The Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon voted unanimously to adopt a revised University mission statement on Nov. 5. The board held a meeting on Nov. 5 at 2:30 p.m. in room 403 of the Ford Alumni Center to vote on the new mission statement.

The university began seeking community and student input in revising the UO mission statement in April 2014, creating a web page providing information about the revision and inviting feedback from the public.

The Academic and Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees met on Nov. 3 to consider the final revised version of the new UO mission statement, according to Around the O.

On Nov. 5, all trustees were present by phone except for Ann Curry, as well as President Scott Coltrane and Senior Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Barbra Altmann.

Before voting, Chair Chuck Lillis praised Coltrane and Altmann for their role in the revision process.

“I think the process was long and involved, and you guys played a key role in a highly collaborative process,” Lillis said.

Trustee Mary Wilcox also took a moment to thank the community in their help in revising the mission statement.

“I also really want to thank the campus community, because they had significant input as well,” Wilcox said. “What it shows me is how much everyone on this entire team cares about creating a mission statement that reflects what this university is all about.”

There was a unanimous vote in favor of the revised statement of those present at the meeting. The university will go on to present the statement to the Higher Education Commission Council for final approval.

You can read the revised mission statement here.

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