This web site is now static - it is no longer being updated - the last change was made Friday 19 November 2004. This site contains links the documents received by the IFS during the Faculty Driven Process relating to initiatives of the State Board of Higher Education. See OREGON TRANSER MODULE. for more recent information.


The IFS, in conjunction with the respective OUS University Senates, held meetings to inform the Higher Education Community about the ongoing efforts of the Oregon University System (OUS) board to revitalize higher education in Oregon:
  1. Wednesday 6 October UO. Announcement, Participant list and notes, and  Follow up article in Oregon Daily Emerald.
  2. Thursday 14 October WOU. Announcement,Participant List and notes.
  3. Friday 15 October EOU. Participant List and notes.
  4. Tuesday 19 October OIT. Announcement,Participant List and notes.
  5. Thursday 21 October OSU. Announcement#1,. Announcement#2, Participant list, and Notes.
  6. Friday 22 October SOU. Participant List  and Notes.
  7. Thursday 28 October PSU. Participant List and notes.
  8. Tuesday 9 November Mt. Hood Community College. Participant list MHCC, Participant list COCC,  Notes, and  Notes-draft.

Special attention was given to the Joint Boards Articulation Commission (JBAC) system-wide proposal for facilitating transfer of students between community colleges and OUS universities. JBAC is a commission comprised of community college and OUS institution representatives.

Related Documents:


The following documents have been received by Peter Gilkey, President of the IFS for 2004, in conjunction with the town hall meetings cited above. They are posted with the permission of the authors
  1. Letter from Andy Duncan to JBAC 27 Sep 04
  2. Letter and attached documents from Andy Duncan concerning Gen Ed Requirements 4 October 2004
  3. Letter from Shirley Lukacs Academic Advisor Lane community College. 12 October 2004
  4. Letter from Karen Sprague, University of Oregon, 14 October 2004
  5. Letter from Carol E. Harding, Western Oregon University 15 October 2004
  6. Letter from Kristina Frankenberger Western Oregon University 18 October 2004
  7. Letter from Danny Mielke Eastern Oregon University 18 October 2004
  8. Letter from Les Balsiger Eastern Oregon University 18 October 2004
  9. Letter from Jill Brown OIT 20 October 2004
  10. Letter from Dan Edge OSU 20 October 2004
  11. Letter from Molly Shor OSU 21 October 2004
  12. Letter from Milo Koretsky OSU 22 October 2004
  13. Letter from Mark Merickel OSU 22 October 2004
  14. Letter from Ellen Sunnes Oregon Coast Community College 22 October 2004
  15. Letter from Elisabeth Zinser SOU 23 October 2004 with two attachments:
    1. Higher Expectations, Critical Learning Outcomes, and Culminating Projects Key to Higher Education Accountability
    2. Liberal Education and America’s Promise College Learning for an Era of Greater Expectations
  16. Letter from Joan Gross OSU 25 October 2004
  17. Letter from Sheila Ruhland Clatsop Community College 25 October 2004.
  18. Letter from Joanne Sorte OSU 25 October 2004.
  19. Exerpts from MBF Meeting 15 October 2004 that deal with the transfer module
  20. Letter from Robert Mercer concerning Gen Ed at PSU
  21. Letter from Ron Severson, Chair UO Under Graduate Council, summarizing the UO Undergraduate Council’s Discussions about the Transfer Module. The discussion included a possible proposal for a Statewide Degree Audit Pilot Program from  Jeanne Coe, Heather Bottorff, Hilary Gerdes, and Wendy Mitchell. See also DARS at Miami (Ohio) http://www.dars.muohio.edu/ and powerpoint presentations
  22. Notes of Provosts Council Meeting 4 November 2004 - taken by IFS Senator Scott Burns. Not normative.
  23. Participant list and Notes from Joint meeting of the Council of Instructional Administrators and the OUS Provosts Council Thursday 4 November 2004 Portland CC (Rock Creek Campus). Notes are not normative.
  24. Remarks by IFS President Gilkey to the State Board of  Higher Education 5 November 2004.
  25. Email from Mark Thoma University of Oregon 5 November 2004.
  26. Email from Malcolm McCord Mt.Hood Community College 9 November 2004.
  27. Email from Kari Rothi Mt. Hood Community College 9 November 2004. See an alternate proposal for a TM.
  28. Email from Shannon Valdivia Mt. Hood Community College 9 November 2004.
  29. Email from Maureen O'Connor PSU 9 November 2004.
  30. Email from Terry Folen Mt. Hood Community College 10 November 2004.

Documents received subsequent to 11 November 2004 when the IFS made its report to JBAC -- these materials will be forwarded separately in electronic form to JBAC
  • Resolution passed by the Oregon Community College Presidents Council 2004 August -- Portability of earned competencies
  • Resolution passed by the Council of Instuctional Administrators concerning the General Education Transfer Module 4 November 2004
  • Email from Tom Atchison Tillamook Community College 12 November 2004.
  • Email from Kathy Walsh and Cora Agatucci Central Oregon Community College 14 November 2004.
  • Email from Elizabeth Goulard Chemeketa Community College 15 November 2004
  • Email from Fred Schnell Mt. Hood Community College 15 November 2004
  • Email from Celeste Brody Central Oregon Community College 15 November 2004
  • Agenda of JBAC meeting Thursday 18 November and OREGON TRANSFER MODULE as suggested by the Student Transfer Committee November 9, 2004. See also Draft of an "outcomes" statement for General Education
  • Email summarizing conversation between IFS President (2005) Turner and Chancellor Pernsteiner 17 Nov 2004
  • Agenda of EDP Summit on Oregon Transfer Module Friday 19 November. Relevant documents to be considered:
  • The Oregon Transfer Module - JBAC proposal as of 18 November 2004
  • Resolution passed by the Council of Instuctional Administrators concerning the General Education Transfer Module 4 November 2004
  • Preamble submitted by the Provost's council [Draft version as of 18 November 2004]
  • IFS Statement concerning advising.
  • Cover letter from JBAC - draft version.
  • Email from Elaine Yandle-Roth transmitting the documents received by the EDP summit.
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