coe-fac: Survey of faculty leadership for the HECC's evaluation of UO Board

[Laura Lee McIntyre]

Dear COE colleagues,

I urge you to take a moment and provide feedback on a survey developed by the UO Senate VP, Bill Harbaugh, at the request of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC). Feedback was requested of senate members and the 13 members of the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) regarding the UO Board of Trustees as it relates to shared governance and academic quality. As I noted (below) this group of constituents may not be representative our collective voices within the College of Education. Thus, I ask you to join me in providing feedback.

The time line is tight. Feedback requested by Saturday at 5pm.

Follow this link to the Survey: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9G4fIjnHXrRNuu1
Thank you for joining me in this important process.

Laura Lee
(one of your COE senators)

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Laura Lee McIntyre, PhD, BCBA-D
Professor & Director, School Psychology
Associate Director, Child and Family Center
Prevention Science Institute
5208 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5208
Ph: 541-346-7452
Fax: 541-346-0683




From: Laura Lee McIntyre
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 4:13 PM
To: 'Bill Harbaugh'
Cc: Randy Sullivan; Robert Kyr; Jennifer Freyd; Weiyong He; Kenneth Prehoda; Michael Price; Reza Rejaie; John Conery; Dejing Dou; Jeffrey Cina; Michael Dreiling; Peter Walker; Jane Cramer; Craig Parsons; Dianne Dugaw; Colin Koopman; Geraldine Poizat-Newcomb; Regina Psaki; Donna Shaw; Jane Averill; Ronald Lovinger; Richard Margerum; Laura Leete; Chris Bell; Deborah Olson; D Linville-Knobelspiesse; Deb Merskin; John Bonine; Victoria Mitchell; Ed Teague; Robin Clement; Jenny Ellis; Idit Shner; Alexandre Dossin; Monique Balbuena; David Espinoza; Keith Frazee; Stephanie McGee; John Ahlen; Theodora Ko Thompson; Jimmy Murray; Greg Bryant; ASUO President; Betina Lynn; Kurt Willcox; Chuck Triplett
Subject: RE: Survey of faculty leadership for the HECC's evaluation of UO Board

Bill,

Thank you for sharing the link to the survey. I plan on completing the survey and providing feedback. I just got off the phone with Donna Lewelling at the HECC and asked some clarifying questions. It sounds like the goal is to have faculty input on shared governance and academic quality in particular (http://www.oregon.gov/HigherEd/Documents/HECC/2015%20Full%20Commission%20Meetings/09-Sep-10-15/11.0b.UniversityEvaluationProcessandFramework.pdf) and that you (and perhaps others) developed the qualitrics survey based on your understanding of the evaluation framework . Given that I am just one senator, I plan on sharing the survey more broadly with faculty colleagues in my college to allow a more representative sample of voices to be heard.

I am disappointed that the time line is so tight (feedback needed by 5pm Saturday). Donna Lewelling indicated that the request was sent to you and Senate President Sullivan several weeks ago.

Thank for the opportunity to provide feedback. This process is extremely important.

Kind regards,
Laura Lee

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Laura Lee McIntyre, PhD, BCBA-D
Professor & Director, School Psychology
Associate Director, Child and Family Center
Prevention Science Institute
5208 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5208
Ph: 541-346-7452
Fax: 541-346-0683




From: Bill Harbaugh [mailto:harbaugh at uoregon.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:24 PM
Subject: Survey of faculty leadership for the HECC's evaluation of UO Board

Dear Colleagues:

I'm sending this message as UO Senate VP, to people who have been on the Senate and the FAC recently. My apologies if you get it more than once.
The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) has asked the UO Senate to collect information for its evaluation of UO and the UO Board, in accordance with ORS 352.061(2)(c)<http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/352.061> and ORS 352.025<http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/352.025>.  The letter from HECC Executive Director Ben Cannon is below.

Information on the UO Board of Trustees is available on their official website at trustees.uoregon.edu<http://trustees.uoregon.edu/>. Some news stories can be found via google here<https://www.google.com/search?q=google&oq=google+&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l5.10231j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&tbm=nws&q=%22University+of+Oregon%22+%22Board+of+Trustees%22>. The HECC website is here: http://www.oregon.gov/highered/Pages/index.aspx

The link below will take you to a brief survey, based on the topics the HECC has asked for feedback on. There is also an open-ended response question. If you would like to respond you must do so by 5PM this Saturday, October 24.

The UO Senate will forward all responses to the HECC. This will include all responses to the open-ended question. Your responses will be anonymous unless you add your name to the survey (at the end).

You can also email your comments directly to the HECC, as explained below.

Bill Harbaugh
UO Senate VP and President Elect

Follow this link to the Survey: https://oregon.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9G4fIjnHXrRNuu1

Letter from HECC Executive Director Ben Cannon:

[Dear UO Senate President Randy Sullivan]:

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission is currently conducting its first annual evaluation of your university. This evaluation is required by Oregon law.

ORS 352.061(2) stipulates that the HECC’s evaluations of universities must include:

  *   A report on the university’s achievement of outcomes, measures of progress, goals and targets as described in the university’s achievement compact with the Oregon Education Investment Board;
  *   An assessment of the university’s progress toward achieving the mission of all education beyond high school as described in ORS 351.009 (the 40-40-20 goal); and
  *   An assessment as to how well the establishment of a governing board at the university comports with the findings set forth in ORS 352.025.

ORS 352.061(2)(c) also requires that the HECC assess university governing boards against the findings set forth in ORS 352.025, including that governing boards:

  *   Provide transparency, public accountability and support for the university.
  *   Are close to and closely focused on the individual university.
  *   Do not negatively impact public universities that do not have governing boards.
  *   Lead to greater access and affordability for Oregon residents and do not disadvantage Oregon students relative to out-of-state students.
  *   Act in the best interests of both the university and the State of Oregon as a whole.
  *   Promote the academic success of students in support of the mission of all education beyond high school as described in ORS 351.009 (the 40-40-20 goal).

ORS 352.025 notes four additional Legislative findings:

  *   Even with universities with governing boards, there are economy-of-scale benefits to having a coordinated university system.
  *   Even with universities with governing boards, shared services may continue to be shared among universities.
  *   Legal title to all real property, whether acquired before or after the creation of a governing board, through state funding, revenue bonds or philanthropy, shall be taken and held in the name of the State of Oregon, acting by and through the governing board.
  *   The Legislative Assembly has a responsibility to monitor the success of governing boards at fulfilling their missions, their compacts and the principles stated in this section.

In preparation for the university evaluation, the HECC has worked with universities and other partners to develop an evaluation framework that is being used as a tool in the evaluation process. Additional information is being gathered and will be used to conduct the evaluation. As a part of this additional information, the HECC is looking for faculty input especially in the areas of shared governance and academic quality.

We welcome your insights regarding your partnership with your institution and invite you to share your feedback via email to Donna Lewelling at donna.j.lewelling at state.or.us<mailto:donna.j.lewelling at state.or.us> or by phone at (503) 947-2428.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Ben Cannon

Executive Director

Higher Education Coordinating Commission


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