The latest reports, news,
and documents from the Oregon Business Council and its initiative partners:
OREGON BUSINESS COUNCIL
OBC and Oregon University System
Convene Summer Sustainability Series
There is a lot of talk about green
jobs and sustainability these days. The Oregon Business Council has
teamed up with the Oregon University System to offer an opportunity for
professionals and graduate students to learn exactly what this
means.
The event is a combination of a
travelling symposium, a hands-on summit and a five day field trip for
professionals and graduate students from around the world. The summer
institute features two tracks: the urban built environment &
agriculture and food systems.
Learn more at www.summersustainabilityseries.org.
Statewide Coalition Backs Forest
Stimulus
The Oregon Business Council joined
the Nature Conservancy, The Oregon Business Association, Sustainable
Northwest, the Oregon Association of Counties and the Carpenter's Industrial
Council in asking Oregon's federal delegation and Governor to push for federal
forest management funding as part of the economic stimulus package. Read
the February 3, 2009 letter here.
OREGON BUSINESS PLAN
Oregon Business Plan Leadership
Summit Draws 1000 to Convention Center
The Oregon Business Council is one
of several organizations behind the Oregon Business Plan. At the Plan's
annual Summit on December 11, business and elected leaders duiscussed plans
for jumpstarting the economy while focusing on long-term goals of innovation
and sustainability. Read more at www.oregonbusinessplan.org.
OREGON EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE
The Education Roundtable, supported by OBC, Lumina
Foundation, and Oregon Community Foundation, released six white papers on
education in Oregon, including three that focus on post-secondary education. "Preparation"
looks at how well Oregon students are being prepared to succeed in studies
beyond high school, "Affordability"
examines the rising cost of postsecondary education and the barrier it poses
to students, and "Pathways
and Persistence" takes a look at the many different roads students
travel to find success in post-secondary education and the institutional
factors that either help or hurt them along the way. Read
more at the Education
Roundtable website.
OREGON CLUSTER NETWORK
The Oregon Cluster Network is a forum to help identify Oregon's
mature, emerging, and potential industry clusters and assist cluster
participants as they work to accelerate innovation and the growth of their
industries. Learn more at www.oregonclusters.org.
E3: EMPLOYERS FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Small Schools Initiative:
E3 unveiled three more high schools selected for the Oregon Smalls School Initiative:
Roosevelt High School, Madison High School, and Crater High School. The
schools join eight high schools already participating in the project to increase student
achievement and graduation rates in Oregon through innovative small school
formats. Read
more at the E3
website.
OREGON PERFORMANCE INTERNSHIP
Oregon Performance
Internship. Now in it's fifth year, the Oregon Performance
Internship is a unique opportunity for the nation's best graduate students
in public affairs, public policy, and public administration to spend a summer
in Oregon working on projects aimed at improving the performance of public and
not-for-profit agencies. Learn more about the program at the
by clicking here.
OREGON VALUES AND BELIEFS
Oregon Values and Beliefs
Survey: In 1992, Oregonians across the state were asked some fundamental questions. They were asked to list their priorities for themselves and their families. They were asked what they wanted for their communities and from their elected officials. They were asked what matters to them and what they envision for the future. Their answers predicted many of the policy changes of the following decade.
A decade later, the Oregon Business Council, in partnership with the Oregon Education Association, Oregon School Boards Association, and SEIU Local 503
OPEU, went back to Oregonians with the same questions--and a few new ones. Click Here to view the
results of the 2002 Oregon Values and Beliefs Survey.
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