Location: Leighton 303
Time: 8:30 am
Present Vicky Wu, Robert Harris, Anil Methipara, David Alberg, David Coleman, Emily McAdam, Janna Wennberg, Fred Rogers
Absent Doug Marshall
Secretary: Jenna Greene
Agenda
- Responding to trustee divestment letter
- Responding to feedback about 016 report about pre-approved categories
- Survey for campus community
- Possible public forum
Our priorities: responding to trustee divestment letter and survey because the trustees meet again in May
Town hall: will there be a large audience? We could present the results of a survey.
Reflection of survey 2013: respondents say that the questions were too broad considering how complex these questions are
- Do not make the survey longer. How specific should the questions be?
- Plan/priority for term: response to divestment response and survey
Response
David’s draft, discussion among members. Are we asking to reconsider? Should we send anything? CRIC as conduit to board from campus. Could trustees come to our meetings? At least one yearly visit. Lack of quantitative data in response letter. Include an actual request in the letter, what are we asking for? Because they did not answer the question of why divestment didn’t meet the high bar for divestment. Further clarification about why divestment did not clear that moral bar. Focus on moving forward with ESG, ask the committee to move forward with ESG. Include the fact that we are doing a survey this term
Survey
- Include more questions on endowment – what does it mean?
- Deletion of certain questions