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Federal Legislative PrioritiesApril 2013 Government and Community Relations
UO ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORSThe University of Oregon Alumni Association exists to fosterlifelong connections with the University of Oregon. The AlumniAssociation serves more than 180,000 alumni and friends,including more than 18,000 members (with about 7,000 lifemembers).Through the UO Alumni Association, alumni stay connected tothe university through Oregon Quarterly magazine, electronicwebsites, newsletters and e-mails, campus events such asHomecoming and class reunions, and watch parties, receptions,and signature events held throughout the U.S. and aroundthe world. Career services, mentoring, and travel programsare also available to members. The board of directors is thegoverning body of the University of Oregon Alumni Association.It is composed of twenty-four geographically selected regionaldirectors from Oregon, four regional directors from areas outsidethe state, twelve directors at large, three faculty representatives,a representative each from the College of Education and theSchool of Law, and ex officio members selected from variouscampus departments and organizations.OfficersAnne Marie Levis, presidentDonald Klotter, president electJulia Mansfield Mee, past presidentJim Johnson, treasurerDirectorsCynthia Bopp AstleyDoug BadgerGilbert BeverlyLorissa BoundsCathy BullisTim CampbellMichael S. CardCarlton “Andy” ClarkAndrew ColasCarol Smith ComeauDerrick DeadwilerKim DurandJeff EagerMarcia Schmaedick EdwardsGinny EhrlichRamiro FloresJames FordDr. Jay GilbaughTim HardinJill HazelbakerDaniel LaveyTim MabryKaren MakSandra McDonoughCassie McVeetyJohn OnderdonkMaylian PakRyan C. PapéJames Pepper HenryMark PilkentonScott ReamesDoug RobertsonAnthony RobinsonCarmen RubioJennifer SavageBeth SheehanAl SteinhausSheila StickelBruce WaltzChapter RepresentativeRobert JohnstonConstituent Society RepresentativeDick DarstFaculty RepresentativesRobert KyrHill WalkerUO FOUNDATION BOARDThe University of Oregon Foundation supports and assiststhe University of Oregon in its endeavors by managing andadministering foundation assets representing privately donatedfunds. Since 1922, the foundation has received, invested, anddistributed private gifts that fund student scholarships, facultysupport, academic programs, and building improvements.Distributions are made according to the donors’ intention at therequest of the university. The foundation also leads advocacyfor the UO, and develops, finances, constructs, acquires,and operates facilities for or on behalf of the university. Ourgoal has remained the same from the beginning: to providestable financial support for the university while preserving thepurchasing power of the university’s endowment and trustfunds in the future. The board of trustees comprises as many assixty-five members who contribute funds as well as their timeand talents in order to help the foundation and the universitygrow and prosper. Board members are selected for theirprofessional expertise and consistent support. The board’s mainresponsibilities include hiring the foundation’s president andCEO and overseeing the management and administration of thefoundation and its assets. Board members are advocates andguardians for the university and serve as volunteers in a variety offulfilling roles.OfficersJon P. Anderson, board chairNorman H. Brown Jr., immediate past board chairSteven J. Holwerda, chair electJames W. Shepard, secretary treasurerTrustees at LargeJ. Scott AndrewsAndrew S. Berwick Jr.Larry S. BrutonMichael D. CouchTimothy W. FooCheryl L. Ramberg FordEdwin J. HagertyThomas H. HartfieldStuart W. JacksonAmy Rittenberg-KariAbbott J. KellerGwendolyn H. LillisEdward L. MaletisSammie McCormackJ. Douglas McKayJanice M. MontiDouglas W. OasSusie Yancey PapéCheryl D. PerrinGinevra Reed RalphMark S. RichardsDwayne S. RichardsonRohn M. RobertsChris A. SmithStacey M. SquiresSondria StephensDavid B. TaylorVicki ToyoharaDana L. WadeMichael B. WilkesInternational TrusteesKatherine H. GurunIain E. MoreRichard SeowJames W. ShephardAnthony S. O. WongTrustees EmeritiArthur C. CarmichaelEhrman V. GiustinaJohn H. HermanLorry I. LokeyBrian B. ObieDavid M. PetroneGretchen N. PierceHope Hughes PressmanVinton H. SommervilleDavid G. SparksDonald E. TykesonNorman R. WalkerCharles E. WarrenCarlton Woodard
Table of Contents3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Message from the President4 . . . . . . . . . . . . About the University of Oregon9 . . . . . . . . . . . . Economic Impact10. . . . . . . . . . . Access and Affordability11 . . . . . . . . . Focus on Pell Grants12 . . . . . . . . . Tuition and College Costs13 . . . . . . . . . Student Aid and Unmet Need16. . . . . . . . . . . Federal Budget and Policy Issues16 . . . . . . . . . General Recommendations18 . . . . . . . . . Research at the UO: Driving Discoveries that Benefit Oregon22. . . . . . . . . . . FY2014 Programmatic Requests22 . . . . . . . . . Budget Requests by Agency24 . . . . . . . . . BRAIN Initiative25 . . . . . . . . . National Center for Energy Reliability, Affordability, and Security26 . . . . . . . . . Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute27. . . . . . . . . . Biology and the Built Environment28 . . . . . . . . . Surface Transportation Reauthorization30. . . . . . . . . . . Appendix—Issue of Interest: Public Institutional BoardCover photo and above: the center atrium of the newly remodeled Allen Hall
