Meghan Burke, Eric Catania, Emma Cole, Rolando Romero, Giocanda Guerra Perez (ex officio)
I. CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Senate Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (EQ) was called to order at 2:00 pm with Chair Pionke presiding.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the March 12, 2021 meeting were approved as distributed by roll call vote.
Yes: Pionke, Abdullah-Span, Bhowmik, Chopra, Jan, Johnson-Walker, Oberdeck
No: None
Abstain: None
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
No requests received.
IV. CHAIR’S REMARKS
Chair Pionke shared that comments to Provost Communication 9 are due by April 24 to the Senate Executive Committee.
V. OLD BUSINESS
EQ.20.05, Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Resolution
No discussion.
EQ.21.01, Resolution on Revised Diversity Statement (EQ.13.01)
No discussion.
EQ.21.02, Provost Communication No. 9 Review
Motion and Tenure Guidelines
The committee started discussing the documents under review. Further discussion will be had at the next meeting.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
No new business.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:10 pm.
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