Grundy Reporter

University of Illinois System Senate Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion met March 25.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Present: Chair JJ Pionke, Kaamilyah Abdullah-Span, Marie Channell, Jacob Doty, Maria Emerson, Yih-Kuen Jan, Patrobas Wafula, Yvette Johnson-Walker, Patrobas Wafula Giocanda Guerra Perez (ex officio)

Absent: Megan Burke, Neha Gothe, Amysha Langley

Guests: Angela Reggans, (Assistant Director, Labor & Employee Relations, Illinois Human Resources); Shari Mickey-Boggs, (Senior Associate Chancellor for Human Resources, Illinois Human Resources); Robb Craddock, (Senior Director, Labor & Employee Relations, Illinois Human Resources)

I. CALL TO ORDER

A regular meeting of the Senate Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (EQ) was called to order at 11:30 am with Chair Pionke presiding.

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the February 25, 2022, meeting was approved as distributed by roll call vote.

Yes: Pionke, Abdullah-Span, Channell, Doty, Emerson, Jan, Johnson-Walker

No: None

Abstain: None

III. PUBLIC COMMENT

No requests received.

IV. CHAIR’S REMARKS

Chair Pionke thanked everyone for attending the February meeting and the brainstorming session. Based on that information guests from Illinois Human Resources were invited to attend the meeting.

V. OLD BUSINESS

EQ.21.01, Resolution on Revised Diversity Statement (EQ.13.01)

Chair Pionke will send committee members a follow up email after this proposal is discussed at the Senate Executive Committee (SEC) meeting if edits are needed to the proposal.

EQ.22.01, Proposed revision of the Bylaws, Part D.10 – Committee on Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

No discussion was had.

VI. NEW BUSINESS

Reggans, Mickey-Boggs, and Craddock discussed Illinois Human Resources processes as it relates to bullying and harassment in the workplace and the resources that are available to employees. Craddock shared the following link with the committee for the Code of Conduct:

https://www.ethics.uillinois.edu/cms/one.aspx?portalId=1216&pageId=9238

The committee discussed an ombuds office and a resource document that would inform employees where to go for certain resources.

VII. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 pm.

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