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"Those not lens worn not based on performance,
but rather on tho contract daln," said Lorrutno Da
vis, vice provost for academic affairs.
Despite this, many who received the notices
say it’s hard not to tako It personally, especially
because employees in the student services area
received most of the notices.
"Sometimes It fools like wo re a target.” said
Anne Leavitt, the associate vice provost for Aca
demic Support and Student Services, "it fools as
though the work we do hero is being devalued.”
Potty Scott, a counselor In Academic. Advising
and Studnnt Services for four years, also said she
was hurl and angered by tho letter.
”1 felt like tho letter was written with a bunch
of legal mumbo-jumbo that made you feel you
hud no value to the University," Scott said. ”1 felt
crummy and ns though the University thought I
am indispensable."
Leavitt, who hus worked at the University for
eight years, said she is uncertain about the near
future. Her husband, who works for the Forest
Service, may be out of a Job at the end of the year
due to tho cutbacks in the woods products indus
try.
"I've worked In higher education all my life
and to change now would bo a major departure
from my career,” Leuvitl said. "The hardest part,
besides the economic risk for my family, is that I
believe in my work and it's hard to leave when 1
made a professional commitment to he an educa
tor.”
Although he understands the University's posi
tion, Knight Librarian George Shipman said his
staff is very close to both students and faculty.
“Nobody supports students and faculty more
than librarians because of the Instruction and re
search that results In library use." Shipman said.
"It's frustrating not to lie considered with faculty,
but instead to ire lumped in with a larger group
whose missions may not be as diroctly related to
instruction and research as librarians.
"Wo are closer to being faculty thun any olhor
of the other support function* on campus." he
said.
Many, although apprehensive about the uncer
tainty of their jobs, said they fear most for stu
dents who will be facet! with fewer services while
paying increased tuition.
“The bottom line is that students arc going to
lie hurt by this." Scott said. "What's going to hap
pen when students are paying more monoy and
there ant loss people around?"
Both Swank, a counselor In Career Planning
and Placement, said her work is valuable to stu
dents especially because students are “scared
about the job market right now “
Although administrators are defined by the
University as non-teaching staff, many do teach
classes and said they are offended that the Uni
versity doesn't acknowledge this.
Shipman, who also received a letter, said it is
frustrating to bo categorized as non-teaching
when librarians loach various classes such us In
troduction to tho Library, Legal Research and
Business Research.
Some administrators who received tho notices
said they are keeping their eyes open for job op
portunities elsewhore. und others uro merely
waiting to see what tho Oregon Legislature de
cides next year.
"It’s ironic, tieing a career counselor, tfr.it I may
be on my own soon,” Swank said. "But I love tills
job and I'm not really looking for anything else
right now. I'm waiting for the Legislature to con
vene und I'm just sitting beck and still doing my
job."
The Legislature will convene in January, and
the agenda Is likely to include consideration of a
permanent tax-restructuring plan for referral to
voters.
Some administrators who received these no
tices work in the computing center, library, the
EMU, Registrars Office, Counseling Center, Busi
ness Affairs. Career Placement and Planning and
Univorsity Housing.
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