ASUO awarded for activism
USSA awarded ASUO’s
legislative team for its
involvement with the
H.EAR. campaign
Aimee Rudin
City/State Politics Reporter
Students may want to thank
members of ASUO’s legislative team
for working to improve access to
higher education.
The team recently received the
United States Student Association
award for its work during winter
term on the Higher Education Act
Reauthorization campaign.
The group, led by ASUO legisla
tive intern Taylor Johnson, sent
more than 1,000 postcards to Ore
gon senators and representatives,
penned numerous letters to local
media and traveled to Salem to
represent college students in the
state capitol.
“It was really interesting to do
some grassroots work that I’ve nev
er done before and have it make
such a huge impact in a national
conference,” Johnson said. “I really
wanted to make a difference ... and
provide more access to higher edu
cation.”
The H.E.A.R. campaign included
several aspects intended to increase
access to higher education. ASUO
members lobbied to increase
Campus Buzz
Tuesday
8FA Terminal Project Show (art exhi
bition), 10 a.m.-5 p.m., LaVerne
Krause Gallery, Lawrence Hall, free.
Employee Recognition Awards Re
ception, 3:30-5 p.m., Alumni Lounge,
Gerlinger Hall, free.
"Aimee and Jaguar" (German film
showing), 7:30 p.m., 115 Pacific, free.
"Director's Cut: A Selection from
the Papers of James Ivory" (movie
director exhibition), April 14-June
30, East and West Corridors and Spe
cial Collection Exhibit Area, Knight
Library, free.
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grants, lower student loan debt,
preserve good programs and repeal
the drug provision question on the
FAFSAform.
A subdivision of the campaign in
cluded lobbying for an increase in
federal Pell Grants. Students from
around the nation successfully
placed enough pressure on legisla
tors that the U.S. Senate voted to in
crease the maximum grant award
by $550.
At the University, more than
4,000 students receive Pell Grant
awards, totaling about $10.7 million.
“The Pell Grant is one of the most
important grants out there,” ASUO
legislative associate Stefan Myers
said. “It really opens the gateways to
higher education.”
Myers was one of eight members
of the ASUO legislative team who
traveled to Washington, D.G., to lob
by at the capitol and partake in the
H.E.A.R. campaign award ceremony.
Myers said the USSA award is
based on how much of an outreach
is made on campus.
“Besides all the postcards, we set
up days to have students call their
legislators,” Myers said. “We would
just try to flood their offices with e
mails and calls from students de
manding increased access to higher
education.”
Myers added that students need
to keep lobbying to make sure their
goals are realized.
USSA legislative director Mary R.
Cunningham said it is important to
gain “as much support as possible”
for H.E.A.R.
“It is vital that all of Congress
know about what we want for
H.E.A.R.,” Cunningham said.
According to Cunningham, the
recent work is just the beginning of
the H.E.A.R. campaign. The act
could take about two years to reau
thorize and go into effect.
Myers encourages students at the
University to get involved with the
ongoing actions to increase access
to higher education.
“Students can come into the
ASUO offices and get involved,” he
said. “We’re always looking for stu
dents who want to get involved with
federal issues.”
Contact the senior reporter
at aimeerudin@dailyemerald.com.
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