Committee Chair: Eda Davis-Butts.
Next Meeting: TBD
Agenda: posted October 27, 2006 2:00 pm
Location: Cyber/phone space. Please set up on the wiki and a phone line.
Telephone Conferencing: Please call 1.877.807.5706 and enter Participant Code 142349. Please remember to identify yourself when speaking, thanks.
DIVR Mission: Increasing the ethnic and gender diversity in technical fields:
Recommendations: In order to raise the participation and performance of under-represented groups at all levels, this group’s priority strategy was work through (in descending levels of priority)
providing them the information and insights required to overcome cultural barriers to engineering and related careers.
The table of resources previously located here has been transferred to the Diversity wiki for updating and comment.
Agenda - for Monday, October 30 - Drafted by Jo; subject to approval
| 3:30 – 3:35 | Welcome Introductions |
Updates from Other OPAS Committees (Jo) - status reports
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| Draft format for the All-OPAS Workshop November 17 (Eda & Jo) | |
| Discussion of Best Practices White Paper (Eda) | |
| Other White Papers or Actions needed? | |
| 4:55 – 5:00 |
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| Chair Eda Davis-Butts | Oregon SMILE, OSU |
| Ginnie Lo | Professor, UO Computer Science Department |
| Wendy Powless | Pre-College Programs, OIT |
| {Gayle Yamasaki} | Pre-College Programs, OIT - on assignment elsewhere |
| Shawna Blanchette | Teacher, Phoenix-Talent High School |
| Don Kirkwood | CS Teacher, North Salem High School |
| Ivan Lumala | Academic Relations Manager, Microsoft Corporation |
| Jo Oshiro | OUS Staff Support |
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