The OUS Office of Government Relations represents the Board's budget, policy, and program interests to the Office of the Governor, the Oregon Legislature, Oregon members of the United States Congress, and Oregon state agencies.

Government Relations staff engage with State legislators regarding appropriations and policy legislation affecting Oregon University System, and represent the Board and System before committees of the Legislature. Government Relations staff communicate important information and insights on the State legislature to system administration and the Board to facilitate deliberate decision-making and to develop timely responses. They also work closely with a committee of OUS campus government relations directors to develop system-wide legislative communications and strategies in the interest of the OUS, and to monitor or respond to legislative activity affecting the system as a whole.

Legislator Resources, 2011 Session

• OUS Governance Proposal
• Issue Briefs 2011
• Legislative Testimony 2011
• 2010 Fact Book

Recent Documents

• OUS biennial review of Campus Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention & Intervention, May 2011.
• Report to the Legislature, Activities toward the Prevention of Student Alcohol and Drug Abuse, January 2011, Oregon Department of Education/Oregon Health Authority/OUS.
• House Bill 3619 Task Force, Report to the Oregon Legislature, December 2010: submitted by OUS on behalf of the HB 3619 Task Force. The task force was appointed by the OUS Chancellor, the State Superintendent, and the Director of the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission in accord with the stipulations of HB3619.

Legislator Resources Archive

• Chancellor’s Newsletter February 2010
• OUS 2009 Legislative Report 

State of Oregon links:

• State of Oregon
• Oregon State Legislature

Contacts:

• Bridget Burns, Chief of Staff
• Mary Robinson, Government Relations Program Specialist, 503-373-7490
• Campus Government Relations Contacts
  • EOU: Tim Seydel, Associate Vice President for Marketing and Development and Public Affairs, tseydel@eou.edu
  • PSU: Laura Terrill-Patten, Government Relations Associate Director, pattenl@pdx.edu; or Mary Rae Moller, Director of Government Relations, mollerm@pdx.edu
  • OIT: Lita Colligan, Associate Vice President for Strategic Partnerships, lita.colligan@oit.edu
  • OSU: Jock Mills, Director of Government Relations, jock.mills@orst.edu
  • SOU: Liz Shelby, Chief of Staff and Director of Government Relations, Government Liaison, Shelby@sou.edu
  • UO: Courtney R. White, Director of State Relations, crwhite@uoregon.edu