Meeting Notes: OUTReach meeting, Wednesday, November 16th, 12-1

 

 

1.      Spring and other events?

 

Chris has proposed an OUTReach evening potluck event at his house for a date to be announced in March or April. 

 

Ryan agreed to organize "OUTReach Hour" for the first Thursday of the month beginning in December 2005.

 

2.      OUTReach survey (Keith)

 

Initial survey comments suggest that many people don't know what OUTReach does or is about.  Additionally, people seem to want additional OUTReach social events in the evening, hence the establishment of "OUTReach Hour".

 

3.      LGBT Advisory Board update

 

·        Unisex restrooms on campus (committee formed, Jeanne Kleespie, Chair) - A committee formed by the President's office will meet soon to begin discussions concerning gender neutral restrooms on campus.

 

·        Lobbying Regents - Joan is working on a plan to contact individual regents to lobby for their support for DPB.

 

4.      DPB subcommittee update

 

President Likins thinks it is unlikely that the Regent's will choose to pull out of the state health care system.  He supports lobbying the Regents individually.  The information HR gathered from PAC-10 institutions (U Wash, 1.0%, WSU, 0.38%) on the financial impact of DPB was discussed and was included in a letter to the Fred Boice, Chair of the Presidential search committee.  ASU continues to work on DPB at their end.  We don't know any details but they are in contact.

 

5.      Possibility of working to coordinate UA, ASU, and NAU campus LGBT advocacy – and the inclusion of all institutions of higher ed in Arizona. What would that take? Whom do we know? Should we seek funding (for example) to bring a “coordinating committee” together?

 

As a first step on this we decided it would be a good idea to establish a multi-institution listserv.  Ryan agreed to set it up.  Joan will contact ASU and Ryan will look for contacts at other Arizona higher ed institutions.

 

6.      Statistics on numbers of LGBT students and staff

 

·        Form to obtain LGBT demographic data drafted by Stuart.  Joan will discuss with Edie Auslander on Friday, November 18th.

 

 

7.      Financial report

 

 

Next Steps:

  • Meeting on domestic partner benefits: December 9th, 11 am, Swede-Johnson 202A.
  • Next OUTReach hour:  January 5th, 2006, 5:30 to 7 pm, location to be announced.
  • Next OUTReach lunch:  January 18th, 2006, 12 to 1 pm, FCS patio