MEMO TO:      Wylie Chen (ASUO President), David Frank (FAC Chair),
                         Dave Hubin (Assistant to the President), Jeremy Grzybowski (UO Senate)
                         Margret Paris (UO Senate), and Lisa Freinkel
MEMO RE:       Senate Ad Hoc Committee on "University of Oregon Community Values"
MEMO FROM:  Peter Gilkey (UO Senate President 1999/2000)
DATE:               24 February 2000

The Pledge of Respect was developed by the summer internship program during 1999/2000 - see
   http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~asuomca/diversityinit/respect_pledge.html
The UO Senate Executive Committee (SEC) feels the principles embodied in this document could form the basis of a "University of Oregon Policy Statement". I have been directed by the SEC to form a Special Senate Ad Hoc Committee to facilitate matters. I have the high honor and priviledge of inviting you to serve on this committee  and hope you will accept. I anticipate only two meetings of this committee so I shall not impose on your time unduely.

The first task of the committee is to prepare a draft policy statement to be submitted to the UO Student Senate and to the UO Faculty Advisory Council for comment; this process ensures input from elected student and faculty bodies before the document reaches the UO Senate. Upon receipt of these comments, the committee will reconvene, redraft the document (if necessary), and submit a final version for consideration at the 10 May 2000 meeting of the UO Senate. If subsequently adopted by the UO Ssenate, the document will be forwarded to University President Frohnmayer for him to consider for possible promulgation.

There is not much time. I shall announce the formation of the committee and present our  draft at the 8 March meeting of the UO Senate. The final version with notice of motion should be presented to the 12 April meeting of the UO Senate so action can occur at the 10 May meeting. Thus we must move expeditiously. Consequently I have scheduled the first meeting of the committee for Thursday March 2 from 1600-1700 in the Johnson Hall Conference Room. At that meeting, we will draft the proposed policy statement. To facilitate matters, I have created a preliminary tentative rough working draft to start with - it is located on the web:
   http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~uosenate/dirsen990/dirextra/Adhoc.html
I hope you can accept my invitation to serve on this important committee. The UO has a long tradition of shared governance - it only works if we all participate. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Peter B Gilkey (UO Senate President 1999/2000)



The rough draft the committee was presented was Disclaimer: The following document has been modified very slightly from the "pledge of respect" developed by the Diversity Internship Program during summer 1999. It is a preliminary tentative rough working draft only. See also similar statement at OSU.


Motion US9900-9

To create a new UO Policy statement. 

 

Proposed University of Oregon Policy Statement

1.*** Administrative Organization and Procedures


Title: Statement of University of Oregon Community Values
Purpose: To set forth a clear  and cogent statement of common community values.

The University of Oregon community is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the development of integrity. In order to thrive and excel, this community must preserve the freedom of  thought and expression of all its members. A culture of respect that honors the rights, safety, dignity  and worth of every individual is essential to preserve such freedom. To respect the rights and well-being of the members of our community, we have reached agreement to:


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