University of Oregon 2019 Annual Financial Report
Notable UO achievements
Notable UO achievements for the 2018-19 school year
• The UO welcomed 22,644 students in the fall of 2018. Of these, 19,101 were undergraduates. Among the
freshman class, 51% were Oregonians and 36% were domestic minorities, a UO record. One third were the first
in their family to attend college.
• The university marked 10 years of PathwayOregon with its largest class ever. The program covers the costs
of college for academically-qualified Pell-eligible Oregonians. It is not only one of the first of its kind in the
nation, the PathwayOregon program is also highly successful at helping students who are lower-income to
graduate.
• UO's faculty earned $126 million in research awards, a 3% increase over the previous year. Total research
expenditures for sponsored projects increased 11%. One of the most notable awards: the Educational and
Community Supports unit in the College of Education received a $32.6 million grant-what is believed to be
the largest grant ever awarded to the university—that allows it to continue its work helping teach students with
disabilities.
• President Schill announced that the university increased the goal of its fundraising campaign from $2 billion to
$3 billion, citing its unprecedented success in its fifth public year. In response, UO alumni and friends posted
one of their most generous years ever with gifts totaling $255 million for the fiscal year ending June 30.
• The first building of the $1 billion Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact continued
to take shape on Franklin Boulevard. Robert Guldberg took the helm as the Robert and Leona DeArmond
Executive Director, hired the first four faculty members, continued to set the strategic direction, and began
programming and research projects.
• The UO and Oregon Health & Science University announced plans for a joint center in biomedical data science,
empowering researchers at both institutions to attack cancer with big data. Mary and Tim Boyle pledged $10
million for a data science center to support these research collaborations with OHSU.
• The new Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall opened in August 2019 as part of the university's continued
investment in student success. Nearly two dozen recently-hired academic and career advisors are located in
Tykeson Hall. They and dozens of other dedicated professionals across campus will help students on their
educational journey through graduation and beyond.
• With the October 2019 planned opening of the Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center, a 2,700-square-
foot, $3 million facility at the corner of 15th Avenue and Villard Street, the UO realizes the dream of
generations of activists: an academic, cultural, and social home for the UO's Black students and the community.
⚫ Celebrated UO chemist Geri Richmond received the prestigious Linus Pauling Legacy Award. The award
recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in a subject of interest to Pauling. Also, three
undergraduates were awarded Goldwater Scholarships, and the largest cohort in UO history earned Gilman
scholarships.
• Construction continued on Hayward Field in what is expected to be the world's finest track and field facility on
the hallowed site. Private gifts cover almost 100% of the project, scheduled for completion in 2020-in time to
host the US Olympic Team Trials in Track and Field.
• In athletics, the women's basketball team recorded a historic season, advancing all the way to the Final Four
in Tampa Bay with superstar Sabrina Ionesco picking up multiple national honors along the way. The men's
basketball team earned a spot in the Sweet 16. In track and field, the women took fifth place in the NCAA
Championships. The women's volleyball team earned their way into the Final Four. The football team ended its
season with a 9 - 4 record.
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