TOCAR
"Training Our Campuses Against Racism"

 
TOCAR Collaborative Meeting

February 12, 2002

Northwest Technical College

Minutes

 Present-  Abner Arauza, MSUM; Michelle Stevier, Concordia; Chelle Lyons Hanson, Concordia; Sandy Holbrook, NDSU; September Luitjens, MSUM; Paul Lundstrom, NDSU; Walter McDuffy, Concordia; Maureen Reed, MSUM; Kay Schneider, Concordia; Claudia Simon, NTC; Kara Stack, NDSU; Harvey Stalwick, Concordia; Amy Phillips, MSUM; Phyllis May-Machunda, MSUM; Howard Barlow, Bremer; LeAnn Lies, MSUM; Bernice Grandbois, Concordia.

I.  Introductions

    Included Intro of representative of the Bremer Foundation, Howard Barlow.

II. Dates of Future Meetings

    March    Tues Mar 19   NDSU    Room to be announced.

    April       No Collaborative mtg  

Study Circles     Trinity Church   4-7:30 PM       Tues Apr 2, Tues Apr 9,    
            Tues Apr 16

                          Brings back groups formed after last year's Study Circles

                          Focus will include higher education, police, business, and other issues

     May       TOCAR Collaborative Mtg       Mon May 13   4:00    MSUM    Room to be 
                    announced

     June       Level II Training, June 13-15 at MSUM.

     Dates of TOCAR Collaborative Meetings for Next Academic Year - Second Tuesdays
     at 4 PM

                   1st meeting   Tues  Sept 10     4  PM   

III.  Campus Up-Dates

     Concordia:

                   Feb 7-8  Completed Level 1Training for 21 people from Concordia plus several from 
                   MSUM

                   Evaluations positive

                   First meeting of Planning, DesignTask Force and Implementation Team

                   TOCAR members and others forming Anti-racism Teams

                   Announcement of Speaker and Pow Wow

     MSUM:

                   Announcement of Series of 4 movies for Black History Month

                   Schedule of films and other cultural activities found on web at mnstate.edu/notas

                   Jan 31-Feb 1 Level I Training completed for 50 people

                   TOCAR members Deb White, Maureen Reed, September Luitjens, Lester 
                   Barahona-Gomez, Amy Phillips, and Phyllis May-Machunda presented info on
                   TOCAR and use of Presidential Retreat data at President Barden's Forum on January 
                   29^th.

                   Amy & Phyllis gave presentation on Anti-Racism for College of Educ & Human 
                   Services at MSUM

                   MSUM Student Forum - Mar 6 (tentative) - follow-up to cultural diversity forum in Jan
                   in which students discussed diversity issues.

     NDSU:

                   Working on Development Frames for April

                  Announcement of programs for Black History Month

     NW Tech:

                  Feb 28-Mar 1 Level I Trainings at Hjemkomst Ctr, working on recrruiting

                  Spring Brown Bag Lunch for Students - discussion of diversity issues

IV.  General Announcements

       Manifesta - "Young Women and Feminism"

       Apr 11 - Stephen Bloom - Kosher slaughterhouse in Decorah, IA

       Mujeres Unidas - Action Teams mtg Mar 1-2 at PEPP

       TRICE - article on TOCAR

V.   Institutional Assessment Committee -  Meets on Mar 5

      Includes Reps from 4 colleges, designing assessment survey - will include questions on campus
      climate, student services, recruitment and retention, community, other issues

      Need to get input from campuses, alumni, broader community

      Trainings helped in selection of issues deemed significant

VI.  Level II Training -  3 days - June 13- 15

       Discussion of combining training with YWCA, maximum size of group, cost of trainers, 
       workbooks

       Specific number to be trained - evaluated at next Collaborative mtg

VII.  YWCA Putting Together Leadership Forum

       Annual awards for Women of the Year - Creation of Additional Category, Advocate for 
       Equality

VIII.  Leadership Teams need to be formally commissioned by institutions

        Need clear recognition and formal sanction of Presidents' office

        NDSU - will be done at State of University fall Presidential address

IX.   Jill Johnson Danielson from Mujeres Unidas -

       Gave a presentation on issues and problems facing Latino students in Moorhead Public 
       Schools, including results of surveys of students' perception and attitudes

       Issues include low retention and graduation rates, high placement in special education, 
       segregation, unequal funding, lack of mentoring and tutoring, deficient physical infrastructure 
       and equipment,lack of teacher training, excessive use of force, lack of college prep courses
       and information on ACT Tests, plus other problems

       Dec 8 - meeting of MALDEF (Mexican Am Legal Defense and Education Fund)  

 Meeting adjourned at approximately 5:45.

 Minutes submitted by Jan Fiola.