Reproductive Health Care

In October 2013, President Engh announced a unilateral decision to terminate health care coverage for "elective" abortions. The decision caused widespread concern on campus about the limitation of women's rights and the failure to follow established governance procedures. The campus chapter was active in facilitating a campus response to the decision, including coordinating a special meeting of the Faculty Senate to consider a course of action.

The archive below catalogues the major public statements related to the campus crisis. For press coverage and articles related to the issue, see our blog page on Reproductive Health.

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SCU Governance Assessment Commmittee Report
7 January 2015
Presented to the Faculty Senate Council;
supplemented with specific recommendations discussed at February and March 2015 FSC Meetings

President's Shared Governance Update
7 January 2015
Emailed to SCU-Faculty-Essential (and other) lists

Ambelang Email re DMHC Ruling
Letter from Acting AVP for Human Resources Charlie Ambelang to SCU Faculty & Staff
22 August 2014

DMHC Ruling
Letter from DMHC Director to Anthem Blue Cross California President
22 August 2014

Department of Human Resources —
Departmental Changes
John Ottoboni, General Counsel
To Faculty List (presumably also sent to Staff)
13 August 2014

Change in Reporting Line of the
Department of Human Resources
Robert Warren, VP for Administration & Finance Emeritus
To Faculty & Staff Lists
11 August 2014

Benefits Committee Update on Options
under Discussion for Reproductive
Health Care Coverage
To Faculty and Staff Lists
30 June 2014
Prior Update (13 June 2014)

Uncovered: Despite Protection of Reproductive
Rights in California, Some Catholic Universities
are Trying to Limit Abortion Coverage for Employees
Pamela A. MacLean
Published in California Lawyer
June 2014

UCC and President's Office Update on Retreat
To Faculty List (presumably also sent to Staff)
June 2014

Student Petition
From Laura Ellingson, Tabitha Petrini and Mirelle Raza to the SCU Faculty List
30 May 2014

Retreat Agenda and Participants
From the President's Office to Retreat Participants
30 May 2014

Retreat Update to Campus Community
From Fr. Engh and the UCC
22 May 2014

Retreat Invitation
From Fr. Engh and the UCC
16 May 2014

Abortion Issue Legal/Regulatory Update
From Stephen Diamond to SCU Faculty
13 May 2014

Resolutions approved by full Faculty Senate
Protesting Trustees' decision, requesting addition of faculty to Board
18 April 2014

President's Letter to University Community
Email from President Engh to SCU Faculty Essential List
Sent 2 April 2014

Faculty Senate Council response to
Trustees' decision
Approved by Faculty Senate Council
15 yes, 5 no, 4 abstentions
12 March 2014

Retreat Planning Announcement
Email from President Engh to SCU Faculty Essential List
Sent 12 March 2014

Faculty Group Letter to SCU Colleagues
Email to SCU Faculty, with cover email from Barbara Fraser and Michael Zampelli
Sent 10 March 2014
Posted here with permission of all signers; subsequently posted to MoveOn.org for additional signatures

Women Faculty Group Explanation of
SCUnited wristbands
Email WFG to SCU Faculty and SCU Staff
Sent 9 March 2014
Posted here with permission of all signers

Board of Trustees Announcement to SCU
Faculty, Staff, Administration, Students, Alumni
Email
Sent 14 February 2014

Faculty Senate Response to Trustee Questions
Sent to Trustees 27 January 2014

Board of Trustees Executive Committee Questions
Regarding Appeal Hearing
13 January 2014; distributed to Faculty Senate Council for 15 January 2014 Meeting

Faculty Senate Proposal and Cover Letter
sent to Trustees
Approved by an online vote of the full Faculty Senate conducted 5-12 December 2013
Sent to Trustees 17 December 2013

Special Meeting of the Full Faculty Senate
to Discuss the President's Decision
20 November 2013
3:30 p.m.

Trustees' Announcement of Reappointment of Fr. Engh
Sent to SCU Faculty and Staff, 20 November 2013
2:28 p.m.

President's Benefits Committee Recommendation 2013
Email to all faculty, staff and administrators
President Engh
19 November 2013

President's Update to SCU Faculty and Staff
President Engh
12 November 2013

Announcement of and Agenda for Special Meeting
of the Faculty Senate
Email to all faculty and administrators
Sent 8 November 2013; meeting on
20 November, Williman Room, 3:30–5:30 p.m.

Petition Text calling for special meeting of
Faculty Senate
Developed with and announced by WFG
Posted on Change.org 6 November 2013; submitted with 130 signatures to Faculty Senate President 7 November 2013,
results reported to Faculty Senate Council 13 November 2013

President's Invitation to Faculty and Staff to Meet
President Engh
1 November 2013

President's Message to Faculty and Staff after Fora
President Engh
25 October 2013

Summary of Feedback to President Engh
after October Fora
Compiled by Laura Ellingson, Kirk Hanson and Mick McCarthy
Excerpted from Faculty Senate, Materials Submitted
for Executive Committee Meeting (27 January 2014)
22 October 2013

Women Faculty Group Call for meaningful appeal
of recent changes in reproductive health coverage
Petition posted on Change.org 11 October 2013, considered by UCC 7 November 2013, results reported to Faculty Senate Council 13 November 2013

President's Letter announcing changes to
reproductive health coverage
3 October 2013

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