Message from the PresidentApril 2013Greetings to Oregon’s Congressional Delegation.On behalf of the University of Oregon, thank you for yoursupport and advocacy for Oregonians and for the promiseof higher education.Your commitment to the education of Oregonians andto bringing the wealth of discovery and innovation to ourstate is impressive. It is in keeping with the animatingspirit of public higher education that has fueled ournation’s prosperity ever since President Lincoln tooktime out during the Civil War to sign the Morrill Act, thefederal legislation that created land grant universities andthe national commitment to public research universities.President Lincoln knew higher education was the keyto individual social and economic mobility, and as aconsequence, to the general public interests of oursociety. Access to education underlies the very idea ofour democracy.Given both state and federal budget instability, wehave an urgent interest in asking Congress and theadministration to maintain funds for research and studentaid, the foundation of the partnership between the federalgovernment and our nation’s universities.It is well understood that higher education results ineconomic and social mobility for individuals and thebetterment of society. Between external research awards,campus visitors, and nonresident tuition, the UO is also amagnet for economic activity that would not otherwise beavailable to our state.Together, we can anticipate and achieve a more hopefulfuture for Oregonians.Michael R. GottfredsonPresidentABOUT PRESIDENT MICHAEL R. GOTTFREDSONMichael Gottfredson is the seventeenth president of theUniversity of Oregon. From 2000 to 2012, he servedas executive vice chancellor and provost and professorof criminology, law, and society at the University ofCalifornia at Irvine. Prior to UC-Irvine, he served in severalpositions at the University of Arizona from 1985 to 2000,including interim senior vice president for academicaffairs and provost, vice provost, and vice president ofundergraduate education.Other academic positions President Gottfredson hasheld include associate professor at Claremont GraduateUniversity; associate professor of sociology, University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign; assistant professor at theGraduate School of Criminal Justice, State University ofNew York at Albany; and director of the Criminal JusticeResearch Center in Albany, New York.UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 20133
About the University of OregonMISSION STATEMENTAMONG THE BESTThe University of Oregon is a comprehensive researchuniversity that serves its students and the people ofOregon, the nation, and the world through the creationand transfer of knowledge in the liberal arts, the naturaland social sciences, and the professions. The Universityof Oregon is a student-centered research university thatoffers 269 comprehensive academic programs withinseven schools and colleges—architecture and allied arts,arts and sciences, business, education, journalism andcommunication, law, and music and dance.Of more than 4,000 institutions of higher education inthe country, the University of Oregon is one of sixty-twopublic and private institutions in the United States andCanada selected for membership in the exclusive Association of American Universities (AAU). The Universityof Washington and the University of Oregon are the onlyinstitutions in the entire Pacific Northwest and northwestern United States that hold membership in the AAU. TheAAU is an invitation-only association of research universities that includes Stanford, UC-Berkeley, Harvard, MIT,and other world-leading universities.UO FACULTYGRADUATE PROGRAMS RANKEDIN THE TOP 20 OR TOP 20 PERCENT The quality of faculty research is a point of pride at theUniversity of Oregon, which consistently ranks highamong research universities in attracting research grants,offering fellowships, and producing scholarly articles.In fiscal year (FY) 2012, UO faculty members securednearly 111 million in grants, contracts, and other competitive awards.AnthropologyBiologyBusiness (MBA)Community and Regional Planning/Public AdministrationComparative LiteratureCreative WritingDispute ResolutionEducationEntrepreneurshipEnvironmental LawGeographyGeological SciencesInterior ArchitectureLandscape ArchitectureLegal Research and WritingPhysicsPsychologySpecial EducationSports MarketingSustainable Business PracticesSustainable DesignSources: (1) National Research Council 2010 (highest ranking oncharacteristics rated by faculty members in the field as most important)(2) U.S. News & World Report, 2013 graduate school rankings(3) Poets and Writers, 2012 rankings(4) DesignIntelligence rankings 2012 and 2013(5) Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2004, 24:6(6) The Aspen Institute, 2011–12 MBA rankings(7) Forbes.com, January 26, 2010, Top 15 Biggest Small-BusinessCompetition(8) Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2006(9) Net Impact, Business as Unusual 20124Geraldine “Geri” Richmond,a chemist at the University ofOregon, was appointed to theNational Science Board (NSF)in fall 2012. Richmond was nominated by President Obama to thetwenty-five-member board. Theboard establishes the policies ofthe NSF, approves new programsand awards, and serves as an independent body of advisors to the president and Congress on policy and education matters related