2011-12-16 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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K. Peters suggested an informal casual lunch at Bianelli’s Restaurant which would be like the “speed dating” idea. They are looking for younger mentors such as college people or recent college graduates. K. Schneider recommended utilizing the West Hawaii Civic Center conference rooms if there’s no budget for meals. F. Gomes expressed concerns about liability from the college standpoint. If the committee sponsors this event and students get connected with a mentor but the mentors are not screened, then a negative effect can potentially occur on the student. If a mentor determines she/he don’t like this one student for whatever reason, the relationship might not work which will cause a negative experience. K. Schneider reported that she contacted Kei-Lin Cert and they put the information about the youth summit this past summer on YouTube. As for the current status, they are facilitating the Lifeplan program to 200 freshmen at Kealakehe this semester and they will follow through with the other half in the spring semester. There are also programs going on in schools at Kohala and Honokaa. Something they will need for the future is partners in the community to help the students move into Phase II of the program. This is where the students work on different competencies such as financial, literacy, health and nutrition, career planning, and character development. K. Cerf will provide more details if CSW wants to get involve with them in any of these areas. th E. 8 Annual International Women’s Leadership Conference – 9/20/11 D. Downs reported that the conference was very good. There were two speakers who stood out for her. One speaker was Elim Chew who is from Singapore and she talked about social entrepreneurship. The second speaker was Nicole Marquez, a 25 year old dancer, who fell six stories off a building. Furthermore, the food was fabulous. K. Schneider said all of the speakers emphasized education. Some of the speakers told stories about them getting a good job, but in their heart they really wanted to have furthered their education so they went back and did that. They sat at a table with teachers/staff from Kamehameha Schools. A lot of businesses send teens on a yearly basis. F. Budget FY 2012-13 N. Kelly reported that CSW submitted a status quo budget of $10,510 for fiscal year 2012-13. Last year’s budget was $11,169. J. Viernes reminded CSW that their six month progress report on program objectives for fiscal year 2011-12 is due on January 31, 2012. N. Kelly and J. Viernes will be attending the budget review meeting for CSW on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Finance Conference Room. 4