The Reser Stadium renovation approved by the Oregon State University Board of Trustees will cost more than $324.5 million over the 50-year lifespan of the renovation, according to the university.
The $153 million initial construction cost of the renovation publicized by the university, which includes a new student welcome center, a conference space and medical facility, is only part of the total cost, of course. There will also be more than $60 million in interest payments, $51 million for a midlife renewal and $60.3 million in added operating costs over 50 years, based on university estimates provided to Mid-Valley Media.
OSU leadership expects a windfall of new revenue from premium seating at OSU football games, conference rentals, increased enrollment and the medical facility to pay for the project and then some â with enough left over to cover the $35 million pandemic-related deficit the athletic department is already facing.
Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees Friday confirmed the university’s new interim president Becky Johnson.
Johnson is currently the vice president of OSU Cascades the campus in Bend for the state’s largest university. She will resign from that position to step into her role leading the entire university.
“My choice to put Dr. Johnson forward was informed by extensive community engagement,” Board Chair Rani Borkar said Friday. “As noted in online nominations made about her by community members, Becky is the perfect leader for this role at this time.”
Johnson was nominated through a two-week process in which the board solicited input from the OSU faculty, students and staff, as well as outside stakeholders and community members.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees has confirmed the university’s new interim president.
Becky Johnson, confirmed Friday, is currently the vice president of OSU Cascades - the university’s Bend campus, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
She will resign from that position to step into her role leading the entire university.
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Board Chair Rani Borkar said Friday the choice to put Dr. Johnson forward was informed by extensive community engagement.
Johnson was nominated through a two-week process in which the board solicited input from the OSU faculty, students and staff, as well as outside stakeholders and community members. She will be the university’s first female president.
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The Oregon State University Board of Trustees is meeting Friday to consider appointing the Vice President of OSU Cascades as interim president of the entire university.
The search process for an interim president began shortly after F. King Alexander, resigned as president last month after ongoing pressure from the campus community. Alexander and the board of trustees faced strong criticism following the release of a report that detailed mishandled sexual misconduct allegations at his former university Louisiana State.
The OSU Cascades Vice President, Rebecca “Becky” Johnson, was nominated through a process that solicited input from OSU community members and stakeholders over the last few weeks.