{"id":757,"date":"2015-07-30T11:35:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T18:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/?page_id=757"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:23:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:23:30","slug":"bylaws-and-statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/bylaws-and-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Governing Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1AHzROiMZGM4M7BEzlCLpeT3HfZ3YMuw5\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bylaws of Eastern Oregon University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1rc10vVzA8JUAjV59i2gmmzHq7VpmhXN2\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 1, Conduct of Public Meetings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1m_CTNfYwkX51RmDwbpxanCXOAa56gTTT\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 2, Delegation of Authority<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1cMaV0fpfZKSSkgzK8YHXWK4e5ZAeMg_i\/edit\">Statement Number 3, Committees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/files\/2015\/07\/Statement-Number-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 4, Performance of Official Business<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B5SnRyRfJRI3Q2s5SHR6SUNaczA\/view?usp=sharing&amp;resourcekey=0-H7NF_bqs_dugLKPLsXVjyQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 5, Categories of Authoritative Statements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sU3AORA1jwidm_XnEvgjuSlzvpaSGb-6\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 6, Ethics and Conflict of Interest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1gUc5s7p4ayS70fGfq6r7tCd7yrgGjEQ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 7, Evaluation of Presidential Performance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1uViFGD-Z4SCUWevDY40L_HXEY0HOyzk-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 8, Evaluation of Board Performance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gDME1twxYUMDpt2X176c7Scc9FMW8-Cg\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 9, Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1FgDUic-eeb_sgA6noojxUBscDB32C1G8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 10, Shared Governance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16UWV5lTjfqN-2hgFWcRjmFyogJQA0Kfm\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 11, Education and General Fund Balance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/15HzjdWILULRzePkofpnP2CLFP130VyMx\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 12, Diversity and Equity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1WBbM-ALdfSnpKdQALN5bv8hkN3P19EI3\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Statement Number 13, Trustee Recruitment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1kALsMEAjWGAzuhn0fCVssy9YhwSsAdZf\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statement Number 14, Presidential Transition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1WmkscW0i_v5jrdDJB4tf8Vs47xpuX8JL\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charter of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1v0-RaOkCRlSH3RVD05wV122sY1P_VQvK\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charter of the Finance and Administration Committee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1IRAPKeTjACJ9DRF7ZBOoIpFRWVkxvZ5V\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charter of the Governance Committee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B6O2Mv8htHlERkxmRnh6UGlKOGs\/view?resourcekey=0-ZBzpTbGMuaqQhF36V2SeKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 16-01, Authorization for the University President to Respond to Requests for Proposals From the Higher Education Coordinating Commission<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/161fypu5GNvBJYpE5awYM_jCdK-Yl_mhg\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 16-02, Responsibilities of Individual Trustees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1cHxx9O7XLgUdzU93w5vHwLaAO_qIaanY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 16-03, Recognizing Ray Brown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1yiF267XZz__1FNpoBYaUD-lDTZz-VcQX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 16-04, Recognizing Pat Hinton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18E_i6OWq3yok87HzvEBD7nsEtP9s0R1x\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 16-05, Recognizing Elsie Praeger-Goller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=171E3za17PMyQFvyzgLLA6lQuKT88LlpM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 16-06, Adopting the Education and General Fund Balance Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1yPUjk5pa_VNF05AHnI8hHCxNJ4GI5Ncw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 16-07, Amending the President&#8217;s Contract<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1-j44JjDnaKuFAbs2ZsyezJRXYONUZ18F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 16-08, Adopting the University&#8217;s Mission Statement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B5SnRyRfJRI3LVNHRTVoY0lQLTA\/view?usp=sharing&amp;resourcekey=0-FPs07WSD5y2zVvh4UYG3jg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 17-01, Renewed Employment Agreement and Notice of Appointment with Thomas A. Insko for the Position of University President<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1iQJpARIuawdkEXzQlSqQm0fo0iSKUI8h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 18-01, Adopting the Rebarrow Research Forest Advisory Council Bylaws<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1BZ_NEFsWtp1xTV6u7zQpUlVGABYWlJwj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 18-02, Recognizing Nicole Almanza<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1lJ7msGks_dAwjSkgTybrMcVfjcoJApH1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 18-03, Recognizing Holly Kerfoot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1-54HOVcwFCRokzakCIVi2DUUQ3rS1eaB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 18-04, Recognizing Linda Reed-Jerofke<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1D0dUpEEfeSDZmdwF5bO1MipJGyWhJID_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 18-05, Correcting the Bylaws of the Rebarrow Research Forest Advisory Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/19RLLWf8KUo52BeEVQAl22Uo0hBQAAaZ2\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 20-01, Recognizing Quentin Durfee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1EsuvSuy-1_N-UbcRzxDLv_lJSQvzE_oN\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 