SILETZ NewS
January 2014
Students will pay lower tuition at
Oregon’s public universities
Funding approved
during Special Session
reduces, then freezes
OUS tuition rates
PORTLAND, Ore. – Students will
pay lower tuition beginning in January
with the approval in November by the
State Board of Higher Education of new
rates effective Winter Term 2014 at all
Oregon University System campuses.
This reduction comes from a Spe-
cial Session investment of $25 million
approved by the Legislature and governor
in September specifically to “buy down”
or reduce the level of tuition increases for
resident undergraduate students.
This is the second time that tuition
rates have been revised since the board
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Vol. 42, No. 1
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provided its original approval of resident
undergraduate rates in June.
In the Regular Session this year, the
Legislature and governor approved $15
million targeted to reduce tuition. Together
with the Special Session funding of $25
million, this provides $40 million to reduce
tuition for the 2013-2015 biennium, lower-
ing increases this year from the 4.8 percent
average originally approved in June by the
board to the new average increase of 2.5
percent. This provides an average of $150
in savings for students.
Next year in Fall 2014, undergradu-
ate resident tuition will freeze for the
first time since 2001, not increasing for
the entire 2014-15 academic year above
2013-14 rates.
See Tuition on page 13.
employee of the Year
Leatha Lynch – Pharmacist, Siletz Community Health Clinic
From the nomination form: Leatha
is very knowledgeable and is always
able to answer any questions or
concerns that are presented to her by our
clinic staff and patients. She provides
reliable information and goes above and
beyond her duties to keep doctors and
patients informed.
She keeps the providers, patients
and community up to date on new medi-
cations. She has completely changed the
work flow and it has improved our work
environment 100 percent.
As for our overall work in the phar-
macy, there has been no discrepancy
with our Schedule II medications. We
have decreased our expenses of medica-
tion by 15.10 percent, increased our pre-
scriptions by 2.99 percent and increased
patients by 12.9 percent.
Photo by Diane Rodriquez
Leatha Lynch
Congratulations!
Photos by Mandi Smith
Winter came early in Oregon as an arctic air mass enveloped the state in early December. Many areas dealt with snow and ice, some for days on end. By the solstice,
though, temperatures had returned to near normal in most areas and Christmas brought dry skies and sunshine to parts of the state.