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Dear members of the University of Oregon community, We, the undersigned, wish to express our public distress at the passage of Measure 36, the constitutional amendment defining marriage as a relationship only between a man and a woman.* We are especially troubled by the fact that the initiative garnered a narrow majority of the votes cast in Lane County. We fear that the passage of this initiative sends a message of exclusion and animus toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. The LGBTQ community is a vital, crucial, and valued part of the broader university and of our society as a whole. Many of our students, staff, faculty, and administrators are members of the LGBTQ community, and many more people at the University of Oregon believe fervently, have worked for, and will continue to work for, equal rights for all. We are one community of equals. It is our collective duty to make sure that the University of Oregon remains a welcoming environment for all of our students and friends and to continue the fight for equal rights for the LGBTQ community. Sincerely, x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Julie Novkov, Director, Women’s & Gender Studies Program Liz Bohls, Associate Professor, English Department Lizzie Reis, Assistant Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies Marcus Widenor, Associate Professor, LERC Kathleen Karlyn, Associate Professor, English/Film Studies Marie Vitulli, Professor, Mathematics Frank Stahl, American Cancer Society Professor, Biology Julianne Newton, Associate Professor, Journalism & Communication Gordon Lafer, Associate Professor, LERC Dick Stein, Professor, English Deborah Baumgold, Associate Professor, Political Science Erin O’Brien, Director, Women’s Center Anne Dhu McLucas, Professor, School of Music Martha A. Ravits, College Consultant, Youth Enrichment/TAG Program Leslie Steeves, Prof. and Graduate Director, Journalism & Communication Michael J. Stern, Assistant Professor, Germanic Languages & Literature Tom Lininger, Assistant Professor, School of Law Steven Deutsch, Professor Emeritus, Sociology Suzanne Clark, Associate Professor, English Shari Huhndorf, Associate Professor, English Matthew Dennis, Professor, History Dom Vetri, Professor, School of Law Margaret Hallock, Director, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics Julia Lesage, Professor Emerita, English Becky Dusseau, Outreach Coordinator, ALS Joan Acker, Professor Emerita, Sociology Bill Rossi, Associate Professor, English Sandi Morgen, Director, CSWS and Professor, Anthropology Dorianne Laux, Associate Professor, Creative Writing Program Nathan Tublitz, Professor, Biology Maram Epstein, Associate Professor, East Asian Languages & Literature Jane Gordon, Associate Dean, School of Law John Shuford, Director, CoDaC Joe Lowndes, Assistant Professor, Political Science Bo Adan, teacher and writer Bryna Goodman, Associate Professor, History Robin Holmes, Director, Testing and Counseling Center Lise Nelson, Assistant Professor, Geography Holly LeMasurier, Regional Coordinator, IE3 Global Internships Jane Cramer, Assistant Professor, Political Science Sarah Craig, Int. Student & Scholar Specialist, International Programs Jette Foss, Research Associate (crtsy), Molecular Biology Esther Jacobson, Kerns Professor, Art History John Lysaker, Associate Professor, Philosophy Bonnie Mann, Assistant Professor, Philosophy Gerry Berk, Associate Professor and Department Head, Political Science Donald Van Houten, Professor Emeritus, Sociology Sarah Douglas, Professor, Computer & Information Science Nadia Telsey, Instructor, Women’s and Gender Studies Robert Hill Long, Creative Writing Program Caroline Forell, Professor, School of Law Sharon Schuman, Director, Residential Academy Jocelyn Hollander, Associate Professor, Sociology Daniel Pope, Associate Professor, History Henry Alley, Professor, Honors College Peggy Pascoe, Associate Professor, History Roger Adkins, Overseas Program Coor., Office of International Programs Yuliya Tkachyshyn, Undergraduate, Economics Shoshana Kerewsky, Asst. Prof., Counseling Psychology & Human Svcs. Linda Forrest, Associate Dean, College of Education Nancy Taylor Kemp, Adj. Prof., Counseling Psychology & Human Svcs. Shelly Kerr, Assistant Director, Counseling and Testing Center Jeff Todahl, Couples and Family Therapy, College of Education Sue Orchard, Staff Therapist, Counseling & Testing Center Brooks Morse, Staff Psychologist, Counseling & Testing Center JQ Johnson, Academic Education Coordinator, UO Libraries Barbara Corrado Pope, Professor Emerita, Women’s and Gender Studies Gwen Jansen, Counseling & Testing Center Ron Miyaguchi,Staff Psychologist, Counseling & Testing Center Andy Smith, Psychology Intern, Counseling and Testing Center Shaul Cohen, Associate Professor, Geography Sandy Schoonover, Director of Residence Life, University Housing Deborah Olson, Assistant Professor, School of Education Clay Bean, Psychology Intern, Counseling & Testing Center John Davidson, Adjunct Professor, Political Science Edel Davenport, Associate Director, Counseling & Testing Center Lynn Stephen, Distinguished Professor, Anthropology Genie Baker, Assistant Professor, Political Science Emilee Thompson, Adjunct Instructor, Women's & Gender Studies Lauren Kessler, Director, Literary Nonfiction Fiona Ngô, Ethnic Studies Program x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Deborah Green, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies Laura Creel, Predoctoral Intern, Counseling & Testing Center Ted Toadvine, Assistant Professor, Philosophy & Environmental Studies Tze-Lan Sang, Associate Professor, East Asian Languages Judith Raiskin, Assoc. Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies Program Tami Hill, Instructor, Women’s and Gender Studies Program Priscilla Yamin, Research Associate, CSWS Peter Warnek, Assistant Professor, Philosophy Analisa Taylor, Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Languages Audrey Desjarlais, Grants and Contracts Tech, College of Education Cara Arndorfer, graduate student, Counseling Psychology Martin Summers, Director, Ethnic Studies Program Karen McPherson, Associate Professor, Romance Languages Marc Vanscheeuwijck, Associate Professor, School of Music Krista M. Chronister, Counseling Psychology Program Mark Levy, Instructor of Ethnomusicology, School of Music Lynn Fujiwara, Asst. Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies Program Steve Morozumi, Multicultural Center Richard York, Assistant Professor, Sociology Gina Psaki, Professor, Romance Languages Joel Bloom, Research Associate, Oregon Survey Research Laboratory Beata Stawarska, Assistant Professor, Philosophy Chaone Mallory, Instructor, Women’s and Gender Studies Program Judith Baskin, Director, Judaic Studies Program Stephanie Wood, Associate Director, Wired Humanities Project Lisa Yount, PhD Candidate, Philosophy Mary Fechner, Director of Faculty Development Louise Bishop, Assistant Professor, Honors College Barbara Dale May, Associate Professor, Romance Languages Monique R. Balbuena, Assistant Professor, Honors College Deanna Linville, Asst. Prof., Res. Assoc., Marriage & Family Therapy Susan Anderson, Professor, Germanic Languages and Literatures Ellen Scott, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology Barbara Altmann, Associate Professor, Romance Languages Elizabeth Wheeler, Associate Professor, English Cheyney Ryan, Professor, Philosophy Amanda Powell, Senior Instructor of Spanish, Romance Languages Jolene Siemsen, Nurse Practitioner, University Health Center Hilary Lord, Study Abroad Advisor, International Programs Susan N. Gary, Associate Professor, School of Law Tim McMahon, Faculty Consultant/Teaching Effectiveness Program Amy Story, graduate student, Philosophy Debra Merskin, Assoc. Professor, School of Journalism & Communication Michael Dreiling, Associate Professor, Sociology Anne Laskaya, Associate Professor, English Carolyn Culbertson, GTF, Philosophy Madonna Moss, Professor, Anthropology Brian Klopotek, Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies Sabena Stark, Office Manager, Women’s & Gender Studies Donella-Elizabeth Alston, Office Coordinator, Ethnic Studies Program Carol Jones, Business Manager, Lundquist College of Business Mayr Makenna, Office Manager, Office of Student Life Ann Ciasullo, Instructor, English and Women's and Gender Studies Donna Schimmer, Executive Support Specialist, Undergraduate Studies Lori Brown, ASUO Women's Center TK McDonald, Office Manager, Department of Philosophy Genevieve Roesler, Office Specialist, Humanities Consortium Petra Hagen, Graduate Program, School of Journalism & Communication Myrrh Sagrada, Administrative Assistant, TACS/WRRC Alexandra Stotts, Adj. Asst. Prof., Women’s & Gender Studies Dana Berthold, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Women’s & Gender Studies Jiannbin Lee Shiao, Assistant Professor, Sociology John Burridge, Information Tech Consultant, Political Science & English Doug Smith, Instructor & Clinical Supervisor, Marriage & Family Therapy John Frankfurt, Undergraduate, Planning, Public Policy & Managemnet Tina Schmich, Graduate Student, Planning, Public Policy & Management Cindy Ingram, Graduate Student, Planning, Public Policy & Management Taylour Johnson, Undergraduate, Planning, Public Policy & Management Marisa Hastie, Assistant Director, Fitness Programs Susanne Giordano, Dept. Sec.; Planning, Public Policy & Management Cole Loving, Senior, Planning, Public Policy & Management Chicora Martin , Direrctor, LGBT Education & Support Services David Miller, Director, University of Oregon Men’s Center (UOMC) Marjorie DeBuse, Director, UO Youth Enrichment and TAG Programs Sarah Wells, Women’s Center Education and Outreach Coordinator, Assault Prevention Shuttle Education Coordinator Dennis Galvan, Director, International Studies Program Patti Barkin, Senior Research Assistant, College of Education Stacy Borke, ASUO Women's Center John K. Miller, Director, Family Therapy Program, College of Education The membership of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *The views expressed here are those of the individual signers and do not reflect any official position or stance of the University of Oregon. NOVEMBER 24, 2004 7
