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Iowa State University
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RS 8/6/102
Iowa State University

University Committee on Women
Records, 1963-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator:

Iowa State University. University Committee on Women

title:

Records

dates:

1963-[ongoing]

extent:

8.19 linear feet (19 document boxes and 1 half-document box)

collection number:

RS 8/6/102

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Iowa State University, University Committee on Women Records, RS 8/6/102, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The University Committee on Women was formed in 1971 to study the status of women at Iowa State University and make recommendations to ensure equality within the university. The committee consists of six representatives from each of the following groups: faculty, merit staff, professional and scientific staff , and students.

 

Collection description

The collection contains meeting minutes, membership lists, surveys, reports, news clippings, and conference materials. The subjects covered in the files include affirmative action, sexual harassment, sexual assault, salary studies, and women in athletics.

 

Organization

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Reference Materials

1963-1972

1

2

A Look at the Roles of Iowa Women (Conference at ISU)

1964

1

3

Iowa Conference on Status of Women (Proceedings)

1968

1

4

Comparative Salaries of Male and Female Academic Employees

1970-1971

1

5

Discrimination Against Women at the University of Pittsburgh

1970

1

6

Salary Discrimination Case (C. Heckert; HEW VET MED)

1970-1972

1

7

News clippings

1970-1979

1

8

Iowa National Organization for Women Report

1971

1

9

Sex Discrimination Suits

1971

1

10

Status of Women at Iowa State

1971

1

11

Women at ISU Women and Minorities at ISU Salaries of Women Academic Employees 'Lewis Report'; Responses

1971

1

12

Correspondence

1971-1972

1

13

Faculty Survey

1971-1972

1

14

Higher Education for Women (HEW) Guidelines

1971-1972

2

1

ISU Affirmative Action – Extension

1971-1972

2

2

Sex Discrimination in Higher Education

1971-1972

2

3

Sex Discrimination – National Legislation in Progress

1971-1972

2

4

Ad Hoc Committee on Day Care

1971-1973

2

5

Iowa Commission of the Status of Women

1971-1987

2

6

Iowa State Board of Regents – Policies regarding Women

1971-1987

2

7

Ad Hoc Committee on Affirmative Action Policies – Summary Report, Final Report, etc.

1971-1988

2

8

American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Committee "W"

1972

2

9

Academic Sub-Committee Working Papers and Reports (including sex ratio, etc)

1972

2

10

Dean Town's Report on Stipends Paid to Graduate Assistants

1972

2

11

Department of State

1972

2

12

HEW Sex Discrimination

1972

2

13

ISU Affirmative Action – Ames Lab

1972

2

14

ISU Affirmative Plan of Action

1972

2

15

Labor Law Reports; EEOC guidelines on sex discrimination

1972

2

16

Laws related to women's rights

1972

2

17

Meeting Minutes

1972

2

18

Part-Time Work (Franzen et al proposal, responses, etc)

1972

2

19

Questionnaires and Surveys

1972

3

1

Recruitment of Women Faculty

1972

3

2

Reports

1972

3

3

Sex Discrimination Issues at ISU

1972

3

4

Subcommittee – Nonacademic employment

1972

3

5

Subcommittee – Student environment

1972

3

6

Subcommittee – University Community

1972

3

7

Finances

1972-1973

3

8

ISU Students

1972-1973

3

9

Meeting Minutes

1972-1973

3

10

Membership

1972-1973

3

11

Correspondence

1973

3

12

Recommendations

1973

3

13

Report of Univeristy Committee on Women

1973

4

1

Review of the Status of Women Employees and Students and Women in Decision Making at ISU

1973

4

2

Articles, Handbook, "On Campus with Women"

1973-1974

4

3

Meeting Minutes

1973-1974

4

4

Correspondence

1974

4

5

"Faculty Development and Welfare Committee of Faculty Council Report"

1974

4

6

Proposal for the Creation of a Women's Center

1974

4

7

Salary Study ISU

1974

4

8

Correspondence – Cornelia L. "Niki" Buck

1974-1975

4

9

Meeting Minutes

1974-1975

4

10

Correspondence

1974-1975

5

1

Proposal for a Women's Studies Curriculum

1975

5

2

Meeting Minutes

1975-1976

5

3

Proposal for a Women's Studies Program at ISU

1976

5

4

Meeting Minutes

1976-1977

5

5

Playboy – University Committee on Women's response

1977

5

6

Publications – Women's Speakers Directory

1977

5

7

Minutes

1977-1978

5

8

Women's Information and Center Coordinator

1978-1980

5

9

Annual Report

1978-1979

5

10

Athletic Issues

1979

5

11

Meeting Minutes

1979-1980

5

12

University Committee on Women Annual report to Staff Council

1979

5

13

Reference Material

1980s ca. -1990s

5

14

Clerical Program

1980

5

15

Comparison of Salaries – Male/Female Faculty Representation of Women Faculty on University and College Communities

