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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