2013...dear friends, thank you for another great year, and happy holidays! we couldn’t be happier...
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OREGON STUDENT FOUNDATION
2013HIGHLIGHTS
The Oregon Student Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization that provides the additional support the student-led Oregon Student Association needs to ensure that
every Oregonian has access to a quality, affordable education.
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Dear Friends,
Thank you for another great year, and happy holidays! We couldn’t be happier to report that 2013 has been a landmark year for the student movement in Oregon. In fact, it has been so great we can hardly hold back our excitement for 2014.
We want to share a glimpse of the last year for the Oregon Student Foundation’s successful leadership development, civic engagement, and movement-building work, and ask for your continued support.
In Solidarity, The Oregon Student Foundation
P.S. Keep in touch with the Oregon Student Foundation. “Like” OSA’s Facebook page for updates about conferences and civic engagement opportunities! Follow us on Twitter via @OregonStudents.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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Just over a year ago, we completed our historic 2012 Vote OR Vote drive, which registered over 50,000 students to vote across Oregon and made more than three times that many contacts to educate young voters and turn them out at the ballot box. Even though 2014’s mid-term election cycle hasn’t quite arrived, we’ve kept our Vote OR Vote program running strong throughout 2013 by registering thousands of freshmen and other new voters on college campuses across the state at move-in days, orientation sessions, and more.
We can’t wait to officially kick off our 2014 program with four regional Vote OR Vote Conferences in January and February, which will provide the next wave of student leaders with the skills, knowledge, and relationships they need to run successful non-partisan voter registration drives on their campuses. Soon we’ll also be thrilled to unveil the work we’ve been doing to further target our civic engagement efforts to people of color and LGBTQ people through Vote for Justice, a critical component of our Vote OR Vote campaign.
VOTE OR VOTE CAMPAIGN
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In March we hosted our annual Northwest Student Leadership Conference, which trained hundreds of student leaders from across the Pacific Northwest in the areas of organizing, advocacy, and leadership.
Just two short months later, the Oregon Student Equal Rights Alliance (OSERA) worked with OSF staff to organize the largest leadership development and networking opportunity we’ve ever provided for LGBTQ students in Oregon. The OSERA Symposium brought together nearly 100 students from college and high schools in Oregon for a day-long event designed to teach them how to build power and organize on issues affecting their communities. Workshops focused on leadership development, upcoming political fights for the LGBTQ community, campus and community organizing, trans justice, and more.
Finally, we closed out 2013 with our most amazing Oregon Students of Color Conference yet. This three-day event brought together 100 more students of color than last year (550 total) to gain skills and critical analysis centered on building solidarity between communities of color and other marginalized groups fighting for social justice. The conference focused on educating participants about social and political inequalities facing students color, and on establishing action plans to continue advocacy and progress.
Throughout 2013, our unique conferences developed 1,200 student leaders across the Northwest into stronger organizers and advocates for their communities.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES
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This year proved that our programs and conferences are succeeding in building Oregon’s next generation of leaders. In 2013, students developed through the Oregon Student Foundation’s student leadership conferences and Vote OR Vote campaign went on to participate in the Oregon Student Association’s efforts to pass critical legislation for students statewide. After a decade-long fight, Tuition Equity (HB 2787)passed, granting qualified undocumented youth the right to pay in-state tuition. With the passage of HB 3194, the legislature made a commitment to move away from our over-reliance on incarceration and make more funding available for higher education. House Bill 2611 was also a major victory for students and underrepresented communities. It requires licensure boards and college campuses to facilitate cultural competency education for healthcare providers.
By the end of the 2013 session, funding for the Oregon Opportunity Grant program was set at $113.7 million, an increase of almost $15 million over the 2011-13 funding level. OSA’s advocacy was critical in achieving such an increase, which funded approximately 63,000 awards at an average amount of $1,800. OSA also supported Treasurer Wheeler’s successful efforts to bring a measure to the 2014 ballot that, if passed, will eventually fund need-based aid for every qualifying student in Oregon through a new state bonding mechanism. Most importantly, students won the fight to cap tuition, zeroing all anticipated increases through 2015.
ENHANCING OSA’S MOVEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS FOR ALL
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JOIN US IN SUPPORTING OREGON’S NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS!
