Faculty Senate Materials on OPM-Related Documentation

OPM-related documentation

• Pearson Online Learning proposal (2017-18, EOU ultimately chose not to pursue a partnership with POL)
  • OPM timeline (May – September 2017 excluded)
  • FAQ from President Insko (Feb 21, 2018)
  • Report authored by Faculty Senate ad hoc committee
  • President Insko announces end of Pearson pursuit
• The Learning House search and ultimate approval by Board of Trustees (2018-19)
  • Chronology of decision making process
  • Campus Survey conducted in Nov 2018
  • Learning House announcement (Jan 16, 2019)
  • Special meeting of the Board of Trustees (March 13, 2019)
  • Letter to Board Trustees on eve of vote to move forward with TLH partnership
  • Board of Trustees Resolution to Approve (April 11, 2019)
  • Redacted version of contract (MSA, ‘Master Services Agreement’) signed between WILEY Global Publishing (of which TLH is an affiliate) and EOU
  • Preliminary information on proposed ‘contract programs‘ (proposed by TLH and EOU Administration)
  • Executive Summary of Wiley/EOU contract by OPM oversight subcommittee of the Faculty Senate (slide show version)
  • EPCC Curriculum Development process (web page)
• General information/research on OPM / university partnerships
  • Report from The Century Foundation examining over 70 existing contracts
• Chronology of Concordia University partnership with (OPM) HotChalk
  • MarketWatch. 2014. Concordia U. partners with HotChalk to increase access to technology in the classroom. March 24, MarketWatch.com.
  • Molly Young. 2016. Concordia gained thousands of new students – and a federal inquiry. Oct 21, OregonLive.com.
  • Elizabeth Loulan. 2020. Concordia raises more than $355,000 at ninth annual gala. Feb 6, GlobeNewswire.
  • Jeff Manning and Jim Ryan. 2020. Portland’s Concordia University will close at the end of Spring Semester. Feb 10, OregonLive.com
  • Courtney Vaughn. 2020. Days before announcing shutdown, Concordia had $355K fundraiser. Feb 12, PamplinMedia.
  • Jeff Manning and Molly Young. 2020. Concordia’s online vision hid grim reality. Feb 28, OregonLive.com.
  • Molly Young and Jeff Manning. 2020. Concordia’s catastrophic deal with one company. March 2, The Oregonian (podcast).
  • Lilah Burke. 2020. HotChalk sues Concordia Portland for $302 million. Apr 20, Inside Higher Ed.