1980

5

16

Meeting Minutes

1980-1981

5

17

Membership

1980-1981

5

18

Reports

1980-1981

5

19

Summary of the Major Activities of the University Committee on Women

1980-1981

5

20

Correspondence

1980-1982

5

21

Women's Center

1980-1982

5

22

News clippings

1980-1989

5

23

Mission Statement and Goals of the Women's Resource and Action Center

1981

5

24

"Status of Professional and Scientific (P&S) Women at ISU"

1981

5

25

Annual Report

1981-1982

5

26

Meeting Minutes

1981-1982

5

27

Membership

1981-1982

6

1

Subcommittees

1981-1982

6

2

"Complaints & Information concerning the gynecology clinic at student health service"

1982

6

3

Preliminary Subcommittee report on Rape and Sexual Assault

1982

6

4

Reports

1982

6

5

"Sexual Harassment of Students at Iowa State University"

1982

6

6

"Status of Women Faculty at Iowa State University"

1982

6

7

Annual Report of the Professional and Scientific Subcommittee on Women

1982-1983

6

8

Meeting Minutes

1982-1983

6

9

Subcommittee Reports

1982-1983

6

10

Sexism in the ISU Daily

1982-1984

6

11

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Procedures for Hiring Faculty

1983

6

12

Mission Statement

1983

6

13

Various Articles – "Project on the Status and Education of Women and others"

1983

6

14

Correspondence

1983-1984

6

15

Meeting Agenda

1983-1984

6

16

Meeting Minutes

1983-1984

6

17

Membership

1983-1984

6

18

Summary of Major Activities of the University Committee on Women

1983-1984

6

19

Memos

1983-1985

7

1

Faculty Council

1983-1984

7

2

Coordinator Search for Women's Center

1984

7

3

Diversity Among the Nontenure-Track Faculty

1984

7

4

Jean Adam's Nomination for Human Relations Award

1984

7

5

Operative Procedures

1984

7

6

Report about the University Committee on Women

1984

7

7

Subcommittee: Hee on Women's Center

1984

7

8

Women's Center Review

1984

7

9

Correspondence

1984-1985

7

10

Faculty Women Subcommittee

1984-1985

7

11

Meeting Agenda

1984-1985

7

12

Meeting Minutes

1984-1985

7

13

Membership

1984-1985

7

14

Subcommittee Reports

1984-1985

7

15

Summary of Major Activities

1984-1985

7

16

Women's Center Advisory Board

1984-1985

7

17

Dean Internships

1985

7

18

"Evaluation of ISU's Affirmative Action Efforts in Employment 1983-1984"

1985

7

19

Faculty Development Through Internships

1985

7

20

Faculty Women Subcommittee: Hee

1985

7

21

North Central Association (NCA): Self Study Summary

1985

7

22

Open House Information

1985

7

23

"Problems Confronting Women in Attempting to Obtain Positions of Responsibility..."

1985

8

1

Review of Faculty and Staff at ISU

1985

8

2

Role of the Margaret Sloss Women's Center and Ames – ISU YMCA at ISU

1985

8

3

The Status of Women Faculty on Non-Tenure – Track Appointments

1985

8

4

Subcommittee on Sexism (Minutes)

1985

8

5

Meeting Agenda

1985-1986

8

6

Meeting Minutes

1985-1986

8

7

Membership

1985-1986

8

8

Sexual Harassment Info. From Various Universities

1985-1986

8

9

Subcommittee on Hiring, Promotion, Tenure

1985-1986

8

10

Subcommittee Reports – (International Women, Sexism, Sports, Women Merit Employees, Women Students)

1985-1986

8

11

Correspondence

1985-1987

8

12

Handouts – Articles, Pamphlets

1985-1989

8

13

University Committee on Women – Administrative Internships

1985-1989

8

14

Sexual Harassment – Policy, Article, Report

1985-1992

8

15

American Council on Education

1986

8

16

"The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women"

1986

8

17

Information on Nondiscrimination Policy

1986

8

18

Strategic Study Group on the Statues of Women – Report to the President

1986

8

19

Various Subcommittee Meeting

1986

9

1

The Way Up Conference

1986

9

2

Committee on Women Students (GSB) Final Report

1986-1987

9

3

Correspondence

1986-1987

9

4

Meeting Agenda

1986-1987

9

5

Meeting Minutes

1986-1987

9

6

Membership

1986-1987

9

7

Parenting Subcommittee – 1) Report and Recommendations 2) Current Status of Childcare