It’s in exciting times like these that we’re especially grateful for the support of our friends and allies. As you contemplate your end-of-year giving, please consider making a gift to the Oregon Student Foundation by sending us the enclosed pledge form or donating online at www.orstudents.org/donate. By becoming one of our donors, your (tax-deductible) contribution helps guarantee the continued development of tomorrow’s leaders.
The Oregon Student Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonpartisan organization.Phone: (503) 286-0477 | Fax: (503) 286-0924
635 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR, 97211© 2013, Oregon Student Foundation
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THANK YOU!We can’t say thank you enough to the foundations and individuals who already support OSF’s work through financial contributions, or the amazing organizations and volunteer presenters who donate their time and energy to give trainings at our conferences.
Aaron RidingsAda BallAdrian LeoneAgustin Vega-PetersAimee Jones-SuematsuAimee Santos-LyonsAimee WilsonAlan Hernandez-AguilarAlejandro JuarezAlexandra Flores-QuiltyAlicia TempleAlisha Lund-ChaixAllyson DeanAlyse DrakeAmanda NewbergAmelia HarrisAmelie RousseauAmy StevensAnayeli JimenezAndrea SmithAndrea ValderramaAndrew LubashAndrew RileyAnne and Todd FosterAracely MarronArmida RamirezAshley ReesAustin SaundersAutumn WilsonAyesha Black Beatriz GutierrezBen EcksteinBennie MosesBobby LeeBrett RowlettBrian FoxBridget BurnsBruce LundyCameron WhittenCara ShufeltCarey Jean SojkaCarmen BerkleyCass ColeCassandra VillanuevaCassie Anderson and Simon VantsintjanCate JiningsCeleste MeiffrenChirag BhaktaChris DollarChris ProudfootChristel AllenChristian ForeeChristina White
Christine MasonColette BuchananColton JohnsonCory Kirshner-LiraCourt MorseCourtney HelsteinCree GordonCris LiraDani BernsteinDaniel HoSangDave CoburnDave MatthewsDavid McElhattonDeven BaremoreDevon BackstromDiana SalazarDiego HernandezDylan JambrekDylan MarchekEduardo OrtizEliseo MedinaEllen RojcEmanuel MaganaEmily McLainEric NollEric RichardsonErica MorenoErika MolinaErika SpaetErin McGladreyErin WatariErnesto MartinezEthan KrowEvan BryanEvan ChisholmFarbodd GangifardFayise AbrahimFelisa HaginsGabi HanleyGarrett HavensGrace BoundsGreg LeoHannah FisherHarris FosterHelena HuangHenry KraemerHilary BerkmanHuy OngIbrahim MubarakIlona GivensJackie AltamiranoJaclyn SperlichJaime LimonJaki Salgado
Janani BalasubramanianJane Hill Janet Soto RodriguezJasmine RiveraJazmin RoqueJazmine DixonJen LlerasJenn EngstromJennifer JacksonJess MeaseJesse Ellis O’BrienJessica HandJessica LlerasJessica SpinneyJessica TraveniaJessica TraveniaJett T. JohnsonJim BernauJim GarciaJo Ann HardestyJoan E. PaluzziJoanna StewartJoe HahnJoel FischerJoel IboaJohn JooJohn WykoffJon IsaacsJonathan FarmerJose GutierrezJoshua DanielsonJuan Carlos OrdonezJulissa RanchorJustin TautuaaKalpana Krishnamurthy and Thomas WheatleyKarin ZimmerKarina SmithKatherine OgilvieKathy FormellaKB BrowerKelli CrawfordKelly HuskeyKels JaroneKendall ClawsonKevin CroninKiah McConnellKim McGrewKim SoggeKris DeanKristen MosleyKrystonia KatoaKurt ManseauKyle Helstein
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS & DONORS
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THANK YOU!
