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Contract issues under fire ■Students and faculty voice funding and contract concerns in light of Linda Dievendorf’s dismissal By Andrew Adams Oregon Daily Emerald Following the administration’s decision not to renew Cultural Fo rum Director Linda Dievendorf’s contract, student leaders have ques tioned the motives behind the deci sion and some question the very na ture of Dievendorf’s position as an officer of administration. Like most of the 789 other officers of administration, Dievendorfs con tract is up for renewal every year. Students close to Dievendorf said the announcement that her contract will not be renewed is an Universi ty attempt to exert more control over student money! And Debby Martin, project coor dinator for the Student Activities Resource Center, said it was Dieven dorf’s position as an officer of ad ministration that gave University ad ministrators the leverage to push her out of the position. “There needs to be more than a one-year contract,” Martin said. “Something to protect against termi nation ... to tell you the truth, Fd rather be in a union. ” Martin said it is the ambiguous nature of the officer of administra tion position that leaves them with out much recourse. They cannot or ganize because they are management, she said, yet they do not have the full protection and au thority of more influential adminis trators. “It’s a very uncomfortable posi tion to be in at the University,” she said. “Basically you have no rights. There’s no recourse for not having your contract renewed.” Dan Williams, vice president of administration, said there is nothing unusual about one-year contracts and they are definitely not an at tempt to keep officers of administra tion from being able to protect their employment. “That’s been pretty standard,” he said. “It’s been an industry standard in higher education throughout my experience.” Officers of administration can hold contracts longer than one year, Williams said, but two years is rare and three-year contracts must be ap proved by University President Dave Frohnmayer. In November of 1996, Williams said, the state merged the positions of management service employees and officers of administration to form the current classification with the title officer of administration. The title now means both service and instructional staff who are su pervised by a University vice presi dent. He said that at the time, there was not a real difference between the instructional and service em ployees, so the change was merely in name. “This was simply a decision by the state,” Williams said. “It had nothing to do with collective bar gaining.” He said all dealings between the University and officers of adminis tration are handled in strict obser vance under a set policy, and that policy was observed in the Univer sity’s dealing with Dievendorf. Magid Shirzadegan, associate di rector of the International Education and Exchange department, serves on the Officer of Administration Coun cil that works to keep other officers of administration informed on cam pus events that relate to them. He said officers of administration are an integral part of the University, and it would not be in the administration’s best interest to leave them in doubt about their contracts. “I don’t see how the University could afford to do that,” he said. “That would shut down most of their services and offices.” T TNIVERSITV Vj IVJ.tIUlilUill1 ♦ COMMONS* r :j 1 T.-*7 lr v 1 ! "| . Ji niJ APARTMENTS Property address: 90 Commons Drive 90 Commons Drive Furnished 1, 2 & 4 Bedroom Apartments • Washer/dryer in each apartment • Close to campus • On bus route • Electronic alarm systems • Fully equipped kitchen • Private bedrooms/ Individual leases • Computer lab, copier and fax availability • Heated swimming pool • Basketball and volleyball courts • Superior workout facilities • Starting at $320 • Roommate matching service. • 10 & 12 month leases www.capstone 1 -dev.com Last Chance! 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