OSU Board of Trustees and Finance and Administration Committee to meet April 3

March 23, 2020

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet on Friday, April 3, to consider tuition rates, mandatory fees and student incidental fees for the 2020-21 academic year and summer session 2020.

The board also will consider public safety and enforcement programming at OSU’s Corvallis campus, the university’s biennial capital funding request to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, updates to the educator equity plan required by state statute, the creation of schools within the College of Business, 2021 and 2022 board calendars and a progress report from the Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance. The board will receive updates on the university’s COVID-19 response and on Oregon’s most recent legislative session.

Given current COVID-19 guidance from the Governor’s Office, as well as university and health officials, the meeting will be hosted through a remote conferencing service. The meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Members of the public can join the meeting by calling the toll-free number or connecting via the weblink provided on the agenda.

The board also will hold an executive session as part of its agenda, pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(d) to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to carry on labor negotiations.

Members of the public have several options for providing comment during the board meeting’s general comment period and before the board votes on each action item. Options for providing comments, agendas and meeting materials will be posted as they are available at http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/trustees/meetings.

Additionally, the board’s Finance and Administration Committee will meet from 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. that same day. The committee will consider quarterly financial reports and capital project requests related to the Newport student housing and an Arts and Education complex on the Corvallis campus.

If special accommodation is required, please contact (541) 737-3449 or [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.

General OSU

About Oregon State University: As one of only three land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the nation, Oregon State serves Oregon and the world by working on today’s most pressing issues. Our nearly 38,000 students come from across the globe, and our programs operate in every Oregon county. Oregon State receives more research funding than all of the state’s comprehensive public universities combined. At our campuses in Corvallis and Bend, marine research center in Newport, OSU Portland Center and award-winning Ecampus, we excel at shaping today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders.

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Steve Clark, 541-737-3808, [email protected]

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Sean Nealon, 541-737-0787, [email protected]