More on OUS restructuring

8/2/2010: The details of the OUS system’s proposed restructuring plan are becoming clearer. From their Governance and Policy Planning Committee website. They are not proposing to give up much control to UO!:

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3.    Board will seek new legal status with state that differs from that of a state agency.
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9.    Tuition will be retained by the campus on which it is earned and remissions will be
granted by the campus in which the student enrolls.
10.    Board will enter into a performance agreement with the state that focuses on outcomes
a.    Enrollment of Oregonians;
b.    Degrees awarded;
c.    Employment of graduates;
d.    Externally funded research;
e.    Workforce enhancement;
f.    Affordability for Oregon students;
g.   State investment per degree and enrollment level related to level needed to achieve state goals;
h.   and NOTE: DETAILS AND TARGETS TO BE DETERMINED BY JULY 2010.

11. Board will enter into performance agreements with and allocate state funding to
universities based on their individual missions, programs, and other factors with the aim to use the entirety of the System’s universities and programs to fulfill the performance required by the state. The performance measures for each campus are likely to be different from one another.

12.    Board will develop and maintain performance criteria and measurements and will monitor its own and the universities’ performance in achieving Board goals and the requirements of the agreement between the Board and the state.

13. OUS and its universities are public, will fulfill public purposes, and will have public responsibilities to serve and assist all qualified Oregonians. Every university will be responsible for contributing to the achievement of Board and state goals and expectations.

14. Board will approve all academic programs and will ensure that there are sufficient programs of high quality and necessary scope in the state to meet the needs of Oregon and Oregonians generally and in areas of specific program or geographic need.

15.    Board will seek funding from the state for both operating costs and capital improvements in order to provide the resources needed to fulfill its public purpose.

16.    Board will seek authority to be able to expand both public and private resources to meet its goals and will provide such authority to universities, as appropriate.