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Workman continued from page 1A “We cut her a lot of slack. She was having problems,” Breslow said. “I can’t imagine that we could have been any more flexible than we were.” Even after her resignation, Workman said her job was still a worthwhile experience. “It gave Whitney a real sense of responsibility, commitment and involvement and a firsthand view of affecting change if you don’t like the way things are,” Workman said. Upon her departure from the ASUO Executive office, Workman received an overload of e-mails from student parents who said they would miss Workman’s re sponsiveness to addressing stu dent parent issues. Workman administered the Child Care Subsidy, which distrib utes $27,000 to 195 families. Bres low said only about 120 student parents actually take advantage of this available funding. Breslow said Workman lobbied for a child care block grant to in crease funding at the state level and national level. Last year, Workman helped the University to receive a $50,000 campus grant of federal money for four years, and she was active on committees with the University administration so that student parents would not be forgotten. “People right now don’t think about what life must be like for a student parent,” Workman said. “Most undergrads are 18 to 22, so faculty and administration are not thinking about the 2,500 student parents on our campus.” Even though Workman isn’t heading movements anymore, she isn’t abandoning her position alto gether. “A lot of change can still be made, and even though I’m not running the campaigns, I get to be involved in them,” Workman said. Workman, founder of the Uni versity Student Parent Associa tion, is still involved with the Ore gon Student Association, a student lobby group that aids traditionally underrepresented students by lob bying for state need grants, child care funding and tuition freezes. Leaving her job has already al lowed Workman more time to fo cus on her studies and spend per sonal time with Whitney. “I took my daughter to ice skat ing lessons yesterday instead of [going to] a staff meeting,” said Workman, a junior computer sci ence major. Tris O’Shaughnessy, assistant dean for family programs, said the campus hasn’t seen the last of Workman. “I don’t think Kathleen is gone,” O’Shaughnessy said. “She will still be a presence for student par ents and the University.” O’Shaughnessy said Sarah De Laura Smit Emerald Kathleen Workman has resigned from her position as the ASUO non-traditional-student advocate to spend more time with her 6-year-old daughter, Whitney. Vore will take over for Workman as the new non-traditional student advocate in a 3-month interim po sition. Breslow said DeVore, who is also a student parent, met an ur gent need by filling Workman’s po sition, and he is confident that De Vore is a natural fit for the position because she is familiar with cur rent student parent issues. But O’Shaughnessy said while Workman may be focusing on a different part of her life, she will be missed. “I think Kathleen, in her posi tion, was one in a million,” O’Shaughnessy said. “She has sen sitivity to issues that make her an activist at heart.” TALL, PARK & CHOCOLATE No Valentine date this year? Instead, enjoy some dark chocolate from Fenton & Lee or Euphoria, incense, candles, a bubble bath, and a romance novel.... UNIVERSITY of OREGON Hult Center For The Performing Arts, Sorenj Tickets: 541-682-5000 K. Production Sponsor Shfllcoistcr-iBiuuil Oregon Daily Emerald P.O. 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