Oregon daily emerald., November 01, 1972, Page 4, Image 4

BSU position paper
takes stand against
OSS ‘centralization
philosophy’
’The Black Student Union (BSU)
released a position paper Tuesday night
taking a stand against the “centralization
philosophy being implemented by the
Office of Supportive Services,” (OSS).
The statement, signed by BSU President
Le Francis Arnold, and BSU officers
Gregory “DC” Gudger and Lucious Hicks
IV. is the first action taken by the BSU in
the OSS conflict.
During the past two weeks controversy
has arisen over the University’s policy of
centralizing the five minority programs
under the OSS. The Native American
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cpect
in 1
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Student Union disbanded the Native
American Program under OSS because of
the “centralization” despute.
The BSU position paper is as follows:
“The paramount function of the Black
Student Union, is to insure each student’s
opportunity; to successfully complete his
education while attending the University
of Oregon. The method of attaining this
goal has traditionally been coordinated
through the minority programs, (e.g.
academic-advising, coordination of
tutors,etc). Without these resources our
students have less than half an adequate
chance of surviving academically. With
the centralization philosophy being im
plemented by the Office of Supportive
Services, the minority programs now face
serious cutback in their prospective staffs;
which inevitably will decrease the
resources provided to the students. This
will havea series of negative effects on the
Black students; those currently enrolled
as well as prospective students,
prospective students.
“Previously the five minority programs
were student initiated, and student run.
This concept of student administration,
para-professionalism; enables the
students to receive on the job experience.
The use of para-professionals facilitates
the development of administrative, ad
visory, and tutorial skills and techniques.
The obvious advantage of this procedure is
that the students will become
knowledgeable of program operations;
and be capable of initiating other programs
for minorities. The underlying advantages
include; 1). enhancement of personal
skills, 2). providing models of
achievement for continuing student imput,
3). increasing student awareness in
regards to his own destiny, and 4). serves
to buttress those primary skills sought as a
an *end' in higher education.
“The base of the successful operation of
the minority programs, centers around its
recruitment program. The fundamental
philosophy for recruiting minority
students, is to identify those students who
because of erratic high school records,
poor counseling and lack of finance would
otherwise be unable to attend college. The
recruitment program guarantees in
coming students the opportunity to par
ticipate within program functions, and
eventually become program leaders,
themselves. This unique method of in
house breeding must be maintained, for
self-sustainment of the programs.
“This method of recruiting students and
providing avenues for their participation;
is dependent upon the ability of the
program directors to act independently.
It’s evident that each program, because of
cultural backgrounds, encouters specific
problems. Cultural identity, entails that
each population must relate, culturally, to
its specific program, in order for that
program to be effective. This in effect,
leads to the need for a ’personal’ element ,
an element conducive to continue the
student imput and self-sustainment of the
program, adhering to the program
philosophy. The programs must remain
autonomous to continually meet the needs
of these target populations.
“Autonomy is having control over one’s
own budget. This includes hiring, firing,
and revisions in pay scales. More im
portantly, a program director should be
able to employ as many of his own students
as possible. In this way the program
would be the sustaining force of em
ployment, and it will also remain ac
countable to the student’s financial sur
vival. The viability of each program
becomes jeopardized, when the program
itself cannot satisfy the financial needs of
the students. This need has traditionally
been met through work-study allocations
Hence, it becomes mandatory that each
program director be able to negotiate the
work-study needs for each of his staff
members.
“The current style of operating, (im
posed by OSS) is for the centralization of
all minority programs under one umbrella.
The Office of Support Services, which
formerly spoke for the minority programs,
now is in control ot the destinies of those
same entities. This effort was initiated by
the University of Oregon, in attempts of
consolidating minority programs, in hopes
of regaining federal funds. Lack of con
solidation, the absence of a “neatly
bureacratic” organization has been the
main objection used by HEW, against
funding the minority programs with their
present structure. Under this principle of
centralization, the individual program
director would lose the ability to make
special arrangements for their students
and staff. Moreso, the breadth of their
program operation would be confined to a
state quasi-existence. Centralization,
gives authority to the director of OSS, to
coordinate the efforts of the minority
programs. The coordination of these ef
forts becomes impossible when the efforts
of the programs are toward a level of in
dividual autonomy ; and the efforts of OSS
are toward university dependence.
“The program ideologies centered
around the financially and somewhat
educationally disadvantaged student, who
had a desire to attend an institution of
higher learning. The programs afforded
that student an opportunity to escape
seemingly-destined meniality and brought
to a realistic focus that, which to many
was no more than a dream. The ideologies
of the minority programs has brought
about a regeneration of thinking; which is
essential if we are to control our individual
aspirations. The self-sustaining force
which has generated this mode of thought,
which must not be thwarted by accepting
the idea that centralization, will bring
about strength and unity.”
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