STUDENT UNIONS
Black Student Union 313 EMU
MEChA 304 EMU
Native American Student Union 14 EMU
These are the headquarters of unions providing a wide variety
of unique services for their members. Cultural Enrichment
Programs, a newsletter, Pow-wow, a radio production and other
educational supportive activities benefit the Eugene community as
well as the campus population.
University Feminists
Formed in the summer of 1971, University Feminists is an
organization of women committed to the elimination of sexism
from the campus and the advancement of women’s rights.
Graduate Student Council
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is an elected body
representing the interests of more than 3600 graduate students,
approximately one-quarter of the U of O student body.
Providing graduate students with information pertaining to
their academic, professional and personal welfare and ad
vancement through regular publication of a newsletter and
meetings of Departmental Representatives, is the central function
of the GSC. This ASUO agency also serves as a clearinghouse to
which graduate students can bring their problems, questions and
discoveries and find out how other departments are dealing with
the same or similar problems. Further, the GSC coordinates
graduate students’ edforts to seek an effective voice in the
governance of each school or department with a graduate
program.
Student Bar Association
The Student Bar Association (SBA) functions as an “umbrella”
agency for student interest groups within the University of
Oregon’s School of Law. It serves as the student governing body of
the Law School and is responsible for school social events.
Foreign Student Organization
The Foreign Student Organization (FSO) emphasizes lobbying
in matters that affect the foreign student directly such as tuition,
scholarships, language requirements and academic advising.
FSO also attempts to sensitize the U.S. students to events in
foreign countries through seminars, discussions and guest
speakers. Students are urged to participate in the school and
community committees set up for this purpose. Contact room 203
EMU.
STUDENT SERVICES
ASUO Housing Office . .
The Housing Office provides a rental referral service tor
students looking for housing or roommates. Area landlords
use the ASUO Housing Office as one way to let students know
about available housing.
In addition, the ASUO Housing Office functions as a
Housing Information and Legal Referral Center throughout ^
the year, helping students with questions about tenants
rights, leases and other landlord-tenant agreements. An
nually, the Housing Office publishes a pamphlet which
covers landlord-tenant law in general, house hunting tips and
a variety of other information having to do with the
responsibilities of tenants and landlords.
The ASUO Housing Office is also involved with an
ticipating and helping to solve longer range housing
problems of students in the Eugene-Springfield area. In
recognition of the growing shortage of liveable low-cost
housing, the ASUO Housing Office has sponsored the for
mation of Willamette Student Housing. Inc.
Student Community Projects
The purpose of Student Community Projects (SCP>, as
its name suggests, is to assist University of Oregon students
to initiate social change by providing innovative services to
the community.
One of SCP’s current projects is the Drop-in Center,
operated in conjunction with the Eugene Parks and
Recreation Department and the Westmoreland Community
Center.
Another is Canterbury Center, which provides area
young people who are dissatisfied or troubled formal school
settings with information about educational alternatives in
the community.
Legal Affairs
The I^egal Affairs office provides legal counsel to the
ASUO, and provides Group Legal Services for students. This
means you can receive advice, consultation, referral, and
other legal services on any subject with some exclusions. The
major exclusion is that a student is not eligible for benefits in
criminal cases once a charge has been filed. A student may,
however, inquire with respect to his legal rights concerning
matters of a criminal nature prior to any charge having been
filed. There will be a nominal $1.00 fee for legal advice. The
Legal Office is off the EMU 3rd floor lobby. 318 EMU 4273-4.
ASUO Child Care and Development Center
The ASUO Child Care and Development Center is a
parent cooperative serving student families at the University
of Oregon. More than simply “day care” enabling college
students with children to attend school, the Center provides
an early education for some 85 children, who range in age
from six months to six years. It offers an environment of
stimulating projects, educational toys, field trips and rich
adult and peer group interaction.
EDUCATIONAL
SEARCH
SEARCH is the ASUO program responsible for
student -initiated and, frequently, student - taught
courses. Any student can initiate a course with a
faculty sponsor. It is the ideal method of each student
making education more relevant. SEARCH also
sponsors an independent study program embracing
most departments on campus. The summer schedule
of SEARCH classes is available at the office in 303
EMU and in the main lobby of the EMU.
