1/29/2011: Back in December Nigel Jaquiss reported Pernsteiner was on the short list of state agency heads Kitzhaber had told to prepare resignations. Below are bits from an Oregonian column from November in which Steve Duin reports on retroactive raises given to Pernsteiner by the OUS board – while he…
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If you have ever been inside “Treetops”, the official OUS Chancellor’s residence at 2237 Spring Boulevard, or if you know anything about its current use, I would be interested in hearing the approximate date and the circumstances. Please email [email protected] or leave an anonymous comment. Comments starting with “DO NOT…
Another update: In this Oregonian op-ed, the Portland Business Alliance, Associated Oregon Industries, the Oregon Business Council and the Oregon Business Association come out in favor of the OUS reform plan, and a delay in consideration of the Lariviere plan til another year. Update: WWeek posts part of their exit…
12/11/2010: From Bill Graves in the Oregonian: “We see their position as what is good for the UO with very little consideration for the impact on others in the system,” Kelly said. That’s Paul Kelly, the OUS board chair. The guy who happily signed off on furloughs for the staff,…
12/6/2010: It’s not officially a done deal, but Nigel Jaquiss reports he is on the short list of state agency heads who have been told to prepare their resignations. Kitzhaber writes: You will note that the list does not include all state agencies or programs. Rather, it represents my immediate…
11/17/2010: From Steve Duin’s column in the Oregonian on Chancellor Pernsteiner’s raises – while he was pushing furloughs for the UO staff and trying to get faculty to take them too: … In February 2009, Gov. Ted Kulongoski told union officials he wanted to freeze wages and eliminate step increases…
10/18/2010: Wondering what was on the agenda of the 10/8 OUS Board meeting? Try here. All kinds of interesting things related to the Bellotti payoff, new regulations for how Pernsteiner will rule all the university presidents, an internal audit report on UO, etc. Wondering what sort of debate there was,…
8/26/2011: more coming Pernsteiner contracts, expenses and more expenses, resume Kenton contracts, expenses, resume
6/3/2010: The OUS Board typically has one faculty member. The new appointment is Lynda Ciuffetti, Botany and Plant Pathology at OSU. Her research “…is in the area of host-pathogen interactions, specifically, interactions involving fungal pathogens.” That should give her a lot of extra insight into the OUS Chancellor and Board’s…
4/3/2010: Apparently Larviere gets back from his trip on Tuesday. People are expecting some fireworks. Meanwhile, Frohnmayer’s proposed new funding model for UO is a likely casualty of the Bellotti misadventure. UO needs more adult supervision, not less. I’m not saying that the OUS Board is qualified to do this,…
1/30/2010: Update: Also see the InterInstitutional Faculty Senate resolution on this, which boils down to “not so fast, buddy.” From Bill Graves in the Oregonian: A small group of Portland State University students gathered on campus today to denounce proposals to reorganize Oregon universities into public corporations. Students warned that…
11/18/2009: (11/19/2009 update at bottom: Lariviere shoots down Frohnmayer, says he wants to consult with faculty first) This summer OUS paid Dave Frohnmayer $30K plus expenses to prepare his report, “The Coming Crisis in College Completion: Oregon’s Challenge and a Proposal for First Steps”. Dave’s contract called for a report…
9/15/2009: Oregon law requires the OUS Board to keep minutes of their meetings and make them publicly available. They haven’t done this since December 2005. Check their website if you think we are making this up. Back in mid July (2009) we tried to get a copy of the minutes…
9/6/2009: From the AP: … The tentative agreement calls for eight to 16 unpaid furlough days over 21 months pegged to salary levels and a one-year freeze of scheduled raises. … Before the agreement was reached, workers had begun preparing for a possible strike after Chancellor George Pernsteiner demanded far…
9/4/2009: OUS Board Secretary Ryan Hagemann hasn’t made minutes of Board meetings publicly available since December 2005. He says he is too busy. OUS does send out press releases, however. Here is an excerpt from the latest, on budget allocations. Higher Ed Board committee recommends 2009-10 budget allocations for campuses…