ASUO president to apply for State Board position
■ Nilda Brooklyn will vie to be a
student representative on the
State Board of Higher Education
By Eric Martin
Oregon Daily Emerald
ASUO President Nilda Brooklyn
confirmed Wednesday she will ap
ply in May for one of two student
member spots on the State Board
of Higher Education.
“I see this as a way for students
to be in on the process as decisions
are made,” she said. “I think that’s
an important step. In ASUO, we
try to work proactively with the
Oregon University System, but it
tends to be a reaction to a decision
they’ve made.”
Brooklyn is seeking the State
Board student seat held by Uni
News brief
Committee looking to fill new
student affairs position
Members of a search committee
are seeking student advice on who
should be the first University vice
president for student affairs.
Today at 4 p.m., search commit
tee members will be in the Multi
cultural Center to ask students
what qualities they should look for
when deciding who should fill this
powerful new position.
The vice president for student af
fairs will oversee Associate Vice
President for Student Affairs Anne
Leavitt and Associate Vice President
for Enrollment Services Jim Buch.
Office of Student Life Director
Laura Blake Jones said the position
was created to unify and coordinate
the departments within the Divi
sion of Student Affairs.
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versity political science senior
Tim Young, which will become
available when his term expires
in June 2002. Erin Watari, a
Southern Oregon University sen
ior, holds the other seat until
June 2003.
Watari said Young hopes to re
turn to the board but must vie with
Brooklyn and possibly others.
“Tim Young wants to get reap
pointed by the governor,” she said.
Young was unavailable for com
ment as of press time.
Brooklyn, elected student body
president in April 2001, said she
also will help establish a pool of
applicants — including herself —
to represent students on the State
Board, which governs the seven
public universities in the OUS.
Diane Vines, OUS vice chancel
lor for corporate and public affairs,
said a student member of the State
Board must
balance a deep
caring for the
campus he or
she came from
with the needs
of the whole
system.
“Students
often are torn
between being
a (campus)
representative
and a representative of the whole
state,” Vines said. “The transi
tion is always an interesting one
to watch.”
Brooklyn said a candidate
should possess a certain breadth of
experience in student government,
and she’s encouraging everyone in
terested to apply.
As ASUO president, Brooklyn
has supported and participated in
an effort to improve campus
lighting along high-traffic corri
dors. She and ASUO Vice Presi
dent Joy Nair designed a “Doin’ it
in the Dark” campaign to encour
age students to reduce energy
consumption and thereby help
eliminate the University-imposed
energy fee. She has served in
ASUO for three years, two as part
of the Diversity Team and as
ASUO multicultural advocate.
“She’s definitely down to earth
and has a good sense of humor,”
Nair said. “When things get too se
rious, we can make jokes. Arid
when she makes decisions, she al
ways makes sure she gets input
from several people who are di
verse in their ideas. She represents
the whole student body.”
Brooklyn commended Young
and Watari for their efforts to
safeguard higher education dur
ing their tenure as board mem
bers. But she said now is a good
time for a “reassessment” of what
a student board member can do
and who would best carry out
those goals.
“I don’t want to step into the
role because I think things need to
be different,” Brooklyn said. “I
think with what’s going on special
session-wise, we need to revamp
and rejuvenate how we think
about higher education.”
E-mail reporter Eric Martin
at ericmartin@dailyemerald.com.
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