LeAnn Maupin, Interim Provost/Dean of the College of HAS Laura McKinney, VP of Wilsonville. Hallie Neupert, Interim Dean of the College of ETM/Management Department Chair Tracy Ricketts, AVP of Development and Alumni Relations. Vice-Chairman Sliwa said one of the goals of the Trustees is to make sure the university has a proper culture of shared governance and transparency; it is a form of self-assessment and a form of communication to the administration and board.
Administrator Brown asked if the faculty is participating in the academic strategic plan at the department level and if they feel part of the process. Chairman Graham stated that the committee has recommended to the Governor for consideration the positions of custodian of students and staff: Liam Perry and Bill Goloski. LeAnn Maupin, HAS Acting Provost/Dean of the College Michelle Meyer, Director of Business Affairs.
Hallie Neupert, Interim Dean of the College of ETM/Department Chair Tracy Ricketts, AVP of Development and Alumni Relations. He expected that the proposed increase in tuition would be more than 5% and that the Board might consider holding a special meeting of the Executive Committee and full Board before the May HECC meeting or the May 25-26 meeting to move completely.
ACTION
The Tuition Recommendation Committee meets at least twice between January and February before issuing written recommendations to the President on proposed tuition and mandatory fee rates for the upcoming academic year. The Tuition Recommendation Committee (TRC), made up of students, faculty and staff, met five times, beginning in January and concluding with public forums on the Klamath Falls and Wilsonville campuses in early April, to consider tuition rates for the 2017 academic year - 18. Faculty members of the Fiscal Operations Advisory Council (FOAC) sit on the Tuition Recommendation Committee and concur with this recommendation.
As of the publication of this list, every Oregon public university has completed or will complete its tuition and mandatory fee determination process for the 2017-18 academic year. Beginning in January and continuing through open community forums in April, Oregon Tech's Tuition Recommendation Committee met to discuss the budget and other factors that would guide our tuition recommendations for the 2017-2018 academic year. At the last meeting of the Tuition Recommendations Committee on March 10, 2017, the committee recommended progress on the resident tuition increase.
Through this memorandum, I am submitting my recommendation for tuition and fees for the 2017-2018 academic year to the Oregon Tech Board of Trustees. The TRC has recommended an 8% increase in student tuition fees for undergraduate students, and a 5% increase in non-standard rates over the 2016-2017 tuition rates for the next academic year (Table 1).
O FFICE OF THE P RESIDENT
Oregon Tech's Training Recommendations Committee (TRC), a task force made up of students, faculty and administrators from across the institution, has been meeting since late January and concludes its process with open forums in early April. After careful consideration and advice from members of the leadership and university community, I support the TRC's recommendation regarding tuition fees. The following sections describe the unique value proposition Oregon Tech offers to Oregon students and industry, and the institution's strategy to protect our core mission of teaching and learning for the benefit of students at a time when state-mandated costs are rapidly increasing. they face limited government funding.
However, due to how state funding is allocated across budget years, this is expected to result in reduced operating funding of nearly $1 million dollars for Oregon Tech during the 2017-2018 budget year. Despite significantly expanded administrative responsibilities resulting from the dissolution of the university system in recent years, Oregon Tech has made significant efforts to reduce or maintain costs through administrative efficiencies while taking on new responsibilities. A recent compensation study at Oregon Tech found that nearly 15% of teachers are paid below their discipline level.
The following section establishes the rationale for the recommended levels of instruction and how this level of instruction, when combined with Oregon Tech's unique mission to offer professionally focused, technology-intensive programs, ensures the best outcomes for our students. However, as they reflected on the principles articulated by the students, faculty, and staff on the committee, it became clear that such a recommendation would seriously compromise our students' learning outcomes. It is important to emphasize that Oregon Tech's unique mission, which is singularly focused on industry-driven professional education, creates a unique set of challenges; particularly the expense associated with specialized laboratories, heavy emphasis on mathematics and science based practical curricula, and the need for expensive equipment and technology that quickly becomes obsolete.
The HECC recently highlighted that Oregon Tech's average salary a decade after leaving college is the highest in the state, and is about 15% higher than the second-largest public university in the state and more than 50% higher than the national average. In PayScale's 2017 Best Value School report, Oregon Tech was recognized as in the top 1% of all colleges and universities for annual student return on investment – at No. 17. SmartAsset, based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics, PayScale and College InSight recognized that Oregon Tech has the highest graduate salaries in Oregon3.
Consistent with these results, Oregon Tech's annual graduate employment survey indicated that the graduating class of 2016 had a placement rate of 98% with an average starting salary of $57,000 six months after graduation. The commitment the university makes to this level of tuition increase is a sharing of the overall cost with students. The recommendation continues our cycle of investment and growth by strengthening the quality and capacity of the university.
Tuition Recommendation
Erin Foley, Shellie Wilson, Greg Stewart, Holly Anderson, Josie Hudspeth, Michelle Meyer, Brian RE: Fox 2017-2018 Incidental Fee Commission Recommendations. After a thorough review, the Incidental Fee Commission (IFC) has decided to recommend an increase in the Incidental Fee for the academic year 2017-2018. The recommendation is that the Klamath Falls Incidental Fee increase from $325 to $345 per semester for each student enrolled in six or more credits, and to $182.50 per semester for each student enrolled in one to five credits (also a $20 increase).
The Wilsonville ASOIT recommends changing the incidental fee so that the fee changes from $64 to $50, but increases the health fee by $8 (from $30 to $38). The net change is an overall decrease of $6 between the Random Fee and the Health Fee. The summer 2018 casualty fee for Klamath Falls students will remain $70 regardless of the number of hours enrolled.
For the Wilsonville Campus, incidental fees will drop to $50, regardless of the number of hours enrolled.
Tuition Differentials 2017-18 Academic Year
Majors with Differential Tuition
Majors with Other Differential Rates
Majors with no Differentials