20-02, Recognizing Gary Keller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1O--chB8q8Z75aiLzfwugDwLvAg5oCFZi\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 20-03, Recognizing Helen Moore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MsTKKHZhehktC0v_85aCZ7Rgvhqd1HzW\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 20-04, Recognizing Jer Pratton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ekMZVA7107xLv8u8YezeeIbbLuMytFAl\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 20-05, Recognizing David Nelson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16EeVeAARazOHW2rovQAxJQ8Ir_XFm7Yb\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 20-06, Trustee Ethics Affirmation Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/15fYaAxWbNjNG6oKx36NNH7xSdNEGp61J\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 21-01, Commending the University Community for its Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1RovttVt-_D-WmJe5igwRsk_CaNqy_s35\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 21-02, Bestowing upon David Nelson the Board Award for Meritorious Service to Eastern Oregon University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_rYcShdPCrnmDPu5BHbHiLqVroW_nIRG\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 21-03, Recognizing Brittney Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16tMGy9c8Los7A76yazg_FMLPzptfFIO6\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 21-04, Recognizing Susan Corey<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_8BHBHHy6GKPeVTk63WIdJteEIGrwhm4\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 22-01, Recognizing Karyn Gomez<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1udQlss4gF7pH7mBK9L6y7oIri6tYGj6y\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 22-02, Recognizing Roberta Conner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZHGVWErmMI9aIo04NjsJRQU__ztdIFaz\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 22-03, Recognizing Dixie Lund<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DXT6bR1eHbQjcPUtvs5zJTLHuLSOZ8EL\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 22-04, Recognizing Abel Mendoza<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1TRPKVte8aJOb6sb2mRmELOl-ENHXmShp\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 22-05, Amending the Trustee Ethics Affirmation Form and Incorporating the Form Into Board Statement No. 6, Ethics and Conflicts of Interest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1s5dUPpYHzxuY237oBdACUDyEPSfI2hQq\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 22-06, Approving a Six Month Extension of the Employment Agreement and Notice of Appointment with Thomas A. Insko for the Position of University President;&nbsp; and Establishing the Procedure for Determining any Increase to the President\u2019s Salary During the Extension Period.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DPiEc1RYP0q-TcWN-6XWjtIJR3jI2J8A\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 22-07, Appointing Richard Chaves and Lara Moore as Interim Co-Presidents of the University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xXYb7KzH4UK2sMVsEgJofnDQe2gtnISJ\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xXYb7KzH4UK2sMVsEgJofnDQe2gtnISJ\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 22-08, Presidential Search and Selection Process<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ovTlvxSb8M63C3GDPZ-9IYXGiTjVuBVR\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 23-01, Recognizing Duane Boyer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gkXEQWSHAxcG85TpD9qMZOEqNlo_XCaZ\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 23-02, Presidential Appointment of Dr. Kelly A. Ryan as University President<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1q00px8YpVSrmsSTgQ9i3Btd-MSLetfm1\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 23-03, Resolution of Appreciation for Richard Chaves<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xsCWD6gj-dLxKmkSTFLg-mlNm3mmnAJE\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 23-04, Resolution of Appreciation for Danny Bailey<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/133I9Vang9e7WRktq9gJzx32Ar9tIEPUz\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 23-05, Resolution of Appreciation for William L. Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1yTj-4GbmF3EQJUiWfY-tV4fZKY2lvb2D\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 23-06, Resolution of Appreciation for Interim Co-Presidents Moore and Chaves<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1DnPfY9ZuTMBCuFVbo1yR4dOS-SHW81Al\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 24-01, Resolution of Appreciation for Anna Cavinato<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1PguxNp4tzB4Uo3BQnAnHtueu5jDBABXf\/view\">Board Resolution Number 24-02, Resolution of Appreciation for Cheryl Martin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1WvsLIqq7CyYAT6moBp6AvgszK82c6T8i\/view\">Board Resolution Number 24-03, Resolution of Appreciation for Diedre Scheiber<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1NLip-_vzJj2f3G1ODuttPSkXrN7OLcen\/view?usp=drive_link\">Board Resolution Number 24-04, Resolution of Appreciation for Brad Stephens<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VuHOLCx8g7nD_peXAuRNOox7K2VE0JMe\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Board Resolution Number 25-01, Renewal of Appointment of Dr. Kelly A. Ryan as University President<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/files\/2025\/07\/Resolution-25-02-scaled.jpg\">Board Resolution Number 25-02, Resolution of Appreciation for Oreng Kikuo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1w15PFtAa-y41L4vXV36Mp2s8Nh-X4Uut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bylaws of the Rebarrow Research Forest Advisory Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bylaws of Eastern Oregon University Statement Number 1, Conduct of Public Meetings Statement Number 2, Delegation of Authority Statement Number 3, Committees Statement Number 4, Performance of Official Business Statement Number 5, Categories of Authoritative Statements Statement Number 6, Ethics and Conflict of Interest Statement Number 7, Evaluation of Presidential Performance Statement Number 8, Evaluation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-757","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757"}],"version-history":[{"count":114,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6411,"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/757\/revisions\/6411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}