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By Lori Demo . '
It started as an ad, hoc committee of the UNL Human
Rights Committee. Now it has grown into an independent
commission.
And, according to a brochure mailed to faculty, staff
and freshmen entering UNL this fall, its interests are in
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the status of women at UNL and cooperation with the NU
equal opportunities coordinator.
It is the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of
Women, an outgrowth of the Women's Rights Committee
which served the UNL campus from spring 1970 until
autumn 1972. At that time, UNL Chancellor James
Zumberge, acting on a recommendation from the
committee, established it under its current name.
Its chairwoman is Jayne Anderson, who also is
coordinator of sororities, fraternities and cccpsrstives and
is the UNL administration's representative to the
commission.
The commission also includes a male and a female
representative from the College of Arts and Sciences and
two UNL clerical representatives, as well as a representative
from the library, East Campus, ASUN, Teachers College,
the graduate school and the service worker force.
"We leave it up to the members to resign when they
think they don't have enough time to devote to the
commission," Anderson said. '
"We receive recommendations from all over the campus
when we do have an open spot. Then we talk to the people
and give our recommendations to Chancellor Zumberge for
him to make the final decision."
She said, because the commission is planted in higher
education, it has a strong interest in affirmative action
towards its goals.
"Some people get impatient because they think what we
are doing is not going ast enough," she said. "But when
they see we are at least working toward a goal, they are a
, little more satisfied."
Because of the large community the commission serves,
its membership is divided into subcommittees so each can
focus on a particular interest, Anderson said.
This year the subcommittees include an equal
employment subcommittee to examine salaries, promotions
and tenure; a student affairs subcommittee to study women
students' attitudes toward the role of women and their
career plans; and an education and programs subcommittee
that sponsors speakers and arranges a variety of discussions
sessions.
"The student affairs subcommittee is concerned not
totally, but specifically, with women," Anderson said
She said it is involved particularly in a discussion the
commission Is sponsoring today as part of Women's Week,
coordinated by the Alumni Assoc.
"We are hoping this week will provide us with a feed-in
from all areas of the institution to help us talk about the
priorities and directions, for Jbe commission next year,"
Anderson r sa;:'"W'rg gditf to tape it (the discussion) so
that wewill have student views' 'documented."
In the past, the commission and its ad hoc predecessor
have concerned themselves with the low number of women
accepted into the UNL Law College, the lack of women in
the UNL band and equalized salaries for women.
Anderson said UNL currently is seeing an outgrowth of
the work done by the parent committee.
"We can see it (the UNL Women's Rights Committees)
encouraged the Law College to look at women more,
because it has a larger women enrollment," she said. "At
one time we were concerned with putting women into the
band. We have seen this happen."
She said that the commission was not responsible
directly for these changes but they helped reinforce other
groups' efforts.
One commission interest that has not shown outgrowth
is its encouragement of Day Care for students and faculty.
"But at least we went on record as supporting it," she
said.
Although the commission has no official financial
support, it -does get assistance when needed from
Zumberge, Anderson said
It also makes a yearly report to Zumberge about its
activities.
"I don't think the commission has been particularly
visible so far," Anderson said. '"But I think you will find it
becoming more visible. ''
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