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Mission | Priorities | Team
It
is the mission of the Workplace Conduct Advisory
Team to monitor developments in the production
of licensed collegiate apparel, and advise the
president on measures to assure that American
University products are manufactured in socially
responsible workplaces.
American University
has affiliated with the Fair
Labor Association (FLA) and the
Worker
Rights Consortium (WRC).
The university has a long and respected tradition
of being in the forefront of universities that
express support for social values to increase
dignity, decency, and fairness of the human
community. AU endorses the principles of ending
sweatshop conditions, providing decent wages,
protecting the rights of workers – especially
women and minorities – and supporting only
manufacturers that provide socially responsible
workplaces.
Advisory Team
Priorities for 2003-04
- Continue efforts to educate the community
about AU’s commitment to socially
responsible business practices and educate
students to be informed consumers
- Complete
the Social Responsibility Web Site and
establish means for keeping it current
- Develop
appropriate responses to notices from the
WRC and FLA about manufacturing violations,
particularly through the FLA Small Schools
Committee
- Establish financial support and a
recruitment and selection protocol for student
participation in internships with NGO monitoring organizations
- Review apparel
purchasing practices in AU Athletics and
make recommendations to ensure that athletic
apparel is purchased from socially responsible
vendors.
Team
- Chair: Gail Hanson
- Faculty Representatives
Muneer Ahmed, Washington College of Law
Kathleen Getz, Kogod School of Business
John Willoughby, College of Arts and
Sciences
- Student Representatives
Kerri Axelrod, AU Solidarity
Rebecca DeWinter, AU Solidarity
- Resource
Persons:
Bob Blake, Director, Campus Store
Cindy Glavas, Director, Retail and Leasing
Operations
Joe Eldridge, University Chaplain
Mark Huey, Office of the President
Hisham Khalid, Associate General Counsel
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