to science and engineering.Candidates for the National Science Board must bebroadly experienced individuals with records of distinguished service. Recommendations are made by theboard, and nominations are made by the president.Inducted into the National Academy of Sciencesin 2011, Richmond was recently awarded the American Physical Society’s 2013 Davisson-Germer Prize inSurface or Atomic Physics, and she received the American Chemical Society’s 2013 Charles Lathrop ParsonsAward for her advocacy on behalf of higher education,science policy and women scientists.Richmond cofounded the Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh), an organizationthat provides mentoring and support to women scientistsaround the globe, and she’s been a long-time advocatefor women in science.UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2013
UO STUDENTSThe University of Oregon tied for sixth nationally for itsnumber of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarshiprecipients for spring 2013 awards. A total of 2,300 scholarships were awarded for the 2013–14 academic year,and the UO was one of five universities or colleges thatproduced ten recipients each.Gilman Scholarships are available to U.S. undergraduates who are also eligible for the U.S. Pell grant programfor students of limited financial means. The scholarshipsallow recipients to pursue their academic studies abroad,preparing them for roles in an increasingly global economy.The University of Oregon was named one of the100 best values in public colleges by Kiplinger’sPersonal Finance magazine. Kiplinger’s ranks public,four-year institutions each year to produce its listof those that combine outstanding education witheconomic value.The UO is on this year’s list because of “its highfour-year graduation rate, low average student debtat graduation, abundant financial aid, a low stickerprice and overall great value,” the magazine said.The UO is one of five Pac-12 universities on thebest values list, following UCLA (No. 6), University ofCalifornia at Berkeley (No. 8), University of Washington(No. 17) and University of Colorado at Boulder (No. 88).“We applaud this year’s top 100 schools for theirAll of the UO’s ten Gilman Scholarship recipients were Oregon residents. Overall, 52.6 percent ofUO students who completed applications this year for Gilman Scholarships received them. Three students receivedthe maximum 5,000 grant and another five receivedgrants above 4,000. No one received less than 3,000.The UO tied for sixth place with the University ofMassachusetts Amherst, University of California at SantaBarbara, North Carolina State University, and Boston College. The University of California at Berkeley topped thelist with thirty-six recipients, followed by George Washington University with twenty-one.efforts to maintain academicstandards while meeting thefinancial needs of their students,”said Janet Bodnar, editor ofKiplinger’s Personal Finance.The Kiplinger’s surveyevaluates more than 500 publicinstitutions based on qualitymeasures including admissionrate, test scores of incoming freshmen, four- andsix-year graduation rates, and cost information abouttuition, fees, room and board, and financial aid for instate and out-of-state students.The annual public school rankings appear inKiplinger’s February 2013 issue.SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATIONSOME DISTINGUISHED UO ALUMNINobel Prize Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Pultizer Prize Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Rhodes Scholars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Marshall Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Oregon Governors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7U.S. Senators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Generals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Admirals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5U.S. President’s Cabinet members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2U.S. Representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Olympic Athletes in Track and Field since 1908 . . . 83U.S. Senator Ron WydenCongressman Peter DeFazioCongressman Greg WaldenCongresswoman Suzanne BonamiciChief U.S. District Judge Ann AikenU.S. Atty. Amanda MarshallGovernor John KitzhaberOregon Atty. General Ellen RosenblumSenator Lee BeyerSenator Ginny BurdickSenate Republican Leader Ted FerrioliSenator Bill HansellUNIVERSITY OF OREGON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2013Senator Mark HassSenator Arnie RoblanSpeaker of the House Tina KotekRep. Phil BarnhartRep. Chris GorsekRep. Wally HicksRep. John LivelyRep. Nancy NathansonRep. Ben UngerRep. Jennifer WilliamsonRep. Brad Witt5
