Oregon Senate Confirms New Student and Staff Trustee Representatives for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Governing Board

The Oregon Senate confirmed two new trustees for the governing board of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ: Tim Hasty, a current student at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s Klamath Falls campus; and Michele Vitali, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s administrative lead at the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research & Development (OMIC) in Scappoose.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees approve $3.5 million in budget cuts and reallocations to meet impacts of COVID-19

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ receives approximately 40 percent of its budget from the state; thus, the financial health of the university and the state are intricately linked. The state has estimated that it will take at least four years to get back to pre-COVID employment levels, and up to a decade of structural deficits.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Board approves new soccer field, reviews report on University’s $107 million economic impact in Klamath Falls and Wilsonville-Metro Area

Board of Trustees cover agenda items from approval of a new soccer field to discussing issues related to the university finances, online and high school programs, a new report on ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s economic footprint in its two major communities, and other items.