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Petition Regarding the Green Fee Fund

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Guest#1 Jun 02, 2014, 20:17
This is unfair! This is student money and it deserves to be back in the hands of students to fund their green projects.
Guest#2 Jun 02, 2014, 23:57
Can individuals who are not affiliated with Lewis & Clark sign?
Sam#3 Jun 03, 2014, 00:13

Re: Who can sign

#2: - The hope is that only Lewis & Clark students and recent alumni will sign (as it is their money that is being discussed here), but we appreciate your support and hope that you will continue to spread both the petition and the open letter.

 

Guest#4 Jun 03, 2014, 01:20
It is ridiculous that this money has been taken away from these students and the projects, especially since the explanation as to why is far from transparent. If a promise is made and money is granted to students, then that money should not be taken away. If there is not legislature on the matter, then it needs to be put in place--inhibiting someone from the right to take it away. Action must be taken as quickly as possible.
Guest#5 Jun 03, 2014, 01:32
If these projects are not funded, this sets a troubling precedent for student funding on campus and student/administration relations as a whole.
Guest#6 Jun 03, 2014, 03:01
It's wrong to deny these students an opportunity that they were already approved for. These administrative problems and lack of respect for the students is unacceptable.
Guest#7 Jun 03, 2014, 03:26
It's a shame one person can have so much power over something that he shouldn't have power over to begin with. What ever happened to checks and balances? These students deserve the fund they were promised and it is entirely unprofessional to deny them that. The purpose of this institution is to enhance and enrich the lives of those within it. The green fee, and specifically these projects, exemplify this purpose and give student a unique opportunity that they can't find anywhere else in the world. By cutting off this fund, we are mixing Lewis & Clark into the generic pool of sub par liberal arts colleges around the country. By denying students funding they were promised, we are showing the world what Lewis & Clark administrators really care about. I'll give you a hint: it's not the students.
Guest#8 Jun 03, 2014, 06:05
Also, some of the stuff approved in the past was bullshit so the bullshit of the future ought not be approved the opportunities of the past.
Guest#9 Jun 03, 2014, 08:35
Lewis and Clark,from my point of view, has the moral obligation to go through with the founding it had promised to its students, especially because this could be an incredible experience and opportunity from which the students could benefit significantly. In addition to this the result of withdrawing the funding from these projects only brings a negative light to the institution and limits it erasing all of the positive publicity that these projects could bring.
Guest#10 Jun 03, 2014, 18:16

On a related matter

Our college president coauthored this WSJ article. I think it sheds some light on the disgusting attitudes of the LC administration. We are customers to them. Not students. Chew on that.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304893404579530204036842732
Guest#11 Jun 03, 2014, 18:18
GO GREEN FUND
Guest#12 Jun 03, 2014, 18:33
It important to follow through with what we say we will so. Set a good example.
Guest#13 Jun 05, 2014, 10:34

The money comes from students, plain and simple. It is an optional donation by students, to a student fund, that was created for campus sustainability at the behest of the students and student projects that fall within the fund's purview. I realize the word "students" appears numerous times in the previous sentence, and this hopefully should give anybody a good idea as to the fund's purpose.

It is troubling and disappointing to see the lack of engagement on the part of the administrators of the college with the student body. Such an important and innovative part of the college should be a collaborative and productive endeavor that could significantly help raise the profile of the college and prove to be an incredible opportunity for students to exercise leadership and give them far greater experience. Unfortunately, there has been an unwillingness to communicate, intentional and unintentional misdirection, and a complete refusal to cooperate.

I believe very strongly in building and strengthening bridges to form effective, productive, and mutually beneficial partnerships. Unfortunately, it is difficult to build a bridge when one group will not even lay the foundation for their half of it. The students have gone through channels, jumped through hoops, and made every effort to work constructively with administrators, but to no avail. We not only want to have a spot at the table, but we want to be listened to.

It is precisely this feeling of being ignored and having the issues we care about shunned that contribute to the decision of students to stay at a school, come to a school, or donate to a school. If the institution continues down this road, it is in trouble. This is not just unfair to students, it is also bad business. It is our community too. We want to see it succeed and thrive just as much as anybody else.

Guest#14 Jun 05, 2014, 20:05
^ This person summed it up well. Nothing to add.
Guest#15 Jun 11, 2014, 21:29

Re: On a related matter

#10: - On a related matter

I just read the article. They specifically do NOT talk about students as customers. They are writing about two different kinds of places, colleges and businesses. In talking about businesses they talk about customers. In the parts about colleges, they refer to students, not to customers.