coe-fac: Report attached RE: Survey of faculty for the HECC's evaluation of UO Board

[Laura Lee McIntyre]

Dear COE faculty,

Attached please find the report that Senate VP Bill Harbaugh compiled and sent to the HECC regarding the faculty survey about the UO Board of Trustees.

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: uosenate2015_2016-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu [mailto:uosenate2015_2016-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Harbaugh
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 2:30 AM
To: Senate Executive Coordinator
Subject: Re: [uosenate2015_2016] URGENT: Survey of faculty, for the HECC's evaluation of UO Board

Dear Senators -

I’m attaching the report I have sent to the HECC on the faculty survey about the BOT. As you can see it includes tabulations and all text responses.

I think the results can best be summarized as wide-ranging.

Yours,

Bill Harbaugh
University of Oregon
Senate VP & Pres Elect
Professor of Economics



On ThursdayOct 22, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Bill Harbaugh <harbaugh at uoregon.edu<mailto:harbaugh at uoregon.edu>> wrote:

Of course, and it’s not good practice to send obvious questions like this to the entire Senate list.

Bill Harbaugh
University of Oregon
Senate VP & Pres Elect
Professor of Economics



On ThursdayOct 22, 2015, at 10:08 PM, Laura Lee McIntyre <llmcinty at uoregon.edu<mailto:llmcinty at uoregon.edu>> wrote:

Bill,

Thanks so much for doing this. I’m assuming that since the survey link is different (below) from the originally sent email/ survey that the results from both surveys will be compiled and forwarded on to the HECC. Please confirm.

Thanks again.

Best,
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: uosenate2015_2016-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu<mailto:uosenate2015_2016-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu> [mailto:uosenate2015_2016-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Harbaugh
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 5:05 PM
Cc: Senate Executive Coordinator
Subject: [uosenate2015_2016] URGENT: Survey of faculty, for the HECC's evaluation of UO Board

Dear Senators:
Please send the message below to your departmental faculty email lists. As you can see it requires a quick response: 10PM this Sunday.
I apologize for this, the original intent was to just survey current and past faculty leadership, but now that it’s been released “in the wild” I think it’s best to distribute it as widely as possible.
The HECC specifically asked for feedback from faculty, and has other processes for student and staff feedback. While the survey asks questions about job status, I’d appreciate it if you would not specifically send it to non-faculty email lists or post it on the internet, etc.

Thanks,

Bill Harbaugh, UO Senate VP



Dear Colleagues:

I'm sending this message as UO Senate VP. 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 10PM this Sunday, 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/jfe/form/SV_bPWPux19dWenXAp

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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