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nity for input,” he said. “And most
of the programs in the EMU rely
heavily on student input.”
He added state laws prohibit
students from supervising Univer
sity staff, and the laws also do not
give students the authority to hire
and fire staff members.
Last week, Steven Sawada , the
Cultural Forum’s regional music
coordinator, said students are the
ones who work closest with the
programs and staff leaders and
therefore can best determine how
any decision will affect programs.
Although they cannot have the ul
timate say, students should at least
be consulted about such decisions,
he said.
“This is seriously affecting us in
a very negative way,” he said about
Dievendorfs termination.
University members have also
expressed concern about closed
meetings involving discussions
about recommended changes to
the Clark Document, which gov
erns use of the student incidental
fee. Again, students argued the is
sue involves their money, and they
should have had input before the
recommendation was sent to Uni
versity President Dave Frohnmay
er’s office.
Student leaders and staff mem
bers involved in the meetings,
however, said the committee in
cluded people who were experts
on the issues. The small number of
committee members also helped
them get more done in the short
time allowed, they said. Not only
that, but students still have the op
portunity to offer input.
But students said the closed
meetings and refusal to disclose
the reason Dievendorf was termi
nated are examples of why they
mistrust the administration’s in
tentions. Several staff members
also pointed to deeper problems
they could not discuss.
Sawada had previously also said
the administration’s behavior ap
peared “shady.” He said adminis
trators should have known that
suddenly deciding not to renew
Dievendorf’s contract would raise
suspicions.
“This leaves so much room for
rumors because no one knows
why,” he said.
Debate over the role
of administrators
Multicultural Center Director Er
ica Fuller said some administrators
appear to have their own agendas
and do not want students and staff
members to get in the way of these
visions.
“In many cases, the management
has a tendency to force its agenda
over the experience of those who
actually work with the students,”
she said. “They have a tendency to
micromanage, and I think they
overvalue their importance in the
overall discussion.”
But Associate Vice President of
Student Affairs Anne Leavitt said
the EMU is not run by just a few
people. Rather, everyone has dif
ferent roles they are expected to
fulfill, which contributes to ac
complishing the building’s mis
sion, she said. And this includes
the expectation that supervisors
such as Lobisser will evaluate and
review staff members.
“I don’t think it’s an issue of
power. I think it’s a joint responsi
bility,” she said. “I’d like to see the
building pull together by being fo
cused on what the common work
is. These current issues are making
people lose sight a little bit of all
the good work that has been
done.”
Dievendorf previously said she
had not been given a reason for her
termination, but she added that
she believed her supervisors want
ed to change the direction of the
Cultural Forum. She also men
tioned disagreements with super
visors who she said wanted her to
change her leadership style and
“tell students what to do.”
Lobisser said he does not want
staff members to dictate what stu
dents do, but that they still have a
responsibility to be leaders.
“I want students to be as em
powered as possible, but I also
want staff to lead ... otherwise,
why have them?” he said. “While I
expect my staff to listen to stu
dents, I also ask them to bring their
kind of knowledge and expertise to
the process. ... They don’t have the
option of being passive bystanders.
They should be adding to the
plate.”
Fuller said although administra
tors talk about empowering stu
dents, their actions sometimes
contradict this philosophy, making
it difficult for students to trust
them.
“Administrators often forget
who they’re working for,” she said.
“If they actually believed there
was a shared system where both
students and administrators have a
say in the matter, I would imagine
there wouldn’t be such an incredi
ble gap between them.”
Collaboration is key
Fuller said if administrators
were more involved with pro
grams’ daily activities, they would
have more right to make program
changes.
“It would be OK if they were ac
tually involved in the process,”
she said. “But they are too far re
moved and out of touch with re
gard to what students, at least the
ones I work with, are doing and
what’s important to them.”
Leavitt said students are only
here for a few years and have
short-term perspectives, while ad
ministrators can view programs
over a long period of time. She
said the combination of these dif
ferent outlooks is important, but
sometimes more communication is
necessary.
“It’s that tension between the
two perspectives — immediate
and long-term — that makes that
building able to serve students
well. ... I think it’s a creative ten
sion,” she said. “But when people
raise issues on trust, we need to
not just communicate about what
the problem is, but communicate
overall.”
Student Sen. Andy Elliott said
administrators are committed to
implementing programs in the best
interest of students, and these ef
forts are meant to be helpful. But
he said administrators’ percep
tions of what is best sometimes dif
fer from those of students, who feel
“alienated” when decisions are
made without their consent.
Elliott added that students
should never be asked to “turn a
blind eye to the insensitive actions
of administrators,” but should in
stead strive to create an environ
ment that does not include such
actions. He said the ASUO Consti
tution, executive and senate rules,
and other governance documents
should be reviewed and amended
to ensure “students greater clarity
of voice.” Even when administra
tors and students disagree, stu
dents must remember they pay the
incidental fee and should “deter
mine the benefits,” he said.
“Administrators need not be
seen as the enemy.... Unfortunate
ly, that’s how they’re viewed by
most students today,” he said.
“The greatest good for students
would be achieved if students and
administrators worked together for
a common goal. Such a situation is
possible, but it will take some hard
work to achieve.”