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State Board of Higher Education
Address: PO Box 3175, Eugene 97403-0175
Phone: 541-346-5749
Fax: 541-346-5764
Web: www.ous.edu/state_board

 

The Oregon State Board of Higher Education is the statutory governing board of the Oregon University System (OUS). It has 12 members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate; eight lay members are appointed for four-year terms; two faculty members are appointed for two-year terms; and two students are appointed for two-year terms. The board has three standing committees: Finance and Administration; Academic Strategies; and Governance and Policy.

 

Members
Paul J. Kelly, Jr., President, Portland, 2011 (term expires); James Francesconi, Vice President, Portland, 2012; Matthew W. Donegan, Portland, 2013; Jill W. Eiland, Portland, 2013; Hannah Fisher, Portland, 2011; Allyn C. Ford, Roseburg, 2013; Brian Fox, Ashland, 2011; Dr. Lynda Ciuffetti, Corvallis, 2012: Dr. Rosemary Powers, La Grande, 2011; Dr. Preston Pulliams, Portland, 2012; Kirk E. Schueler, Bend, 2013; David V. Vaden, Portland, 2012.

 

Oregon University System
George P. Pernsteiner, Chancellor
Address: PO Box 751, Portland 97207-0751
Phone: 503-725-5700
Fax: 503-725-5709
Web: www.ous.edu
Staff Directory from Oregon.gov

 

The Oregon University System is headed by the Chancellor and consists of staff who provide services to the seven universities and one branch campus of the Oregon University System (OUS). The State board of Higher Education entrusts the Chancellor’s Office to carry out all legislatively identified and required duties, and Board policies, and to ensure effective oversight of OUS institutions on behalf of the state and the broader public. The Chancellor’s office ensures that the higher education needs of the entire state are being met; that the programs and services are developed and implemented efficiently; and that optimal collaboration occurs among universities, education entities, and other public and private organizations for the benefit of Oregon and Oregonians.

The Board sets undergraduate admission requirements for Oregon University System institutions, which include high school graduation; some specific subject requirements — three to four years of math, English, science and social studies, plus two years of the same foreign language — minimum high school GPA; and SAT or ACT test results. For more specific information see the OUS website:

 

www.ous.edu/stucoun/prospstu/admissions.php

Oregon has seven public universities: University of Oregon, Eugene; Oregon State University, Corvallis; Portland State University, Portland; Eastern Oregon University, La Grande; Southern Oregon University, Ashland; Western Oregon University, Monmouth; and Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls.

Oregon faces formidable challenges in the coming decades: the globalization of the knowledge economy, the need for a bachelor’s degree to compete for family wage jobs, and a dramatically changing demographic landscape, which combine to create a set of new and compelling demands. The Oregon University System’s long-range plan is framed around four broad goals:

1. Create in Oregon an educated citizenry to support responsible roles in a democratic society and provide a globally competitive workforce to drive the State’s economy, while ensuring access for all qualified Oregonians to a quality postsecondary education.
2. Ensure high-quality student learning leading to subsequent student success.
3. Create original knowledge and advance innovation.
4. Contribute positively to the economic, civic, and cultural life of communities in all regions of Oregon

State support for higher education was reduced greatly after the passage of Measure 5 in 1990. Oregon met the requirements to support K–12 education by limiting funding for many programs, but OUS was particularly affected. State support for the Education and General Services program not only failed to grow enough to cover inflation, but it actually declined in nominal dollars. General fund support of Education and General Services has decreased since the 1999–01 biennium as the state has faced ongoing general fund revenue shortfalls. Support in the 2001–03 biennium was reduced several times in special sessions as the revenue shortfall became known. When these reductions were complete, general fund had been reduced to a level that was 1.4% below the 1999–01 level. In the 2003–05 biennium, support declined a further 12% (after voter disapproval of Measure 30 reduced general fund revenues and appropriations). During these two biennia, the legislatively-approved budgets permitted large tuition rate increases to offset declines in general fund support and to allow OUS to address cost increases. In the 2007–09 biennium, OUS rebounded with a budget increase of 23%, helping to make up for losses over many previous biennia.

The Board of Higher Education hopes that the state will provide continued investments in Oregon’s university system in order to keep tuition increases low, provide student support services, retain quality faculty and invest in research that positively affects Oregon’s economy.

 

Enrollment at Oregon University System Institutions
Academic year 2009-2010 unduplicated headcount enrollment (includes all students enrolling throughout school year)

 

 

2010-2011 Annual Tuition and Fee Rates
Resident Undergraduate — 15 Credit Hours

 

 

1.) Excludes programmatic resource fees

2.) WOU’s Tuition Promise program guarantees the tuition rate will not increase for 4 years. This chart shows the 2010 undergraduate Promise rate.

3.) All faculty, both full- and part-time, including instructional, research, and public service categories

4.) Student:Faculty ratio, the ratio of fall FTE (calculated as full-time plus one-third part-time headcount) to full-time faculty headcount

 

Source
Oregon University System

 

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