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Business grads foster unity with senior gift ■This year’s gift of a copy machine is part of a program demonstrating school confidence and pride By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald Seniors in the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business are making an effort to gather as a class and leave behind a legacy of sup port for those who come after them. Students have been soliciting donations to make a “Senior Salute” — a gift of a copy machine to be placed in the undergraduate student lounge of Gilbert Hall, said Steve Zogas, a member of the Undergraduate Senior Class Gift Committee. The main objective of the gift, Zo gas said, “was to build some class unity.” Shannon Dolan, a senior ac counting major and member of the committee, said that with the gift, they are “trying to establish a sense that we are the class of 2000.” This is the first year that under graduates have given a senior class gift in what Michael McKelvey, business school director of devel opment, called “the modern era of fund raising.” He said that since the end of the University’s wildly successful Oregon Campaign, which raised more than $250 million between 1992 and 1998, University fund raising has changed. “The capital campaign reset the tone for fund raising and gave the University a tremendous amount of confidence,” McKelvey said. MBA students have given gifts to the business school for the last (i It shows a sign of confidence and trust and belief in the education they received. Michael McKelvey business school director of development three years. This year, participa tion in the giving program is near ing 40 percent. The percentage of participation is a key factor in fund raising, McKelvey said. “It shows a sign of confidence and trust and belief in the educa tion they received,” McKelvey said. Seniors who participate in gift-giving at the end of their un dergraduate careers tend to con tinue to donate to the University during the early part of their pro fessional careers. '“We’re trying to build relation ships that will last,” he said. The students behind the Senior Salute were approached by the business school’s Office of Devel opment and External Affairs, the department in charge of fund rais ing, Dolan said. Many other universities, such as Washington State University, also have senior gift programs. WSU has the highest participation per centage of any public institution in the nation — 34 percent, McK elvey said. There is a drive to establish that kind of participation on this cam pus. The business school is currently at about 14 percent participation, but its goal is to increase that num ber toward 20 percent and beyond, McKelvey said. “We’re growing the participa tion level each year,” he said. The Senior Salute program has been met with “a broad base of re sponses,” Zogas said. “Some were all for it and others didn’t really care.” As many as 40 students out of approximately 400 seniors have donated to the program thus far, Dolan said. “Forty gifts is okay, but we were hoping for more,” she said. The students will be collecting donations today and Friday at booths in the courtyard in front of Gilbert Hall and in the Earle A. Chiles Business Center. Mugs, T shirts and stickers bearing the business school’s logo and “class of 2000” were ordered as thank you gifts to donors. Next years senate takes its first step in active duty ■ The senate filled one of the still-vacant seats following March’s election By Jeremy Lang Oregon Daily Emerald Next year’s Student Senate had a chance to get its feet wet Wednesday night in a variety of duties including two appoint ments to the senate and two re quests from surplus. This year’s Student Senate President Jessica Timpany piesided over the quick meeting only to help the new senators understand procedures and did not have voting power. After the March election, two seats remained open for next r year’s body. The senate approved Lindsey McLean to one of those openings. In similar fashion, she filled an open seat in February and served the rest of the year. The senate placed Devin Dini h a n i a n into the other seat. Dinihan ian, a member of the Hu m a n Rights Al liance on campus, was in volved in the protests and work pushing for the University to join the Student Senate 768 East 13th 345-1651 & magazines for Cash www. smithfamilybookstore .com Worker Rights Consortium. He said in his appointment presen tation Wednesday night that he hopes to be part of the Universi ty senate also. Senators approved both ap pointees quickly and unani mously — a change from previ ous meetings this year when prospective members of the ASUO Constitution Court and senate were questioned in depth about their goals and visions for the University and the student incidental fee. With the exception of returning Sens. Peter Watts, Jennifer Gree nough and C.J. stGabbe, few of the new senate members asked ques tions of the appointees. But after a while, the senators became more inquisitive of the two groups coming up for money requests from surplus. The Uni versity Literary Society received $3,244 for printing its literary magazine, and the Native Amer ican Student Union received $339 to recover costs from its re cent pow wow event. Finally, the senate appointed McLean and Greenough to the chairwoman and vice chair woman positions of the senate during the summer. However, Timpany said that the new rules governing summer business haven’t been ratified and made ASUO law by the court yet. The president and vice presi dent for the year will be chosen at the first meeting during fall term. Wednesday's Senate agenda Next year’s Student Senate met and handled various issues of business Wednesday night: Sen. Lindsey McLean and Devin Dinihanian were approved to seats on next year’s student senate. The senate allocated $3,244 to the University Literary Society and $339 to the Native American Student Union. McLean and Sen. 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