Oregon Student Association

5 4 3 2 1 TUITION EQUITY & DREAM ACT - Tuition Equity is a state campaign to allow all Oregon high school graduates to pay in-state tuition rates, regardless of documentation status. The DREAM Act is pending federal legislation which would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants through education and service. Let’s get these passed!

5 4 3 2 1 RESEARCH & RECRUITMENT OF STUDENTS OF COLOR - The recruitment of students of color needs to be better studied in order to be improved.

5 4 3 2 1 CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING - Our colleges and universities are increasingly comprised of students of diverse races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, economic statuses, life experiences and cultural backgrounds. Our schools need to provide members of the campus community with the training necessary to respect, foster and navigate this diversity — at school and in the workplace.

5 4 3 2 1 REMOVAL OF ETHNIC MASCOTS - Mascots which caricature particular ethnicities reflect the racism of the past and project it into the future.

5 4 3 2 1 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CULTURAL RESOURCE CENTERS - Safe spaces where students can be supported and connected with programming that meets the needs of our culturally diverse campuses.

5 4 3 2 1 GENDER INCLUSIVE SPACES - To provide safe spaces for all students campuses need to offer restrooms, housing and other facilities designated for use by people of any and all gender identities.

5 4 3 2 1 RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS - We need to make sure our schools are working to recruit and retain students of color, LGBTQ students and other underrepresented students.

5 4 3 2 1 DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION - To require that our schools prepare students to meet the challenges of a diverse world, diversity education needs to be made part of all students’ graduation requirements.