FORUM
Campus committees give students a voice
By Brian Hoop
One of the most important
ways students can participate
in the governance of the Uni
versity is by serving on stu
dent/faculty committees. If you
consider students as consumers
of education it makes sense we
should have the right to input
how the system functions.
Commentary
This perspective is often dif
ficult to keep in mind because
it differs radically from the per
spective of some faculty, staff,
and administrators at the insti
tution. Students need to see
themselves as equal and neces
sary voices in the University
community. If you feel your
opinion is being patronized by
the administration or your own
student government then speak
out through these committees
In 1967 students were still
fighting for the right to be pres
ent when campus committees
were meeting. Since then the
Oregon public meetings law
has forced such meetings to be
open. Due to additional efforts
by students, faculty and admin
istrators on this campus, stu
dents now have a formal role as
appointed members of campus
committees.
Despite the fact that students
are recognized as peers to fac
ulty on these committees, many
students, nonetheless, feel in
timidated due to the fact that
students are often outnumbered
by faculty, and some faculty
members and staff fail to give
credit to the valuable role stu
dents play in the process.
In some cases students have
charged that their respective
committees have no effective
power to implement the deci
sions they make. Some commit
tees have been relegated to lit
tle more than advisory status to
the University administration.
In some cases, such as the Mi
nority Education Council, the
administration has taken away
authority from the committee
and institutionalized those re
sponsibilities under their own
control.
Some faculty ami administra
tors are frustrated that students
have not participated enough
in the committees and then re
sent it when students complain
they are not being represented
Students are more likely to par
ticipate if the committee has
policy and budget setting au
thority over how their deci
sions are going to be made,
such as the Student Health
(Center Committee. As it is,
more and more committees
seem to only fill an advisory
role.
Students need to take respon
sibility and authority to repre
sent students seriously if we
are to maintain or possibly
strengthen the power studonts
currently hold on these com
mittees. The ASUO will be very
receptive to strengthening the
authority of these committees.
The 25 committees that posi
tions are open for include: Aca
demic Standards, Academic
Requirements, Advising, Cam
pus (Manning. Curriculum,
Equal Employment Opportuni
ty, Ethnic. Studies. Faculty Per
sonal, Foreign Study Programs.
Graduate Council. Intercolle
giate Athletics. Library. Minor
ity Education Council. Museum
of Art Advisory. KOTO Adviso
ry’, Safety Advisory. Scholar
ships. Scholastic Review, Stat
us of Women, Student Con
duct. Student-Faculty Commit
tee on Grievances. Student Fi
nancial Aid Advisory. Student
Health Service Committee,
Teacher Education. Traffic Ap
peals Board, and University
Appeals Board.
Applications are available in
the ASUO office in the EMU.
Deadline is Friday, Oct. 5. A
committee of student govern
ment representatives select rec
ommendations who are then
appointed by the ASUO presi
dent and approved by the Uni
versity president.
lirian Hoop is ASUO l Univer
sity Affairs Coordinator
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