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OSU considers outsourcing ELI department
Goal of improving services, reducing costs brings talks with British development company
Daniel Acee
Issue date: 6/4/08 Section: News
Questions have also surfaced from around the world in different publications.
England's "Times Higher Education" states that Colin has been described by the University and College Union as leading the privatization of UK higher education. He has put 8.5 million English pounds into this company, but plans on being beyond his break-even point in the company's third year.
Some faculty and staff of the ELI at OSU have brought up some questions about how this process is going to work and how it will affect their positions at the university.
People are concerned about the legal aspects of a public university involved in a joint venture with a private venture capital/property development corporation.
Others wonder if OSU can provide high quality campus housing and classroom space for students that are participating in INTO's study abroad program that will match the high price that they will be paying.
Most important to the OSU staff is why the provost and other administration involved in the process are not involving the expertise of OSU's ELI to help make the decisions. The ELI is nearly finished with a two year accreditation process with the Commission of English Language Program Accreditation.
"This seems like another way to screw more teachers out of their jobs," said Tanner Koenig, senior in economic agriculture science and two year roommate with an international student.
"The ELI has done a good job helping my international student friends, and they put too much effort in to their program for OSU to sell them like this."
To learn more about this situation, visit INTO's website at
intouniversitypartnerships.com
or go to OSU's ELI website at oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/.
Daniel Acee, senior reporter
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
England's "Times Higher Education" states that Colin has been described by the University and College Union as leading the privatization of UK higher education. He has put 8.5 million English pounds into this company, but plans on being beyond his break-even point in the company's third year.
Some faculty and staff of the ELI at OSU have brought up some questions about how this process is going to work and how it will affect their positions at the university.
People are concerned about the legal aspects of a public university involved in a joint venture with a private venture capital/property development corporation.
Others wonder if OSU can provide high quality campus housing and classroom space for students that are participating in INTO's study abroad program that will match the high price that they will be paying.
Most important to the OSU staff is why the provost and other administration involved in the process are not involving the expertise of OSU's ELI to help make the decisions. The ELI is nearly finished with a two year accreditation process with the Commission of English Language Program Accreditation.
"This seems like another way to screw more teachers out of their jobs," said Tanner Koenig, senior in economic agriculture science and two year roommate with an international student.
"The ELI has done a good job helping my international student friends, and they put too much effort in to their program for OSU to sell them like this."
To learn more about this situation, visit INTO's website at
intouniversitypartnerships.com
or go to OSU's ELI website at oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/.
Daniel Acee, senior reporter
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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Burke Elliot
posted 6/04/08 @ 9:59 AM PST
There is a tremendous amount of misinformation in here. I really encourage the Barometer to talk with Sabah Randhawa or Becky Johnson to clarify the conversations that are underway. (Continued…)
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