Asian Pacific American Network of OregonASOTRECOL Solidarity NetworkAssociated Students of Lane Community CollegeAssociated Students of Oregon State UniversityAssociated Students of Portland State UniversityAssociated Students of Southern Oregon UniversityAssociated Students of the University of OregonBasic Rights OregonBreakside BreweryCascade AIDS ProjectCausa OregonCenter For Campus Free SpeechCoalition of Asian-Pacific American StudiesCornucopia CateringEugene/Springfield NAACPLane Community College Asian Pacific Islander Student UnionLane Community College Black Student UnionLane Community College Gay Straight AllianceLane Community College MEChALane Community College Native American Student AssociationLane Community College Office of the PresidentMcKenzie River Gathering FoundationMeyer Memorial TrustMomentum AllianceNational Immigrant Youth AllianceNative American Youth and
Family CenterNew American Voters ProjectOPAL Environmental Justice OregonOregon Bus ProjectOregon Center for Public PolicyOregon Community College Student AssociationOregon Dream ActivistsOregon DREAMersOregon Progressive FundOregon Public House/Village BallroomOregon State TreasuryOregon State University Division of Student AffairsOregon State University School of Language, Culture, and SocietyOregon Student Public Interest Research GroupOregon United for MarriageOregon University SystemOregon VoiceOregon Working Families OrganizationOur OregonPartnership for Safety and JusticePenney Family Fund and Common Counsel FoundationPlanned Parenthood Advocates of OregonPortland State University Division of Enrollment Management and Student AffairsPortland State University Native American Student and Community CenterPortland State University Pacific Islanders Student AssociationPortland State University Women’s Center
Pride FoundationRight 2 Dream Too/Right 2 SurviveService Employees International Union Southern Oregon University BookstoreSouthern Oregon University Department of Social Sciences, Policy, and CultureStudent Empowerment Training ProjectStudent Labor Action ProjectStudents United for MarriageUnited States Student AssociationUnited Students Against SweatshopsUnited We DreamUniversity of Oregon AccessABILITY UnionUniversity of Oregon Center for Multicultural Academic ExcellenceUniversity of Oregon Department of Theater ArtsUniversity of Oregon Holden CenterUniversity of Oregon Multi-Ethnic Student AllianceUniversity of Oregon Office of the Dean of StudentsUniversity of Oregon Office of the Vice President for Equity and InclusionUniversity of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied ArtsUrban League of PortlandWashington Student AssociationWest Coast Event ProductionsWestern States CenterWillamette Valley VineyardsYoung People For
Kyle WhiteLamar WiseLaura BohorquezLaura DoroteoLaura Terrill PattenLauren GagliardiLe AlexanderLeslie WrightLiliana LunaLinda HoppesLuis Leon Luke Kawasaki Mable JacksonMadison ParkerMara VenturaMari NoriegaMario SifuentezMarjan CoesterMark HarrisMartae NealMary MollerMary SpildeMatt ChathamMatthew NgoMax JensenMaya KumarMelissa RhoadsMelissa UngerMerriam WeatherheadMichael SelvaggioMike BogatayMonica Lee NoéMonique PetersenMonique TealNate Gulley
Nathan CampbellNicole JohnsonNyssa RodriguezOneta CantlonOscar Guerra-VeraPablo Nieves-ValenzuelaPaige Shell-SpurlingPaolo EstebanPatricia TanewashaPatrick AndersonPaul HoodPeter Dakota MolofPhil BentleyPhilip Sebastiani Phoenix SingerQanani KalilRachel A. Black ElkRachel CushmanRachel RichardsonRaul TovarRaven RodriguezRebecca Shine and Anne GalinskyRebekah SchoonoverReeanna SageRepresentative Ben UngerRepresentative Chris HarkerRepresentative Jessica Vega PedersonReyna LopezRob NosseRobert D’AndreaRosa GomezRosa MorfinRyan Mann & Shayna Rodgers
Ryan RobinsonRyan SaariSamantha TaylorSami AlloySantiago GarciaSarah CladerScylise LittleShane O’brienShaymaa TahaSofia WebsterSokho EathSophia MantheakisSophia ZamanStephanie PatricioStephen ArthurSusan McLainTamara HendersonTash ShatzTessara DudleyTia GomezTim McMahonTim NesbittToby SteinTom WorthTony RamosTorii UyeharaTrillium Shannon Ty SchwoeffermannValen BishopVanessa La TorreVincent NethYanely RivasYee-Won ChongYesenia Silva Hernandez
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