LAUC Santa Barbara
General Meeting
December 10, 1996

Meeting was called to discuss the Report from the Ad Hoc Committee to
Review the Many Voices Report with Regards to Sexual Orientation 
Issues. The Many Voices of Diversity Report is available here.

The  Committee requested that each campus meet and send comments to the
committee's chair, Locke Morrisey, before the end of the first week of
January. Nerea will be taking our responses to the next 
meeting of the LAUC Cultural Diversity Committee, January 31, 1997.

Rosemary opened the meeting by summarizing discussions of the report that
took place at the LAUC Fall Assembly. At the Assembly concerns were voiced
about: changing the name of the LAUC Cultural Diversity Committee, diluting
the effectiveness of the original Many Voices of Diversity Report, and 
including items in the report that did not come within LAUC's purview, 
among other things.

Incorporating both reports into one was mentioned. This was  discussed 
and rejected at the Assembly.

Recommendations:

1. A name change must go through the process detailed in the bylaws and 
will take 2 years, although the committee can continue operating during 
that time. LAUC-SB agrees with the proposal to change the name to LAUC
Committee on Diversity, but doesn't feel its worth "going to the mat" over.


2. A  Principles of Community  statement was approved at the LAUC Assembly. 

3. LAUC-SB agrees.

4. Not supported as this is not in LAUC's purview. Has been discussed in
contract negotiations and rejected by UCOP.

5. LAUC-SB agrees, but suggests that #5 and #6 be made consistent in the 
use of the words cultural and social.

6-14. LAUC-SB agrees

15. Not a LAUC activity. Suggest rewriting to parallel #13 in the Many
Voices report.

16-20. LAUC-SB agrees

21. Not supported. Concerns were voiced about the purpose of the survey 
and about confidentiality. A personnel issue, not LAUC business.

22. LAUC-SB agrees

23-24. Suggest incorporating into #5


Additional LAUC-SB recommendations:

- Information in the conclusion needs to be in the introductory section.
- An  umbrella document addressing the broader issue of diversity, under
 which these 2 reports would fall.

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Other items

LAUC research funds are available, the deadline to apply is January 7, 1997.
Cathy Chiu reminded us that the next film in the cultural awareness video
series is Wednesday, December 11th at 3:00. 

Detrice reminded us of the Cultural Diversity holiday lunch on December 18th.


Meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.