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UO seeks Director for Men’s Center and Ending Oppression

I can only imagine why the Dean of Students is trying to fill this job before our students get back on campus and can participate in the interview process. Orwell fans need not apply:

Director, ASUO Men’s Center
Office of the Dean of Students

Salary Range:  $44,000-47,000 for twelve months. [i.e. 4 full tuition scholarships for Oregon residents.]

Review of applications will begin August 31, 2016 and continue until a sufficient pool of qualified candidates is obtained or until the position is filled.

General Description of the Position:

The ASUO Men’s Center seeks to create a campus where individuals of all genders, sexual orientations, physical and mental abilities, racial and ethnic identities, and other intersecting identities are respected and valued; where community works collectively for diversity and inclusion and against inequity, injustice, and violence; and where all individuals feel safe, supported and empowered to pursue their intellectual, professional, and personal goals. The ASUO Men’s Center strives to create spaces and events for students of all genders and identities to work collectively towards reconstructing masculinity in a social justice oriented manner, raise awareness about the intersections of men’s health issues and social justice issues, and create ways for men to play a more active role in ending oppression. …

12 Comments

  1. honest Uncle Bernie 08/15/2016

    Reads like a parody.
    For this they want more money from the state?
    I can think of a lot of better uses.

    • eugenenative 08/17/2016

      Like an early SNL sketch:

      Craig (Elliot Gould): Our last guest is Sam Montgomery, who, I understand, has started a twenty-four hour rape hotline.

      Sam Montgomery (John Belushi): That’s right, Craig. Almost invariably, a man is very upset after he’s committed a rape, and we give the rapist an opportunity to talk to someone who understands what he’s gone through.

      Craig: Do you encourage the rapist to go to the police?

      Sam Montgomery: Yes, of course. A big reason why there are so many rapes is that rapists very often do not go to the police.

      Craig: Why not?

      Sam Montgomery: Well, the police treat the rapist with disrespect; they arrest him; the police psychiatrists, who are often women, ask him embarrassing questions. It’s a humiliating experience.

      Craig: I think it’s marvelous what you’re doing. And I believe we have a number the rapist can call twenty-four hours a day..

      [ SUPER: “Rape-Rap” ]

      There it is. Rape-Rap. 5555-3355.

      Sam Montgomery: We’d like to thank the phone company for cooperating by giving us that phone number.

      Craig: [ to camera ] So, if you’ve raped someone in the last few days, why don’t you give that number a call?

      Sam Montgomery: It’s completely anonymous. And we see that the name is not printed in the paper. Very often, to be known as a rapist is a social stigma, and it can ruin a man’s life.

      Craig: And good luck to you, Sam.

      Sam Montgomery: Thank you, Craig.

  2. Anon 08/15/2016

    We do not have a Dean of Students. VP for Student Affairs Robin Holmes is currently also serving as Interim Dean of Students.

    • uomatters Post author | 08/15/2016

      Thanks

  3. BF 08/16/2016

    Why are you mocking our university for paying someone $47,000 to “reconstruct masculinity in a social justice oriented manner”, when we pay our football coach $3,000,000 to sell violence to aging men who want a testosterone hit? It seems like the least we can do to counteract the destructive sports culture we push so enthusiastically. You’re the one who keeps posting the paper showing the correlation between football games and rapes. Where are your constructive ideas for breaking that link? Instead you’re just beating up on good people trying to make a better future.

    • uomatters Post author | 08/16/2016

      I’m mocking them because I don’t believe people who abuse language like this can think straight, and I don’t believe people who can’t think straight can act effectively.

      • just different 08/17/2016

        I am agnostic on whether such a description is an abuse of language or indicates an inability to think clearly. But I do know that this kind of language was developed by academics and not by university administrators, so it hardly seems fair to ridicule a job posting for what is by now well-established professional jargon.

  4. Anonymous 08/16/2016

    This position was funded and created by the ASUO through student I fee. You should ask them for more information.

    • uomatters Post author | 08/16/2016

      Yes, but I’m guessing the VPSA’s office wrote the ad and is running the search.

  5. Stork 08/16/2016

    I can’t wait for football to start.

    • no cajones! 08/18/2016

      I can’t wait for the testosterone hit! Nothing else has worked. Now I know why so many of the women at that senior dating site are Ducks football fans.

      Thanks for giving me a clue. I can hardly wait. Go Ducks!

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