This gain was accomplished mainly with an increase in adjunct faculty. Graduate assistants are used predominantly on the OSU and UO campuses. OUS faculty are productive. On average, OUS ranked faculty members were assigned 10.8 course credit hours in fall 2000. The average course credit hours rise to 12.2 per faculty when all faculty who provided instruction, ranked faculty, adjunct faculty, and graduate assistants, are included.
OUS faculty attract millions in new resources to Oregon.
Total expenditures from gifts, grants, and contracts have grown steadily over the past ten years. Public service addresses pressing needs. Competing for talented faculty. Substantially lower salaries limit the ability of OUS campuses to recruit effectively. The Board of Higher Education recognizes the need to retain and recruit quality faculty to sustain and accelerate OUS productivity.