AP Committee

Minutes - January 28, 2013

 

Present: Michelle McCloud (Chair), , Jamie Schlagel, Jennifer Schick, Jim Seufert, Dell Paielli (for Michelle DeWitt), Mike Kluczyk, Nicholas Nelson, Jackie Rautio, Kim Walton, Quincy Williams

Absent: Ed Simon, Valerie Jones, Scott Richardson (ex-officio)

1. Speaker Presentation (2:30 p.m.): Dwight Hamilton, AVP for Affirmative Action

• Affirmative action: Targeted proactive approach to addressing historical patterns of underrepresentation based on race, sex and ethnicity.

 

• Quotas are illegal.
  • Targeting when you are advertising is okay.

 

• For Michigan - post Proposal 2 preferential part of affirmative action is stricken (employment, college admissions, scholarships cannot be administered based on preference).

 

• Proposal 2 overruled by 6th Circuit Court
• Attorney general also appealed to US Supreme Court.
• Other ways to diversify student population, not based on race, could be based on geographic location, first generation, income base.
• Michigan private competitors and state colleges in surrounding states are not subject to proposal 2 and can be more flexible in how to consider race/give scholarships

 

• Dwight deals with affirmative action related to employment have to follow federal guidelines because we are a federal contractor (over $50,000). Keep in mind that race is self-disclosed and this information is only seen by Dwight.

 

• He performs as utilization analysis (looking at applicant vs. hire vs. promotion vs. termination rates
• He looks at the hiring process: job opening; recruitment plan (where are you posting); interviewees are selected (compare against posted requirement and reasons for non-selection); selection justification
• Goal is to cast out a wide net. May need to recast the net. May need to select others for the interviews. In this way, Dwight wears two hats compliance and global inclusion.

 

• If you are a witness to harassing behavior can report to Dwight and you and the other person would be protected against retaliation.
  • Also Bias Incident Training.

 

• www.gvsu.edu/affirmative and www.gvsu.edu/proposal2

 

 

1. Approval of Minutes from 12/17/12 Approved.

 

1. Subcommittee Updates
   • Salary and Benefits ­No update.
   • Professional Development No update.
   • Awards No update.

 

1. Event Updates
   • AP Open Forum Committee Report
     • Quincy is working with HR. They will work to coordinate with executive officers. Still planning on May 8th.
     • Format will be similar to last year.
     • Website question box is now open.
   • AP Luncheon Committee Report
     • Theme: Growing GVSU James Moyer

 

1. Questions/Concerns from AP Staff Members (if any)
   • Adjunct faculty (who are considered Aps) adjuncting 18 years without seeing an increase in salary and discrepancy in adjunct pay across all divisions

 

1. Other Business
   • Elections in April which members of your group who would like to serve?
   • Reminder to send link to the AP website showing group members where the minutes are.

 

1. Next Meeting: Monday, February 18th 2:30 KC 2201 Guest Speaker: James Moyer

Minutes Submitted: Jennifer Schick