Board of Trustees

The Oregon Institute of Technology Board of Trustees met on July 24, both remotely and with some of the members in-person at the university’s Klamath Falls campus, with the primary focus to review the university’s re-opening plans for fall 2020.

Oregon Tech receives approximately 40 percent of its budget from the state; thus, the financial health of the university and the state are intricately linked. The state has estimated that it will take at least four years to get back to pre-COVID employment levels, and up to a decade of structural deficits.

Board of Trustees cover agenda items from approval of a new soccer field to discussing issues related to the university finances, online and high school programs, a new report on Oregon Tech’s economic footprint in its two major communities, and other items.

President Maples has led the university since 2008 as the institution’s sixth president and will continue to work with the University to ensure a seamless transition.

Approval of tuition rates for the 2016-17 academic year, and review of operating and capital budget directions for the 2017-19 biennial budget

Dr. Jay Kenton, currently Oregon Tech's Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration, nominated as interim president of Oregon Tech

The full Board unanimously approves Dr. Kenton as Interim President, votes to move forward with university-industry partnership in Scappoose, Ore, and received a project update on the Cornett Engineering Building and the planned Center for Excellence in Engineering and Technology

The search for Oregon Institute of Technology’s 7th president has begun with the formation of a 15-member Presidential Search Committee

Vincent Jones, a retired civil engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will join his fellow trustees for the next meeting of the Board on June 29-30 in Klamath Falls

The Committee discussed the transition agreement between Dr. Maples and the university, which includes provisions for a six-month period beginning on July 1, 2016