OUS Board Meeting
2/21/03

IFS mini-report:

Board President’s Report (Jim Lussier) - Called for calm in time of difficulty, and looking for “opportunities in adversity”. Noted that progress was being made on several fronts.

Chancellor’s Report (Richard Jarvis) - Recognized importance of CIM/CAM report to be published by Shirley Clark on Monday, saying that the state performance standards in K-12 have been recently attacked but are better predictors of success in college than SAT scores and grades. Jarvis reported on several meetings with the governor and his staff, and with legislators.
Noted that the Feb. Revenue forecast will reveal a $300 million shortfall, more in May. The legislature predicts revenue will be 4% below Gov Kulongowski’s budget request, which is already severe.

There will be more travel restrictions, fewer state-wide conferences, etc.

IFS Remarks (Bill Danley) - attached

OSA Remarks - With an audience of some 10-20 students with signs, the student representative advocated more student involvement in decision making, and vigorously opposed increasing of admission standards. They called for a permanent structure for including student opinion in matters like admission standards and tuition.

System Strategic Planning Committee:
Action Items
1. Admission Policy for 2002-03, with increased standards for OIT, PSU, and UO was approved.

Budget and Finance Committee:
1. Report on Tuition Surcharge Rates was approved.

2. Annual Financial Audit Report was approved, with the longest discussion of the day centering around how the Audit Report would be received - by the Budget Committee, a new committee, or some other method. Director Van Luvanee vigorously resisted any attempt to set up a new committee, saying that would be like government and we don’t want to be like government.

3. PSU land sale approved.

4. Sale of Article XI-G Bonds approved.

Consent Items
5. OSU Vet Funding approved.
6. OSU Athletic Funding Report approved.

Full Board Meeting
Action Item
1. Amendments to Internal Management Directives - Permits universities to establish and name schools and colleges. Passed

Consent Items
2. Programs approved:
OSU, MA, Applied Ethics
SOU, BA/BS Early Childhood Development
PSU, MA/MS Interdisciplinary Studies
OSU and PSU honorary degrees
Transfer EMT from OHSU to OIT

3. Committee reports
Joint Boards Working Group - new relationships with K-12
OHSU - expansion plans
Oregon College Savings Plan -
Oregon Council on Knowledge and Economic Development - still critical to OUS
OSU Presidential Search Committee - New coach dropped from presidential list (joke); many applications coming in.
Federal Appropriations - Liason in Washington keeping OUS informed of new funds.