Announcement of Ad-Hoc Committee on Sweatshop Labor
February 7, 2000
"After United Students Against Sweatshops' presentation to University Council in December, the University Council Steering Committee made a strong recommendation that I form an ad-hoc committee to develop a code of conduct and examine the issue of which organization, or organizations, Penn should join in order to assure that our licensees meet fair labor standards," said University President Judith Rodin. "In following Steering's counsel, I believe we have established a very thoughtful committee process to consider this issue seriously and make insightful recommendations. I will await those recommendations before making any determinations about joining the Workers' Rights Consortium. I believe that a deliberative, democratic process is the best way to reach our shared goal of fair labor practices. Once informed by the committee's recommendations, I will decide on a code of conduct and the University's organizational membership."
The members of the committee are:
- Howard Kunreuther, Ph.D., Cecilia Yen Koo Professor; Professor of Decision Sciences and Public Policy and Management; Director, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center; Acting Chairperson, and Information Management Department (chair)
- Jennifer Baldino, Office of the President
- Sue Casey, USAS
- Tina Collins, GAPSA
- Kimberly Colopinto, UA
- Stephen Dunning, Ph.D, Chair, Religious Studies
- Michael Hearn, USAS
- Amy Johnson, Office of Business Services
- Brian Kelly, USAS
- Nancy Nowicki, Office of the Provost
- Gregory Possehl, Ph.D., Professor of Archaeology, Department of Anthropology; Curator of the Asian Section, University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; member of the University Council Steering Committee
- Eric Tilles, Office of the General Counsel
Committee Staff:
Judi Rogers, Ph.D., Office of the Secretary
Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 21, February 15, 2000