'The Safety of Our Campus Community Is Our Highest Priority': Oregon's First Statement as 20 Tents Rose on the Memorial Quad

The safety of our campus community is our highest priority. We uphold the constitutional right to free speech and peaceful dissent. At the same time, we also uphold the right for all our students to receive their education, to participate in and attend classes, and to do so safely and without intimidation. On the morning of Monday, April 29, a tent encampment of roughly 20 tents was created at the University of Oregon's Memorial Quad. The university is actively monitoring this situation to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff on campus. This includes remaining watchful for participation by non-student demonstrators, who may adversely affect or redirect this activity on our campus. The university will continue to remind students participating in the encampment of relevant policies and possible repercussions based on violations of the Student Conduct Code and will be watchful for any disruption to educational or business operations of the university.