1986-1987

9

8

Reports (Diversity/Sex Equity/Campus Climate)

1986-1987

9

9

Subcommittee on Sex Equity – Report

1986-1987

9

10

Summary of Major Activities of University Committee on Women

1986-1987

9

11

Women's Center Annual Report

1986-1987

9

12

Conference Notes

1987

9

13

Introduction To Proposed Revisions in University's Promotion and Tenure Standards and Revision (Oct. 1987)

1987

9

14

Long Range Planning Report (LRPR) – Women's Center

1987

9

15

Merit Study – Survey and Results

1987

9

16

"Promotional Opportunities for Professional Women at Iowa State University"

1987

9

17

Report and Recommendations Concerning Records of Sexual Harassment

1987

9

18

Report on Faculty Salary Increase Administration

1987

9

19

Sex Equity Study

1987

10

1

Subcommittee – Women in Administration

1987

10

2

University Committee on Women Membership Listing – 1973-1987

1987

10

3

Way Up Conference

1987

10

4

Correspondence

1987-1988

10

5

Inclusive Language Policy

1987-1988

10

6

Meeting Agenda

1987-1988

10

7

Meeting Minutes

1987-1988

10

8

Membership

1987-1988

10

9

Biannual Report of the University Committee on Women

1987-1989

10

10

Sex Equity Forum

1987-1989

10

11

Sexism Materials

1987-1991

10

12

Action Plan for Recommendations and Results

1988

10

13

Child Care – Survey and Report RS: Regent Institutions

1988

10

14

Comparison of Female and Male Faculty Salaries

1988

10

15

Equal Opportunity Employer Proposed Additions

1988

10

16

Follow-Up Subcommittee Report

1988

10

17

Follow-Up Committee Report

1988

11

1

Gender Equity Salary Adjustments

1988

11

2

"New Agenda of Women for Higher Education" (Shavlik Report)

1988

11

3

Rules Governing the Search Process

1988

11

4

Social Activities

1988

11

5

Spring Equity Forum – 2nd

1988

11

6

Summary of a Study of Sexual Harassment of Women Faculty at ISU

1988

11

7

Task Statements – Action Plan

1988

11

8

Correspondence

1988-1989

11

9

Meeting Minutes

1988-1989

11

10

Meeting Agenda

1988-1989

11

11

Membership

1988-1989

11

12

Search Committee Proceedings

1988-1990

11

13

Various Programs and Statements

1988-1990

11

14

Inclusive Language Policy

1988-1991

12

1

Equity in the Long Range Strategic Plan – Open Forum (LRSP)

1989

12

2

Flexible Benefits Plan

1989

12

3

Follow-Up Report on "The Professional and Scientific Employee System: A System Review 1989-1990" with Final Recommendations.

1989-1990

12

4

"Review of Academic Programs" Report

1989

12

5

Search Procedures Document

1989

12

6

Search Procedures

1989

12

7

Sexual Harassment Handbook

1989

12

8

"Sexual Harassment Among Women Faculty in Iowa"

1989

12

9

Spring Equity Forum – 3rd

1989

12

10

University of Iowa's Women's Resource and Action Center

1989

12

11

Childcare Committee Annual Reports, Report to General Assembly on Childcare

1989-1990

12

12

Correspondence

1989-1990

12

13

Meeting Agenda

1989-1990

12

14

Meeting Minutes

1989-1990

12

15

Memos and Articles

1989-1990

12

16

Memos Concerning Old Botany

1989-1990

12

17

Parental Leave

1989-1993

12

18

Carol Kay Study on Sexual Harassment

1989-1994

12

19

Campus Lighting Proposal Review

1990

12

20

Family Policies Subcommittee Report and Proposals for Changes in Existing Leave Policies

1990

12

21

Mortar Board Award

1990

12

22

Public Safety Recommendations

1990

12

23

Title IX 1990 Subcommittee Final Report submitted to ISU Athletic Council

1990

12

24

Consciousness Praising Subcommittee

1990-1991

12

25

Cyclone Football Recruiters Program

1990-1991

12

26

Meeting Minutes

1990-1991

12

27

Membership

1990-1991

12

28

Women's Conference

1990-1991

13

1

News clippings

1990-1999

13

2

Diversity Subcommittee

1991-1992

13

3

Meeting Minutes and Agenda

1991-1992

13

4

President's Briefing

April 1991

13

5

Provost Interaction

1991

13

6

Rape/Sexual Assault Programmer Listing

1991

13

7

Report on Retention of Women Faculty at University of Iowa

1991

13

8

Sex Equity – Recommendations for Equity at ISU, Equity Institute, Inc.

