Section I

1.1 WHEREAS, the transition to a new Board of Trustees for the University under the law popularly known as Senate Bill 270 of 2013 removed the State Board of Higher Education as a future source of policies for the University of Oregon; and

1.2 WHEREAS, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities consistently interacts closely (as needed) with independent boards like our new UO Board; and

1.3 WHEREAS, a number of policies adopted by the State Board of Higher Education in the past (including Internal Management Directives) involve academic matters as commonly understood in higher education, including an IMD on accreditation reports within http://ous.edu/files/about/polipro/files/IMD_2013-01.pdf; and

1.4 WHEREAS the UO maintains a publicly available accreditation website at http://accreditation.uoregon.edu/; and

1.5 WHEREAS, Section 170 (8) of Senate Bill 270 provides:

(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the lawfully adopted rules and policies of the State Board of Higher Education pertaining to a university with a governing board that are in effect on the effective date of this 2013 Act continue in effect until lawfully superseded or repealed by the standards or policies of the governing board or the university [emphasis added]; and

1.6 WHEREAS, linkages and comments are provided on the Senate’s “Master List” of rules and policies, including unique, easy-to-track identifying numbers (see Policies of Senate Interest Excel workbook),

Section II

2.1 BE IT HEREBY MOVED that OUS IMD 2.040 (found at http://ous.edu/files/about/polipro/files/IMD_2013-01.pdf) be repealed as a University of Oregon policy:

632 OUS IMD 2.040 Academic Affairs Accreditation Reports