About the University of OregonTHE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON TODAYCurrent enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,591 (24.3 percent of Oregon University System)Freshmen incoming GPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.57Freshman mean SAT score (verbal and math) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,110 (verbal 549, math 559)UO bachelor’s degrees conferred 2011–12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,272 (27.6 percent of OUS)UO graduate and professional degrees conferred 2011–12 . . . . . . . . 1,326 (27.9 percent of OUS)UO portion of OUS budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.6 percent (FY2013 operating budget)UO 2012–13 projected revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829,805,0002012–13 projected state appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,952,000 (after 2012 legislative session)State allocation percentage of 2012–13 budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 percentTOP 40 FEEDER HIGH SCHOOLS FROM ACROSS OREGON, FALL 2012Freshmen All StudentsSouth Eugene High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . . . . . 490Sheldon High School (Eugene) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . . . . . . . . 393Churchill High School (Eugene) . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . 263Southridge High School (Beaverton) . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . . . 241Sunset High School (Beaverton) . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . . . . . . . . 236West Linn High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . . 216Westview High School (Portland) . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . 205Lincoln High School (Portland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . 199Grant High School (Portland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 . . . . . . . . 196Tualatin High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 . . . . . . . . 196Lakeridge High School (Lake Oswego) . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . 194Lake Oswego High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . 189Wilson High School (Portland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . 183Jesuit High School (Portland) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . 172Tigard High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . 169Summit High School (Bend) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 . . . . . . . . 167Willamette High School (Eugene) . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . 153Springfield High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . 152Beaverton High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . 149Thurston High School (Springfield) . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . 148Freshmen All StudentsNorth Eugene High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . 144Ashland High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . 143Cleveland High School (Portland) . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . 142Clackamas High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . 132Central Catholic High School (Portland) . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . 128Marist High School (Eugene) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . 124Roseburg High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . 121Crescent Valley High School (Corvallis) . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . 110Corvallis High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . 108David Douglas High School (Portland) . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . 108Sherwood High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 . . . . . . . . 105Mountain View High School (Bend) . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . 103Sprague High School (Salem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . 102Aloha High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . 100Cottage Grove High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . 94Wilsonville High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . 94South Medford High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . 90North Medford High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . 88Bend High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . 86Glencoe High School (Hillsboro) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . 86ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE AND STUDENT LEVEL, FALL 2011UndergraduateGraduateTotalSchool of Architecture and Allied Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,678College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,825 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,359 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,184Lundquist College of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,434 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,640College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,400Graduate School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41School of Journalism and Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,893 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,989School of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548School of Music and Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,829 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,762 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,591Except where noted, data provided by University of Oregon Office of Institutional Research6UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2013
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE ENROLLMENT BY RESIDENCY, FALL ent8,562U.S. Nonresident2,550International34.81%4068.72% 1,000 students10.37%24,591ENROLLMENT BY OREGON COUNTY, FALL AMOOK26MULTNOMAHHOOD 411DOUGLASCOOS27092Total from Oregon UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 20137
