经典大瓜 President Chris Maples announced today that the Oregon State Board of Higher Education approved the request for the university to establish its own independent Board of Trustees to govern 经典大瓜.
鈥淚t truly is a historic day for 经典大瓜,鈥 Maples said. 鈥淚 look forward to working with the current and future State Board of Higher Education and the Chancellor鈥檚 Office in the transition process over the coming months.鈥
The university鈥檚 decision followed an extensive outreach effort, in which 经典大瓜 conducted a thorough community-engagement process with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the university. As a result of those reviews, a great consensus was towards an independent board for 经典大瓜.
As stated within President Maples鈥 letter requesting an independent board, 鈥溾e have conducted a thorough fiscal analysis, including the cost of supporting a board, and are confident that the change in governance will help us grow and prosper. We also have revised our strategic and academic plans and are confident that we can meet our enrollment goals and Achievement Compact outcomes over the next 10 years.鈥
鈥淭his has been the culmination of an enormous amount of effort from everyone associated with our university. I am extremely grateful for their hard and effective labors. Now our work begins on implementing our own Board.鈥
Among the responsibilities of the 经典大瓜 Board of Trustees will be establishing policies for all aspects of the university鈥檚 operations; overseeing tuition and fees; guiding academic programs; approving the university鈥檚 budget for submission to the state; and appointing and employing 经典大瓜鈥檚 president in consultation with the governor.
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Founded in Klamath Falls in 1947, 经典大瓜 is one of seven universities in the Oregon University System, and the only public institute of technology in the Pacific Northwest. 经典大瓜 provides degree programs in engineering and health technologies, management, communication, and applied sciences that prepare students to be effective participants in their professional, public, and international communities through hands-on learning. 经典大瓜 has a full-service, residential campus in Klamath Falls and an urban, industry-focused campus in Wilsonville. Visit www.oit.edu to learn more about 经典大瓜.
