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OUS increases student voice
The shared governance policy
urges schools to ensure
student representation
in decision-making processes
Aimee Rudin
City/State Politics Reporter
At a meeting between the Oregon
University System and the Oregon
Student Association in April, the
Oregon State Board of Higher Edu
cation granted the policy of student
shared governance and gave stu
dents a little more control over
their academic destiny.
According to the Board, shared
governance — a phrase that has
not yet been defined — seeks to
give “students a voice in the edu
cational process, particularly with
respect to student life, services
and interests.” Under the policy of
shared governance, students be
come involved in university deci
sion making.
OUS schools have not yet fig
ured out how they plan to imple
ment the shared governance poli
cy; however, all schools are
required to submit their ideas by
Dec. 1. OUS school presidents will
be in charge of ensuring students
are represented during the deci
sion-making process.
ASUO President Rachel Pilliod
said so far the University adminis
tration has been unexcited about
the prospect of shared gover
nance, but she said she thinks
that may change once the policy
is implemented.
“Any time there is a decision
being made that might affect stu
dents, you deserve to have a say,”
Pilliod said. “Shared governance
sets up a system where student
voices are represented within the
university administration. It’s an
other step toward ensuring
students are given a voice about
their educations.”
Melissa Unger, legislative direc
tor for the Oregon Student Associ
ation, said OSA began developing
the idea of shared governance last
summer as a response to the Ore
gon University System’s endorse
ment of “The Deal,” a proposal
that created a partnership to
spread the cost of higher educa
tion between students, universities
and legislators.
Under “The Deal,” students
would have had little to no control
over their tuition or the division of
fees on campus. Student leaders
said enactment of “The Deal”
could have resulted in university
students having to shoulder the
brunt of higher tuition rates and
the increased price of higher edu
cation. Shared governance policy
was born out of this concern.
“Campuses should not be doing
anything without student involve
ment,” Unger said. “The imple
Onyx House
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On average, about 400 people, 95
percent of whom are University
and Lane Community College stu
dents, come each week.
“We are at our maximum capac
ity — that’s why we don’t do any
advertising,” Poetzl said, adding
that a second Sunday evening
service will be added next fall to
accommodate additional guests. “If
they want to come, we want to give
them a seat.”
The house is owned by Eugene
Faith Center, a Four Square
church. Four Square means “well
balanced,” or “non-denomination
al,” which might be part of the
reason the group attracts so many
different Christian denomina
tions, Poetzl said. Many of the stu
dents who go to the services, he
added, aren’t Christians but are
interested in learning about faith,
or are just neighbors who wonder
what all the hubbub is about.
“It’s not my job to make you be
lieve,” he said. “We want to create
an atmosphere where people can
hear the message and then decide
on their own. If it’s for you, great,
but if not, don’t sweat it.”
The house also serves as a com
munal home for about 60 students
and is managed by two University
seniors. Christy Blindauer, one of
the managers, said Friday servic
es attract so many students be
cause they provide authenticity
and answers to life questions.
Students “feel fulfillment in
their souls — and I hope they
take that away with them,”
Blindauer said.
A.J. Swoboda, who has lived at
the house for the past three years,
said that because he is an only
child, living with 60 people has
been a positive experience. He
also met many of his best friends
and his fianceg while living there.
“Probably the coolest thing
about the house is the people,” he
said. “I’ve grown spiritually, emo
tionally and physically. I’ve
gained about 10 pounds — the
food is great.”
"It's not my job to
make you believe.
We want to create an
atmosphere where
people can hear the
message and then
decide on their own.
If it's for you, great, but
if not, don't sweat it"
Nathan Poetzl
Onyx House pastor
Besides Friday evening services,
students participate in communi
ty service projects, such as pass
ing out cookies and hot chocolate
to homeless people Downtown
and taking mission trips to Ameri
can Indian reservations as far
away as Montana and Los Angeles
to help inner-city youth.
Other activities include hosting
sporting events, dance parties,
cultural nights and small-group
Bible studies.
“Everybody’s looking for an
swers,” Swoboda said.
Contact the reporter
at romangokhman@dailyemerald.com.
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mentation of shared governance
will help to ensure students are
given a voice.”
Under shared governance poli
cy, the Board of Higher Education
retains ultimate control over col
leges and universities within OUS.
However, OUS schools carry some
individual authority and governing
power. At each school, students
and administrators share some de
cision-making authority.
According to ASUO State Affairs
Coordinator Adam Petkun, one of
the most valuable aspects of the
shared governance policy is the
opportunity for students to be in
volved with tuition rates.
Petkun said that after “The Deal”
was introduced, the primary con
cern of University student leaders
was how the administration would
set tuition rates and increases.
“We needed to make sure tu
ition was kept in the hands of leg
islators,” Petkun said. “If adminis
trations had the final say in
tuition, it would cut students out
of the process.”
Petkun added that shared gover
nance allows students to represent
students at the state Capitol and
during lobbying efforts.
“Shared governance allows us to
keep putting in our two cents,” he
said. “It makes for a better repre
sentation of student values.”
Contact the senior reporter
at aimeerudin@dailyemerald.com.