Draft Minutes of 8 November 2020

November 8 at 1pm EST | View PDF version

Present: Paulina Francisco, Paula Wilson, Emily Barbosa, Caroline Goodwin, Andrew Downs,

Nicha Stapanukul, Ari Schwartz, Joseph Stiefel, Jono Palmer, Mireia Frutos Fernandez, Morgan

Jankowski, Maya Toffler, Andrew Downs, Elliott Fus, Belen Guzman, Lauren Jewell, Jeff Ozaczuk

1. Welcome
2. JSOM Committee Business
   1. DEC - Belen Guzman
      1. Working on updates to current strategic plan
      2. Creating scholarships for URM undergrad and grad students
      3. Jacobs will be joining the City of Bloomington for MLK celebration on MLK day
         1. Celebration will be virtual since it will occur during the remote period
      4. Community conversation is starting again and they are looking for topic suggestions
      5. Job offer made to Diversity coordinator, will become a permanent position once the funding is secured, Candidate name cannot be announced until they accept the position
      6. DEC needs suggestions for making resources more visible to Jacobs community, spot to report an incident for the Diversity Coordinator to address
      7. DEC wants suggestions for making faculty more approachable for student concerns
   2. IPC - No representative Present
   3. PCC - Lauren Jewell
      1. Every department did a presentation on how they are handling COVID
      2. Ad hoc spaces are available for request on Monday for the week you want
         1. Gets approved by Dean May and Dean Brenner iii. Next meeting will discuss the spring calendar
         2. Will be a similar model to the fall semester iv. Jono- Any update on room limitations?
         3. So far restrictions will be the same
   4. SMC - Paula Wilson
      1. Reviewed 4 CPDS 
         1. Two courses for Music in General Studies department approved: History of Music Production and Video Game Music in World Cultures
         2. Jacobs TOEFL score requirements for international students are now the same as the IU level.
         3. Students nominated for a Performer’s Certificate only need to perform their degree recital. The additional hearing requirement is now removed, and a committee will sit on the recital to determine whether they qualify for the Performer’s Certificate. This new policy will begin after COVID restrictions are lifted

3. SRC Business- Paulina Francisco
   1. SRC Meeting 3-6
      1. Set time where everyone is available to meet
      2. Motion to table the third meeting was approved
      3. Jono Palmer says Reporting committee members should be presents so that council members can stay informed
      4. Jono suggests that all reporting committee members create a report that is distributed before the SRC meeting
      5. SRC members should send someone from their department in their place if they will be absent from a meeting
      6. Send expectation of SRC members months in advance
      7. SRC to send email to gauge general times people are available that is non conflicting
   2. Bylaw Changes
      1. Overview of changes voted on from the last meeting
      2. SRC Advisor
         1. Caroline supports the motion to have Dean May as advisor instead of Dr. Barker
         2. Council confirms recommendations of SRC
         3. Submit google poll for vote on bylaw changes
4. SRC DETF Update- Ari Schwartz

3. 1. Final report submitted and presented to DEC
   2. Deciding how report will be distributed (public or department chairs)
   3. Ari will confirm if the report can be circulated to the SRC via email
4. IU Council Update- Caroline Goodwin

3. 1. Attended 4-5 IUSG Congress meetings and Title 9 Committee meetings
   2. Listed people associated with committees
      1. Confirmed 5 Supreme Court justices
      2. President and Vice President
      3. Operates like federal government
   3. Internal matters were discussed not necessarily Jacobs related
   4. New set of rules established for body
   5. Oversight and Reform Committee has been looking at budget
   6. Title 9 Committee
      1. Committee members attended the rally condemning Professor McGibbon
      2. Wants to meet with Title 9 faculty committee to draft external resolution to pressure university to make some changes so that sex offenders cannot be on faculty
4. Member Business/Student Concerns
   1. Jeff Ozaczuk asked about COVID protocol for AIs that find out a student has tested positive for COVID-19
      1. Jacobs administration is working to balance IU guidelines and Jacobs COVID protocol
      2. Current procedure is for faculty and AIs to send email to deans and department heads if you know a student tested positive outlining where they have been so that the areas can be sanitized.
      3. Students should follow protocols placed in IU agreement
      4. Jeff asks that Paulina and Paula continue to press for the standardization of COVID protocol within Jacobs
   2. Andrew Downs says the orchestral department is starting campaign to get funding
      1. Would include more funding for Conductor’s Orchestra
      2. Jono would want to collaborate with choral conducting department
      3. Andrew says the choral and orchestral conducting faculty are discussing these possibilities already
   3. Suggestion to have written report from Committee reps
   4. Caroline is working on creating an undergrad opera literature course. She will be meeting with Dr. Horne to get it started
      1. She wants to create more opportunities for undergraduate to to get more involved with opera at IU
      2. Andrew brought up idea to open courses up to non voice majors (conducting and piano students)
   5. Lauren Jewell is wondering about resources for mental health services for freshman and community building opportunities
      1. Jeff said Dr Diaz has many resources for mental health
      2. Paulina suggests Dr Barker could be a good resource for a project
   6. Emily Barbosa inquires about support for managing a spring semester without breaks(no spring break)
      1. Jono- Choral department is doing two 5 week sessions, suggests that we talk with individual departments to see what they are doing to help navigate the spring semester ii. How to alleviate fatigue from the 15 week semester?