Student groups share
New Year’s resolutions
Many organizations
have big plans for 1999
By AmyJennaro
lor the Emerald
While students are still worry
ing about finals, a variety of cam
pus groups are already thinking
about their New Year’s resolu
tions. Some have outlined their
goals, plans and desires for the
coming year. Here is a sampling:
ASUO
The ASUO has a large number of
activities planned for the New
Year. It’s focusing on petitioning
the Legislature to support bills that
would benefit students, especially
a bill that would provide better
child care for student parents.
“We are petitioning the gover
nor, writing letters and giving per
sonal testimony,” ASUO Presi
dent Geneva Wortman said.
In addition, the ASUO is also
sponsoring a bill that would con
trol student fees and keep tuition
manageable. The group has been
somewhat successful. Gov.
Kitzhaber recently put the student
fees bill in his budget, although he
has yet to approve the child care
proposal.
The ASUO also hopes to in
crease funds for Oregon Need
Grants, financial aid that helps
students with tuition and books.
Currently, the grants only cover f 1
percent of education costs.
The group also has many on
campus activities scheduled for
the coming weeks, including pro
fessor evaluation handbooks that
will be distributed in January.
Wortman said the objective for the
coming year is to assist students in
the best way possible.
“Always the goal of any quality
ASUO is to give students access to
higher education and make life
easier,” Wortman said.
Career Center
The New Year is going to bring
an expansion in the Career Cen
ter’s services, especially in the
area of student involvement. The
center hopes to increase student
participation by holding more ori
entation sessions each term.
“We are coming out to students
more,” director Larry Smith said.
The sessions provide an oppor
tunity for students to learn more
about the center’s resources and to
sign up for job interviews with em
ployers who come to campus year
round.
Smith said the best way to get in
touch with companies is through
the Career Fair. Although this
term’s Career Fair has already
passed, another one is scheduled
for Jan. 20 and 21. Students who
attend the fair have the opportuni
ty to talk to employers and arrange
interviews.
Smith said all activities will help
to achieve the center’s New Year’s
resolution. “Our main goal is help
ing students get career direction
and find a position,” he said.
Jewish Student Union
The Jewish Student Union has
a variety of projects in the works
for next term. Starting in January,
an Israeli dance workshop will be
offered twice a month. In addition,
monthly coffee talks with Jewish
professors will be held.
In February, the group will hold
Jewish film festivals. Although the
details haven’t been worked out
yet, the Bijou theater is being con
sidered as a possible location.
“We wanted to get community
involvement and educate people
on Jewish films,” director Angela
Favero said.
The union is also working with
the student group Common
Ground to hold a conference on Is
raeli-Palestinian identities at the
end of March.
Favero said everyone is wel
come to take part in the activities.
“The Jewish Student Union is a
place for everyone, Jewish and
non-Jewish,” Favero said.
Greek Life
Greek Life will mark the coming
year with new officers for both the
Interfraternity Panhellenic coun
cils, Brian Meese and Kari Skoog,
respectively.
The officers are new to their jobs
and are still formulating solid
plans for next year. But Skoog said
both groups would like the focus
more on community service. Al
though all greek houses have cer
tain community service require
ments, Skoog would like to raise
the level of involvement.
“We want to strengthen the greek
system and be more involved in the
community,” she said.
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