UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY
DAVIS
ANNUAL REPORT 2002-03

Committee Members: Mei-Yun (Annie) Lin (Co-Chair); Kieu Truong (Co-Chair); Buzz Haughton; Brooke Taylor Martino; Artemis Nelson; Leslie Young; Sandra Vella (ex-officio)

Submitted to: Ms. Marilyn Sharrow -- University Librarian, University of California-Davis

I. 2002/03 Programs Presented:

1. "Introducing Chinese New Year!" on January 29, 2003, at 12:00-1:30pm.
Presented by Mei-Yun (Annie) Lin, East Asian Librarian, Shields Library.
The Program included 45 minutes of video "Greeting the Lunar New Year On Taiwan," festival foods, refreshments, and traditional item display. 47 people attended.

2. "Challenges in a Diverse Campus" on March 12, 2003, at 12:00-1:00pm.
Presented by Mr. Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations, Offices of the Chancellor & Provost.
The program included lecture, questions and answers, light refreshments and tea. 15 people attended.

3. "Mistaken Identity: Sikhs in America" on April 3, 2003, at 12:00-1:30pm.
Presented by Ted Sibia, Head of Biological/Agricultural Sciences, Shields Library.
The program included 15 minutes of video "Mistaken Identify: Sikhs in America," story of Sikhs in America after September 11, Indian food, refreshments, and tea. 40 people attended.

4. "Understanding Cross Cultural Communication" on April 24, 2003, at 12:00-1:00pm. Presented by Karen Roth, Coordinator of Diversity Education Program, Campus Community Relations, Offices of Chancellor and Provost
The program included lecture, discussion, light refreshments, tea, and fruit drinks. 25 people attended.

II. Summary of Committee Meeting Reports:

a. Six Committee Meetings were held during this year-October 31, 2002; January 8, 2003; February 4, 2003; March 7, 2003; April 9, 2003; and June 17, 2003.

b. In the first meeting, the members had a brainstorming session on program ideas. Annie pursued each idea afterwards. By the second meeting, the committee already had a list of speakers in place, such as, Ted Sibia, Rahim Reed, Karen Roth, Myra Borg, and Annie Lin.

c. The Committee decided to utilize the programs presented by the Campus Community Relations and announced those programs to the library staff.

d. The Committee decided to contact Dateline-UCD and asked them to announce our programs. As a result, the first and third programs appeared on Dateline-UCD.

e. The Committee helped to sell Lunch tickets for the "Soaring to New Heights!" on April 15, 2003 at Freeborn Hall, sponsored by the Campus Community Relations at UC-Davis. A total of 25 tickets were sold.

f. The Committee Members contributed refreshments, drinks, and serving utensils for the program presentations.

g. The Committee kept all the program information and minutes of committee meetings for the library archive.

h. Annie and Leslie were asked by the University Librarian and Associate University Librarian to represent this committee and served for two new Librarians' Recruitment Advisory Committees during this year.

III. Committee Members' Recommendations for 2003/04:

a. To serve fruit drinks or ice tea instead of hot tea or coffee for the program presentation.

b. To avoid hazard of bringing hot water from the fourth floor, Committee members can ask facility staff to prepare hot water for the program presentation if the program is scheduled in the morning hours.

c. Each Committee member should present one program during the year, including inviting a speaker, organizing the program, reserving the program location, writing the program announcement, sending the program announcement, sending reminders to the library staff, and writing acknowledgment memos to the speaker and attendees.

d. One Committee member should record the minutes for all the committee meetings, to arrange the meeting dates and locations, and to send meeting reminder, etc.

IV. Remarks from George Bynon (Associate University Librarian):

"I would like to express my appreciation to the Committee, and that of University Librarian Marilyn Sharrow as well, for the hard work and diligence you have exhibited during this academic year. You were organized and effective and conducted your work with professionalism. Your programs were informative and contributed immeasurably to the diversity education of library employees. It is through the work of your Committee that the General Library continues to enjoy a reputation as a welcoming environment for staff and patrons. Congratulations!"

V. Attachments:

a. Program Announcement - 4 programs
b. Minutes of Committee Meetings, First - Sixth
c. Copy of Dateline-UCD announcement

*************** Written by Mei-Yun (Annie) Lin ***************
October 15, 2003