About the University of OregonTOP 10 STATES BYENROLLMENT, FALL 2012TOP 10 COUNTRIES BYENROLLMENT, FALL 2012StateCountryStudentsOregon . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,963California . . . . . . . . . . 4,504Washington . . . . . . . . . . . 889Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117TOP 10 COUNTRIES WHERE UOSTUDENTS STUDY ABROAD, 2012StudentsCountryChina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,491Republic of Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Saudi Arabia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Taiwan (ROC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21StudentsItaly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Ecuador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41WHERE UO ALUMNI LIVE TODAYTotal number of living alumni: 91,1671355536473387122191,5481,4391,9308Total number of alumni all-time: 221,008Canada2,014Allied P.O.208Puerto Rico19Mexico91Source: UO Foundation and Alumni Association, 11/15/2012International10,776U.S. territories196Washington, DC427Unknown13,061UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2013
Economic ImpactThe University of Oregon is a key driver of the Oregoneconomy. Direct spending by the UO, students, andvisitors accounted for more than 1.2 billion in FY2011–12. The total impact of this spending was 2.45 billion.The University of Oregon creates and supportsthousands of jobs, supporting households throughoutthe state. Using conservative estimates, the UO directlyand indirectly supports 25,473 jobs (full and part-time)in Oregon, with associated household earnings of 812million.The net cost to the state of supporting theUniversity of Oregon is well below the stateappropriation. Household earnings supported by theUniversity of Oregon generated an estimated 43.9million of state income tax in FY2011–12. This offsets98 percent of the 44.8 million state appropriation. UOemployees alone had 19.5 million withheld from theirpaychecks for state income taxes.Research activities provide clear support for theOregon economy. Research-related activity generated 110.6 million revenue in FY2011–12. The vast majorityof research awards, 98 percent, come from outsidethe state. For each dollar of state appropriations, UOresearchers were awarded 2.47 of external funding.The ultimate impact of research extends far beyond theinitial revenue and spending. Research yields innovationsthat create jobs and support a higher quality of life for allOregonians. In a 2011 survey, companies associated withUniversity of Oregon research activities reported totalemployees of 251 and revenues of 32.5 million. Sinceonly thirteen of seventeen companies responded to thesurvey, the total impact is actually higher.Universities are rainmakers, growing our economy.Altogether, for every 1 appropriated by Oregon lawmakers,the UO adds 55 to the economy.spending accounted for 486 million of funds drawninto Oregon by the University of Oregon in FY2011–12.This represents 40.4 percent of aggregate spendingassociated with the University of Oregon.External funding is an important driver ofeconomicactivity. The University of Oregon is an250300Excerpted from The Economic Impact of the Universityof Oregon FY2011–12 Update by Timothy A. Duy, PhD,director, Oregon Economic Forum, December 2012economic powerhouse in part because of its ability todraw revenue into the state of Oregon from external150sources. Nonresident tuition, research awards, and visitor10020050020122004 2005 REVENUE2006 20072009 2010 2011AGGREGATEOF 2008UO RESEARCH-RELATEDSTARTUPS 40AGGREGATE IN-OREGON EMPLOYEES OFUO RESEARCH-RELATED STARTUPS 12Source: UO Office of Research, Innovation, and Graduate Education 40 353025In millionsIn millions25UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES20 2013151059
Access and AffordabilityAs a public university, the University of Oregon is committed to providing access for Oregon residents. Over thepast twenty years, tuition has become a serious concern forstudents and their families, the university, and policy makersalike. However, affordable access is more than simply thesticker price. Access to a university education also meansproviding financial aid and scholarships to reduce the burden and help the student to complete a degree on time.A student budget includes tuition and fees, room andboard, books, and personal expenses. Tuition and feesreflect the “gross” published price for enrolling at the UO.Applying price offsets in the form of financial aid, scholarships, grants, loans, and fee remissions results in an“adjusted” or “net” price. The university has invested heavily in institution-based scholarships to significantly reducethe financial burden on students.Compared to other public universities inOregon, more UO students are able to completea degree on time. This has a profound effect on netcost since each additional academic term increases astudent’s expenses and limits the opportunity for fulltime employment. A comprehensive view of the cost ofattending the UO should include direct expenses, priceoffsets, the expectation of completing a degree andhow long it will take to complete it, the debt the studentcarries following graduation, and the lifetime value of theeducation received.Tuition and feesResident undergraduate tuition and fees for 2012-13are 9,310. This rate is 16 percent below the averagerate of 11,051 for other public universities in the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is the thirdlowest among the nine universities in the group of peersestablished for the UO by the Oregon University System(OUS). T
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