1991

13

9

Welcome Letter

1991

13

10

Affirmative Action Report

1991-1992

13

11

Budget

1991-1992

13

12

Correspondence

1991-1992

13

13

Subcommittee Reports

1991-1992

13

14

Women's Conferences

1991-1992

13

15

University Child Care Report

1992

13

16

20 Year University Committee on Women Celebration

1992

13

17

Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics

1992

13

18

Summary of University Committee on Women Comments Regarding Diversity Report

October 1992

13

19

Annual Final Report

1992-1993

13

20

Budget

1992-1993

13

21

Correspondence

1992-1993

13

22

Diversity Plan – reactions

1992-1993

13

23

Mailing List

1992-1993

14

1

Meeting Agenda, Minutes

1992-1993

14

2

Memberships and Committees

1992-1993

14

3

Operative Plans

1992-1993

14

4

Salary Study

1992-1993

14

5

Searches

1992-1993

14

6

Conference: Sex Equity Forum

1992-1993

14

7

Sexual Harassment Policy

1992-1993

14

8

Subcommittee Reports

1992-1993

14

9

Teleconferencing on Sexual Harassment

1992-1993

14

10

University of Iowa – Retention Study

1992-1993

14

11

University Professorships

1992-1993

14

12

Women in Touch

1992-1993

14

13

Women Publicity

1992-1993

14

14

Workforce Monitoring Subcommittee

1992-1993

14

15

Domestic Partners Policy (Insurance)

1993

14

16

Mission Statement/ History

1993

14

17

Women Student Coalition

1993

14

18

Workforce and Climate Subcommittee Organization

1993

14

19

Correspondence

1993-1994

14

20

Meeting Agenda

1993-1994

14

21

Meeting Minutes

1993-1994

15

1

Letter to ISU Daily Re: Hate Rhetoric

1994

15

2

Meeting Agenda and Minutes

1994-1995

15

3

Affirmative Action

1995

15

4

Athletics

1995

15

5

Diversity Survey

1995

15

6

NCAA Draft Self Study

1995

15

7

Lesbian/Gay Issues

1995

15

8

Player Policy Handbook (Football)

1995

15

9

Carrie Chapman Catt Center

1995-1996

15

10

Correspondence

1995-1996

15

11

Membership

1995-1996

15

12

Meeting Minutes

1995-1996

15

13

Operating Procedures

1995-1996

15

14

Resources

1995-1996

15

15

Summary of Activities

1995-1996

15

16

University of Iowa Report

1995-1996

15

17

Awards and Recognition

1996

15

18

Child Care

1996

15

19

Diversity Conference

1996

15

20

Gender Equity Forum

1996

15

21

History of University Committee on Women

1971-1996

15

22

Jordan, Barbara

1996

15

23

Newspaper clippings, Task Force in Race

1996

16

1

Retreat

1996

16

2

Search Questions

Ca. 1996

16

3

Strategic Plan

1996

16

4

U.N. Teleconference – President's Interagency Council on Women

1996

16

5

Women's Center

1996

16

6

Awards

1996-1997

16

7

Correspondence

1996-1997

16

8

Meeting Agenda and Minutes

1996-1997

16

9

Membership, Sub-Committee, Task Forces

1996-1997

16

10

Subcommittees & Task Forces - Isolation Task Force

1996-1997

16

11

Summary of Activities

1996-1997

16

12

Women in Touch

1996-1997

16

13

Accounting Records

1996-1998

16

14

Newspaper Clippings

1997

16

15

Safety Survey

1997

16

16

Surveys

1997

16

17

Vision 2000

1997

16

18

Way Up Conference

1997

16

19

Women's Center Director Search

1997

16

20

Accounts

1997-1998

16

21

Affirmative Action

1997-1998

16

22

Brochures

1997-1998

16

23

Correspondence

1997-1998

16

24

Committee on Women Searches

1997-1998

16

25

Events Announcements

1997-1998

16

26

Lunches

1997-1998

16

27

Maternity Leave

1997-1998

17

1

Meeting Minutes

1997-1998

17

2

Membership

1997-1998

17

3

New Female Employees

1997-1998

17

4

Programs

1997-1998

17

5

Projects

1997-1998

17

6

Provost Meetings

1997-1998

17

7

Publicity

1997-1998

17

8

Reports

1997-1998

17

9

Searches

1997-1998

17

10

Subcommittees and Task Forces

1997-1998

17

11

Subcommittees and Task Forces – Isolation Task Force

1997-1998

17

12

Subcommittees and Task Forces – Race Task Force

1997-1998

17

13

Subcommittees and Task Forces – Safety Task Force

1997-1998

17

14

Women in Touch

1997-1998

17

15

Ames Daily Tribune Article and University Committee on Women's Response

1998

17

16

History of the University Committee on Women - Poster

1998

17

17

Recommendations

1998

17

18

Way Up Conference (1 of 2)

