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Having taken part in a leadership development program held in con junction with NCORE, the group held the first-ever student presentations at the conference, which took place May 31 through June 2 in New Orleans, La. University scholarship winners were senior Serena Charley, sopho more Eduardo Morales, freshman Brendalee Sifuentez, senior Jeanice Chieng, second-year law student John Branam, senior Abigail Lovett, junior Oscar Arana and freshman Gabriela Romero. Lovett, co-director of the Multicul tural Center, said she was supportive of getting the scholarship, but by no means feels superior to any of her fel low delegates. Although the atmos phere of the conference made first impressions slightly intimidating, Lovett said the experience helped everyone to realize the impact stu dents have made at this University. “While at the conference, many of us felt alienated because the con ference is mainly for administrators and faculty,” she said. “I know we left an impression on each other and the people we met.” Six more University students joined them, including outgoing ASUO presi dent and vice president Nilda Brook lyn and Joy Nair. Conference organiz ers offered Brooklyn and Nair free registration for leading a three-hour session entitled, “Building Leadership Across Boundaries: A Critical Dialogue About Students of Color and White Students Working Together with Re spect.” This NCORE conference be ing her first, Nair said she thinks the session went well. “University students have a good reputation, so I felt everyone that came really listened and respected our message,” she said. Brooklyn and Nair also joined University administrators to present another three-hour critical dialogue session, “Being White Allies on Pre dominantly White Campuses: Let’s Talk About Motivations, Presump tions, Guilt and Responsibility.” “We hoped that administrators would leam more about the student leader experience, and for students at tending to hear about how we at the University work together in coalitions and how they are formed,” Nair said. Lovett and the other winners met four months prior to the conference, putting together a video and work shop designed to help administrators understand the workings of student run programs. The taped dialogues presented were derived from six weeks of student-held evening dia logue sessions. Gwen Tistadt Jansen, one of several University administra tors who worked with the students on the presentations, taped the dia logues for the group This year’s conference being Jansen’s third, she said it’s not just the scholarship recipients who are winners. “It’s a real ‘one-for-all’ mentali ty,” Jansen said. “It’s well worth the time and effort.” Assistant to the director of the University Counseling and Testing Center, Jansen said she is really ■glad to see the students get the recognition they deserve. “This conference is attended by high-level administrators, staff and fac ulty from across the country and they are in awe of how articulate UO stu dents are,” she said. “Building coali tions, like this delegation, is where we can continue to draw strength, support each other when we need support and celebrate in our successes. ” In preparing resumes and scholar ship submission letters to off-set some of the funds needed for stu dents to attend, Jansen worked with a group of 11 individuals to identify diversity-related work for their can didacies and look over statements, she said. Of the 11, eight received scholarships, which knocked $350 off the bill per student and allowed the University to blow the competi tion away by being awarded the most scholarships of any university. “These students bring so much back to campus that I think it is well worth the investment,” she said. E-mail reporter Caron Alarab at caronalarab@dailyemerald.com. 011595
