Reception recognizes long-time staff members
More than 350 University staff members were honored
Tuesday, some for more than 30 years of service
HEATHER CRABTREE
FREELANCE REPORTER
The Officers of Administration
council honored University President
Dave Frohnmayer and more than 350
other University staff members for
their years of service during a recep
tion following the annual OA council
meeting on Tliesday.
At Tliesday’s reception, Frohnmay
er presented pins to 18 staff members
who have worked for the University
for 30 or more years. At the end of the
ceremony, Becky Goodrich, a 38-year
veteran, surprised Frohnmayer with a
pin for his 12 years of service.
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Although Frohnmayer has
worked off and on for the University
since 1971, the OA recognizes only
consecutive years of service. Frohn
mayer celebrated his tenth year as
president last July. He served as
dean at the law school before as
suming the duties of president.
"Whenever you have the chance to
celebrate you should take it and that
is what we are doing," Frohnmayer
said during his presentation speech.
Tuesday's meeting was the first
meeting the council held this school
year. The council sought feedback
from OA members in order to plan
brown-bag meetings that will discuss
specific topics, including suicide pre
vention and parking issues.
The OA council has six members
and is elected by the administrative
staff to represent different areas of the
University. It as a liaison between ad
ministrative faculty and the vice pres
ident for administration. Council
members serve two-year terms and
most choose to serve a second term,
which is the limit.
Human Resources Director Linda
King updated members on an OA
project that was started last year.
King is in the process of combining
material relating to OA members to
be posted on the OA Web site. The
material posted will include gover
nance policies, discipline policies
and compensation policies. King
hopes to have the project complet
ed by the end of November.
“There is a real identity crisis with
OAs,” OA Chairwoman Marilyn Reid
said. “We want to reiterate that yes,
OAs are faculty and yes, this material
pertains to them. It’s a very hard
group to represent because it’s such a
range of people.”
Senior Vice President and Provost
John Moseley answered questions
regarding budget and salary increas
es. University salaries are currently
frozen by state mandate because of
funding issues, but that is expected
to change.
“We expect and hope that higher
education will be treated favorably in
the governor’s budget,” Moseley said.
The University will be able to main
tain this year’s budget because of a 3
percent increase in enrollment, he
said. However, the next biannual
budget will be just as tight as the cur
rent budget.
Despite a possible increase in the
budget for higher education, there
isn’t going to be a lot of extra money
floating around, Moseley said.
However, the University does
expect enough to grant staff a small
salary increase.
Frohnmayer discussed the building
of Lillis Business Complex, the Recre
ation Center and the art museum as
symbols of the university’s progress.
He encouraged council members
to continue with their work and
equated the changes to the Universi
ty as a sign that it is on the move.
“Without the people who are deter
mined to make it work and not take
‘no’ for an answer, change won’t hap
pen,” Frohnmayer said.
Heather Crabtree is a freelance
reporter for the Daily Emerald
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“Given that situation, I had no
choice,” Hunt said.
Hunt said President Bush’s re
election only served as a reinforce
ment to a decision that had already
been made.
“We have an international war
criminal as President, following poli
cies that are against international hu
man rights and international treaties
of laws,” Hunt said.
Hunt said he will retire in June 2005
and move to British Columbia with his
wife soon after.
Had Sen. John Kerry won the elec
tion, Hunt said he would still be leav
ing, not just because of health care
costs but because Kerry did not run on
an anti-war platform and made no
overt denunciation of the torture of
Iraqi prisoners taking place under the
current administration.
“The only thing I heard him say
was he was willing to do anything,
with no limitations, to defeat terror
ism,” Hunt said.
If Hunt did have access to an af
fordable health care plan he said his
decision would “probably not” be
any different.
“I’ve been fighting for change in
this country since I was 12,” Hunt
said. “I’m tired of beating my head
against the wall.”
Unlike most Americans consider
ing a move to Canada at this time,
Hunt said he will have no difficulty
returning to the country he lived in
for 12 years despite his lack of Cana
dian citizenship.
“I don’t think Canada’s going to tell
Kathy she can’t come back in,” Hunt
said, referring to his wife’s Canadian
citizenship. “I’m part of her furniture.”
Hunt said one of the reasons his
wife never gave up her Canadian
citizenship was so the two could
easily relocate.
He said he will still retain his U.S
citizenship as he did when he first
lived in Canada, just in case he ever
feels the need to flee the country.
Hunt said there is always a possibil
ity of a country becoming unlivable
for someone who values democracy
and freedom, but said he always sus
pected the United States would be the
first offender.
“I had little doubt about which di
rection we would flee,” Hunt said.
Sophomore Sophie Bloch, a student
in Hunt’s Social Issues and Move
ments class, said she is saddened by
Hunt’s decision but not surprised.
“He really sees the world for what
it is,” Bloch said.
Bloch said Hunt mentioned his pos
sible retirement and move to Canada
in a class last year.
Hunt made it clear that his decision
was a result of Canada’s superior
health care system combined with the
“overall conscientious difference” of
Canada compared to the United
States, Bloch said.
Associate sociology professor
Michael Dreiling said Hunt’s retirement
will definitely be a loss for the stu
dents, faculty and staff at the
University.
“Chuck has left an incredible lega
cy,” Dreiling said. “He reminds people
to stay on that kind of critical edge.”
Bloch agreed.
“He has a very powerful role on
campus,” Bloch said.
Hunt said he is not abandoning the
progressive movement and will be ac
tively involved in some pressing envi
ronmental issues in Canada.
Canada is light years ahead of the
United States in the progressive move
ment, Hunt said, but there are still
many issues that deserve attention.
Though Hunt admits he is sad
dened at the thought of leaving his
country, he said leaving is really the
only thing he can do, financially
and morally.
The current buzz about an Ameri
can exodus to Canada is not unprece
dented, Hunt said. While under
apartheid rule, South Africa experi
enced a steady exodus of people upset
with the overtly racist practices of the
South African government.
“That’s the kind of context you can
see this in,” Hunt said.
Hunt said the United States has
been on a downward spiral for years
and has reached a point where a move
to Canada may seem to some like the
only livable option.
“I would recommend it,” Hunt said.
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