ESCAPE
ESCAPE is a joint ASUO and School of Education
program helping over 1500 young people in the Eugene
Springfield community. Open to all majors, ESCAPE
has practicum credit available (1-9 hours) for
academic and social counseling of disadvantaged
youth in a variety of innovative placements. From Day
Care to the elderly, recreation programs to juvenile
court case loads, ESCAPE provides all U of O students
the opportunity to become involved and contribute
relevant community interaction.
DMIC
The University of Oregon Draft and Military In
formation Center (DMIC) is an organization of draft
counselors who provide information concerning in
dividual options with the Selective Service.
Trained staff members can answer questions
concerning the new draft laws, enlistment, student
deferments, conscientious objection, resistance and
non registration, prison and emigration to foreign
countries.
Located in the basement of the EMU, the DMIC
keeps regular hours of 9-5, Monday through Friday.
Counselors are also available for emergency purposes.
International Education Center
The International Education Center (IEC) func
tions as a campus information and coordinating
agency for overseas travel, work and study programs.
While the IEC still provides these services and
maintains an extensive resource library to facilitate its
informational function, the role of this agency has
expanded considerably to include the establishment
and coordination of campus and national programs
promoting international understanding.
IEC promotes student participation in such
national programs as the National Student Exchange
and the Experiment in International laving. The IEC is
also the ACTION Center for the Eugene-Springfield
area. (ACTION combines the Peace Corps, Teacher
Corps, and Vista Programs.)
IEC has become increasingly involved with foreign
students, working to bridge the cultural gap between
them and U.S. students. To this end, IEC has developed
an international speakers bureau and helps plan the
annual Foreign Student Orientation An International
Centre is to be established in the EMU this year.
CULTURAL
Cultural Forum
Many of the concerts, film
series, speakers and other
cultural events on campus are
funded by the ASUO Cultural ,
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“Little Big Man,”
“M A S H.,”“Klute,’“Patton,”
“Sunday Bloody Sunday” are a
few of the films the forum will be
bringing to campus in the ASUO
film series this year.
Buckminster Fuller and Jack
Anderson (columnist from the
Washington Post) will provide
lectures as part of the speaker
series.
Mason Proffit, Seals &
Crofts, the Amazing Kreskin, a
five-concert folk series, political
debates and a two-day film
festival featuring William
Friedkan, director of the
“French Connection,” are a few
of the other special events the
forum has planned for the coming
year.
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ASUO Executive
Today’s student government body—the Associated
Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO)—is involved in
all aspects of student life, ranging from curriculum
development, educational reform, student housing and
minority programs to local and national issues that affect
students. Headed by an elected president, vice-president,
and senate, the ASUQ officially represents students within
University affairs, before state educational and legislative
bodies, interinstitutionally, and on the national level through
its membership in the National Student Lobby and National
Student Association.
Most importantly, the ASUO funds and administers over
32 student run programs and agencies which provide ac
tivities and services for both the University and general
communities. This area of student government influence and
responsibility developed greatly in recent years since the
University President delegated to the ASUO control over
distribution of the student incidental fee income.
One of the most important ways students provide input in
University governance is through participation in student
faculty committees created by the University Faculty and
Administration The ASUO Executive staff recommends
students to approximately 165 committee positions each
year
lnterinstitutional Union of Students
I.US, composed of elected and appointed delegates
from the seven schools in the Oregon State System of Higher
Education, attempts to mobilize student opinion and make it
a part of the decision making process within higher
education. The lnterinstitutional Union of Students (IUS)
provides a valuable channel of communication among the
state system schools, their respective student bodies and the
State Board of Education IUS concentrates its efforts on
securing rights, benefits and representation for all State
System students rather than on issues peculiar to one in
stitution It has been involved in seeking student membership
on statewide educational governing bodies and policy
making committees, in efforts to lower the age of majority
from 21 to 18, and in investigations of student insurance plans
and student housing