To: Whom it May Concern
From: Emma Kallaway ASUO President
Date: July 25, 2009
Regarding: Criteria for fulfillment of duty

In hopes of further detailing the goals of the current ASUO administration this memo will outline the criteria for the coming year. This memo will address the duty of publishing criteria for fulfillment of duty of the ASUO President: GTN 5.17, “The President shall establish and publish his or her own criteria for fulfillment of duties within in one month of taking office. The President shall also perform all duties as required by this Constitution.” I will be abiding by the rules laid out in the Green Tape Notebook for the bases of my decisions; I will also be working towards five specific goals for further criteria of my administration.

Work Closely with Programs to Improve their Resources

It is important to consider the needs of student programs. The ASUO is comprised of three branches of government as well as 120 student groups and programs. To improve the resources of these programs we intend to focus on the following.

• Streamline the Program Council Meetings to focus on collaborative conversations and useful trainings.
• Review the bylaws of the Programs Review and Committee. The body is meant to help students gain support for their community or group, but at the same time the ASUO budget needs to be managed carefully and support as many students as possible. Better understanding the effectiveness of current and new programs will allow all programs to receive full benefits.
• We have added two seats on ASPAC (Associated Students Presidential Advisory Committee) for international students. This will allow international students and student groups to have their voice heard and allow for better collaboration with other student leaders.
• The ASUO Executive will increase fundraising this year and allow for more co-sponsorships. This will provide another funding option outside of the senate for student groups who need help with special projects.

Improve Outreach to Students

Outreach comes in many different forms and it will be a focus for entire executive staff. Ideas for outreach are below; if these routes do not work we will shift our methodology.

• Utilize personal interactions. We have tabled at every Introducktion session and have obtained interest cards we will be following up on throughout the year.
• Attend Greek Life dinners to give updates and answer questions.
• We are starting to work with a graphic designer and other students to start a re-branding campaign that will allow for better recognition of ASUO and student sponsored events on campus. We will also work on making the ASUO a more welcoming and accessible space.
• Increase information about ASUO Positions- thus far we have advertised in multiple ways for openings within the ASUO and we will always have an interview process for positions.
• The website is a focus for the coming year. We will fill the position on our executive staff and move forward with creating a more comprehensive website.
• Increasing outreach also means working on state and federal issues that are vital to student life. We will be working closely with various administrators, the Oregon Student Association, the United States Student Association, and other organizations to address student issues and provide a strong University of Oregon presence on the state and federal level.

Research Cost Effectiveness of our Current Contracts

Research is very important when understanding the effectiveness of our Incidental fee. It is a priority of this administration to evaluate the usage of the Incidental fee far before the budget season.

• Currently, we are working with various students to better understand how students use transportation options on campus. We are looking for information on how many student use the transportation options provided by the ASUO and if our methods are effective.
• We are also carefully working with General Council and the UO Contracts Department to make sure that our processes are legal and best for students.
• Understanding our contracts early will help keep contract costs low during the budget season. We hope to maximize the Incidental fee without increasing the cost to students wherever we can.

Increase Fundraising

Fundraising is a priority for this administration in order to leave the Senate surplus funds for other programs whenever we can. We also hope to provide co-sponsorships for student groups on special events and projects. We will increase fund-raising in the following ways:

• Looking for ways to improve revenue obtained from the two Street Faires
• Provide a fund-raiser winter term
• A new website will draw more attention to the rental website
• Provide a template for the ASUO and student groups to use when sending fundraising letters to departments or out into the community
• Reapply for Oregon Business Energy Tax credits and create a manual for how to do this for years to come

Research and Plan for Continued Funding of the Late Night library

This is proving to be the most difficult goal of the next year. Finding institutional funding for anything especially during the current economic environment is challenging. These are the different avenues we plan to research:

• Look into contracting the cost permanently within the Incidental fee. This is not ideal because it places the burden on students and often a long term contract can be more expensive.
• Look for long-term partners from academic departments. This is challenging to do for more than one year.
• Look for shared burden within University of Oregon administration. This is not ideal because it moves the responsibility over to the administration and does not guarantee it will remain an institutional priority in the future.


These are the initial goals and criteria for fulfillment of duty from the current ASUO Executive. Please understand that priorities will shift over the year as new concerns come up. We are committed to these goals and will change methodology as the year continues as it is also a priority for us to outreach and listen to what students would like us to work on. We have a lot to clean up and hope to make realistic promises to students.

I count myself lucky to be working with hundreds of talented students who hope to improve the lives of their peers on this campus and nationwide. We are also lucky to be working with caring and talented administrators who are putting students first in many of their challenging decisions. It has been a pleasure to work with our new President Lariviere and our new Dean of students Paul Shang, they are both a wonderful addition to our campus.

Thank you to my extremely talented and thoughtful Vice President Getachew Kassa, as well as my Chief of Staff Ella Barrett and our entire staff. The ASUO has another talented pool of students and hopes to be a resource for students.

Thank you for this opportunity and I hope to continue to earn your respect as the year progresses.

Sincerely,

Emma Kallaway
ASUO President
541-346-0624
asuopres@uoregon.edu