News Releases - 2003

• Board of Higher Ed Approves Summer 2004 Tuition and Fees, Sale of $100 million in Bonds for Capital Construction and Renovation Projects, December 19

• SDSU Dean Fatemi Named Eastern Oregon University President, November 21
• Board of Higher Ed Welcomes Governor Kulongoski, Discusses Universities’ Goals, Engineering Investments and Faculty Diversity, November 21
• Campus Enrollment Growth Slows for Oregon's Public Universities, November 12

• Board of Higher Ed Approves System Budget, PSU Property Purchase, and Hears Report on OIT’s Strategic Direction from President Dow, October 17

• College students, high tech leaders exchange internship/mentoring lessons, September 22
• Board of Higher Ed Reviews 2003-05 Biennium Budget, Implications for Student Affordability and Enrollment, September 19 
• Higher Ed Board to Meet at PSU Thursday and Friday, September 15

• Agreement Reached Between Oregon University System and SEIU Classified Staff on Contract Negotiations, August 22
• Senate Confirms Henry Lorenzen to State Board of Higher Education, August 5
  

• Board of Higher Ed Approves Increases in 2003-04 Tuition and Fees, July 18

• 25 High School Seniors Awarded a Quarter Million in Engineering 
  Scholarships to Attend Oregon Universities, June 18
• HP Kick-Starts Signature Research Center with Donation of Building, June 13
• New Members for State Board of Higher Ed Confirmed by Senate, June 10
• Edward John Ray Named OSU President, June 5

• Finalists for OSU President Announced, May 31 
• Board of Higher Ed commits to a Quality Base, Discusses Impact of 2003-05 Budget Cuts on system Institutions, May 16
• Oregon University System’s GEAR UP Academic Enrichment Program Initiates Multi-million Dollar Scholarship Fund, May 8  

• Beijing Student Exchange Program Suspended Due to Concern over SARS and Student Safety, April 23
• Board of Higher Ed Announces Search Committee for EOU President, April 23
• Board of Higher Ed Approves '03-'04 Tuition Rates, Increases Campus Aid for Lowest Income Oregonians, April 18
• EOU Dean Dixie Lund Named Interim President, April 3
• EOU Interim President Selection, April 2

• Fact Book 2002 Released by Oregon University System, March 28
• Board of Higher Ed Reviews Tuition and Enrollment Projections for 2003-04, Approves System Funding Priorities Based on Budget Reductions, March 21
• State Higher Education Board to Meet at PSU on Friday, March 19
• Two Oregon Bioscience Groups Merge, March 19
• Oregon High Schools Receive Report on Former Students' College Performance, March 6

• Deferred Maintenance Problems on State Campuses Reach "Critical" Condition, February 27
• Board of Higher Ed Approves Raising Admission Standards, Request for Sale of $61 Million in Bonds for Capital Projects, February 21
• Higher Ed Board to Meet at OSU on Thursday and Friday, February 18
• Oregon Business and University Leaders Promote Package of Bills to Strengthen and Invest in Oregon's Knowledge-Based Economy, February 12
• Study Finds Alignment Between Performance on State Assessment Tests and Freshman Year GPA, February 10

• Supplemental Tuition Surcharges Approved by State Board of Higher Education, January 21
• Study Tracks Success of Oregon Graduates One Year Later, January 16
• Higher Ed Board to Meet at PSU Thursday and Friday, January 14