THE NEWSLETTER
THE NEWSLETTER is the Faculty/Staff newsletter of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32720, and is published each Friday. All items
for THE NEWSLETTER should be sent to Judy Ward, Office of Academic Affairs, Unit 8358, not later than 4 p.m. On Wednesday of each week.
SEPTEMBER 1.2000
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Monday, September 4
Friday, September 8
LABOR DAY (University Holiday-no classes)
Last Day to Change Meal Plan Selection
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FACULTY: A copy of the 1999-2000 Faculty Senate Annual Report is on reserve in the DuPont-Ball
Library. Members of the 2000-2001 Faculty Senate also have a copy of it. From: Diane Everett
REPORTER PUBLICATION SCHEDULE. The executive staff of The Reporter generated the following fall
publication schedule for The Reporter last spring. Please note that The Reporter is published nearly every
Wednesday, but not all Wednesdays throughout the semester.
August 23
August 30
September 6
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 22
December 6
From: Jeff Hamrick, Editor-in-Chief, The Reporter
The Faculty Senate will meet on Monday, September 11 at 6:45 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. All faculty are
welcome to attend. Dinner will be served for Senators and invited guests at 6 p.m. From: Mike Bitter
Women's Council Report on Gender Equity
Last year, the Women's Council presented a report on women's issues and gender equity at Stetson to the
President's Staff and the Student Life Committee of the Board of Trustees. The report explores these
issues within the context of national conversations and trends, and it concludes with five general
recommendations:
1) Assign responsibility for developing and advocating goals of gender equity, education, and
awareness to those with the authority to implement change or to hold others in administrative
positions accountable for making change;
2) Promote a better a understanding of women's and gender equity issues though education,
discussion, and distribution of information;
3) Explore and promote ways that Stetson can become more responsive to family needs and encourage
a healthy balance between work and family life;
4) Work to increase the number, status, and visibility of women in responsible, professional, and
decision-making positions; and
5) Develop increasingly effective ways of identifying women's concerns and of responding to those
concerns in policies, procedures, and practices.
These recommendations have been adopted by the President's Staff. The full text report is now available
online at http://www.stetson.edu/"kkaivola/women.html. Questions, comments, and responses can be
directed to Dr. Karen Kaivola (Unit 8300; x7726; [email protected]).
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