Advocacy

Your Voice Matters: Community Colleges Need You to Take Action!

Community colleges are often the first choice for post-secondary education for students in Oregon. They serve the most diverse populations – from students right out of high school, to single moms and dads, to students who are living in poverty, to students who are the first in their families to attend college, to those looking for a fresh start.

As legislators work on the state budget and legislative bills, your voice is critical to help ensure that community colleges get the funding and support they need to continue to serve Oregon students.

 

Oregon is a citizen legislature. Legislators frequently have day jobs or are retired from the work world. They uniformly want to make Oregon a better place. Communication from citizens, business, students, and the public help them make informed decisions.

Remember that the legislators are just people that have to make decisions, and to do that, they need information, examples, suggestions all within a limited amount of time.

The following suggestions will make communicating with a senator or representative more impactful and helpful in the decision making process.

In person meeting-either at the capitol or a meeting in district.

  • Call for an appointment in advance, and be on time.
  • Plan for a maximum of 15 minutes and be prepared for less than 1