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Status of Women Council

Co-Chairs: Aura Ganz
                 Eve Weinbaum

Membership List

Minutes

1999 Gender Equity Survey

Special Report concerning Vision 2000 (Fall 1997)

The New Agenda of Women for Higher Education at UMass (Fall 1993)

Creating and Maintaining a Family-Friendly Workplace at UMass Amherst - Friday, April 27, 2007

In Fall 2008 the Status of Women Council will be meeting on the following dates:

  Monday, October 27  
All meetings are held at 1:00 p.m. in Campus Center 801.


The Status of Women Council shall make recommendations affecting the status of women on the
campus, including such matters as recruitment, promotion and salaries, the granting of tenure, the
establishment of day care centers, the admission of undergraduate and graduate women students,
the granting of financial aid, the development of programs for women whose careers have been
interrupted by marriage or childbirth, and the availability and conditions of part-time work.

Its membership shall be:
(a) Thirteen Faculty Members, including one from each of the Schools and Colleges and one
      Member of the Library Staff;
(b) One Representative from the Massachusetts Society of Professors, selected by the
      Massachusetts Society of Professors;
(c) One Representative from Everywoman’s Center;
(d) Two Members of the non-professional staff, selected by the appropriate unions;
(e) One Member of the professional staff, chosen by the Professional Staff Union (PSU);
(f) The Provost or a designee, serving ex officio;
(g) The Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance or a designee, serving ex officio;
(h) The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life or a designee, serving ex officio;
(i) The Associate Chancellor for Equal Opportunity and Diversity or a designee, serving
     ex officio;
(j) The Director of Human Relations, serving ex officio;
(k) The Chairperson of the Women’s Studies Program or a designee, serving ex officio;
(l) The Secretary of the Faculty Senate or a designee, serving ex officio, non-voting;
(m) Two Graduate Students; and
(n) Two Undergraduate Students.

From Chapter 5 Section 13 of the Faculty Senate Bylaws

Councils

Academic Matters
Academic Priorities
Athletic
General Education
Graduate
Health
International Studies
Program and Budget
Research
Research Library
Status of Diversity
Status of Women
Student Affairs and University Life
Undergraduate Education
University Advancement
University Service, Public Service and Outreach

Committees

Admissions and Records
Campus Physical Planning
Committee on Committees
Rules
Service Departments
University Computer and Electronic Communications
University Press
University Writing

Ad Hoc Committees

Certificates (ACERT)
Executive Advisory Council (EAC)
Online Learning (ACOL)
Student Plagiarism (ACOSP)
System Performance and System Structure (ACOSS)

UMA 250 Task Force