On May 4, 2023, ASSOU traveled to Salem to advocate for higher government-funding for Oregon higher education. ASSOU, along with representatives from various universities and community colleges spoke with legislators to highlight the importance of higher education. The Siskiyou spoke…
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ASSOU Recap; 04/25/2023
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and then followed by the reading of the land acknowledgment by Dakota Runyon-Trapp. Then the minutes were approved from the week before on 04/18/2023 barring any objections. There were some spelling…
ASSOU April 11th Recap
Getting back in the swing of things this spring term with an ASSOU Recap. The ASSOU April 11th meeting commenced with agenda approvals, minute corrections, and the Land Acknowledgement speech. The budget for clubs has been approved for the next…
ASSOU Recap Mar. 7
The final ASSOU meeting of the Winter term. Time flies. Starting the meeting out, the SFBC approved the $17 student budget increase from the last ASSOU meeting. The fee will then be brought to the Senate for approval, and once…
ASSOU Feb. 28 Recap
With the abundance of snow Ashland received this past week, ASSOU held this meeting through Zoom to ensure the safety of their fellow students and members. After sharing some stories on everyone’s snow day, the meeting began with SOU’s Land…
ASSOU Recap – 2/21/2023
After the Land Acknowledgment, the meeting started with hopeful wishes about the end of the term. There was a Judicial update regarding a grievance. The grievance was reviewed, and it was found that no bylaws were broken so the grievance…
Town Hall Feb. 16, 2023, Recap
Before President Bailey elaborated on his Realignment plan, he prefaced the meeting with the unfortunate things that happened to Student President Alicia Gerrity. In spite of what happened, President Gerrity encouraged the SOU community to find the light in each…
ASSOU Townhall: President Rick Bailey’s Realignment Plan
The ASSOU Town Hall this past Thursday, February 2nd started off with a brief message from President Bailey surrounding the event that occurred in the Psychology building the day prior, ending with an apology from the university. The meeting focused…
ASSOU Recap Jan 24
The Jan. 24th meeting started at 6:00 pm with the Land Acknowledgement speech, roll call, and minute revisions. The ongoing discussion surrounding financial aid continued; Jason Piazza has changed positions from Financial Aid to Benefits Nav, Director(s) of Finance are…
ASSOU Recap – 01/17
The Jan. 17 ASSOU Meeting began with the customary land acknowledgement, followed by revisions to the minutes from the Senate’s last meeting in November. After the minutes were approved, the Senate discussed their retreat over the prior weekend. They announced…