1998

17

19

Way Up Conference (2of 2)

1998

17

20

Women's Faculty Network

1998

17

21

Accounting Records

1998-1999

17

22

Brochures

1998-1999

17

23

Correspondence

1998-1999

17

24

Faculty Women's Network

1998-1999

18

1

Meeting Minutes

1998-1999

18

2

Membership

1998

18

3

Subcommittees and Task Forces

1998-1999

18

4

Subcommittees and Task Forces – Family Leave Task Force

1998-1999

18

5

Subcommittees and Task Forces – Isolation Task Force

1998-1999

18

6

Subcommittees and Task Forces - Membership Subcommittee

1998-1999

18

7

Subcommittees and Task Forces – Race Task Force

1997-1998

18

8

Subcommittees and Task Forces – Searches Subcommittee

1998-1999

19

10

Computer Files, Macintosh Formatted

1998-2000

18

9

Retreat

1999

18

10

History of University Committee on Women

1999

18

11

Way Up Conference

1999

18

12

Accounts

1999-2000

18

13

Meeting Minutes

1999-2000

18

14

New Female Employees

1999-2000

18

15

Reports

2000

18

16

Way Up Conference

2000

18

17

List of Members and Bookmarks

2000-2001

18

18

News clippings

2000-2009

18

19

Meeting Minutes

2001-2002

20

6

Membership

2001-2002

20

1

Mission Statement and reports

2001-2002

18

20

History of University Committee on Women

2002

18

21

Status of Women at Iowa State University Report

2002

20 23 Meeting Minutes and Agendas 2002-2003

20

7

Membership

2002-2003

20 24 Title XI Subcommittee 2002-2003

18

26

Women and Leadership Subcommittee

2002-2003

18

22

Meeting Minutes and Agendas

2003-2004

18

23

Meeting Minutes and Agendas

2004-2005

18

24

Iowa Women's Leadership Summit – Program

2005

18

25

Iowa Women in Higher Education Lunch – Program

2005

18

27

Report – Women Faculty in Engineering at Iowa State University

2005

20

2

Marketing Committee – correspondence and notes

2005-2006

18

28

Meeting Minutes and Agendas

2005-2006

20

5

Governance and Archive Committee

2006

18

29

Iowa Women's Leadership Summit

2006

20

3

Reception for New Women Faculty and Staff – Invitation

2006

20

4

Meeting Minutes and Agendas

2006-2007

20

8

Membership

2006-2007

20

9

Correspondence

2007

20

10

Governance Documents

2007

20

11

Iowa Women's Leadership Summit

2007

20

13

Reception for New Women Faculty and Staff – Invitation

2007

20

12

Year-End Report

2007

20

14

Correspondence

2007-2008

20

15

Meeting Minutes and Agendas

2007-2008

20

16

Membership

2007-2008

20

17

Procedural Guidelines for Review of the Status of Women in Colleges

2008

20

18

Report on the Status of Women in the College of Business

2008

20

19

Year-End Report

2008

20

20

Reception for New Women Faculty and Staff – Invitation

2008

20

21

Meeting Minutes and Agendas

2008-2009

20

22

Membership

2008-2009

20 31 Governance Document 2009
20 26 Reception for New Women Faculty and Staff – Invitation 2009
20 25 Year-End Report 2009
20 27 Meeting Minutes and Agendas 2009-2010
20 28 Membership 2009-2010
20 32 Report of the Cross-Unit Planning on Multicultural, Diversity, and Women's Activities, Programs, and Services (MDWAPS) 2010
20 29 Report on the Status of Women on University Committees 2010
20 30 Correspondence 2010
20 33 Meeting Minutes and Agendas 2010-2011

19

1

Affirmative Action Report

n.d.

19

2

Operating Procedures – University Council on Women

n.d.

19

3

Proposed Revision of the Membership Structure of the University Committee on Women

n.d.

19

4

Recommendations for Equity at Iowa State University

n.d.

19

5

Statistics

n.d.

19

6

Subcommittee on Academic Women and Graduate Assistants

n.d.

19

7

Suggested Recommendations and Statistics

n.d.

19

8

Survey and Athletics Information

n.d.

19

9

Women's Studies Program

n.d.