Financial Outlook Messaging and Outreach
Page last updated: April 21, 2026
For nearly 150 years, the University of Oregon has faced adversity with resolve, met disruption with imagination, and responded to uncertainty with a steadfast commitment to our shared purpose. Together, we will meet this financially challenging moment with the enduring spirit of humanity, resilience, and creativity that has long defined our university community.
Communications
Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 to current)
- April 9, 2026: Spring update from President Scholz (Message to UO faculty and staff)
- March 16, 2026: Financial report to the Board of Trustees (Page 3 of meeting materials)
- December 9, 2025: Financial report to the Board of Trustees (Page 71 of meeting materials)
- September 15, 2025: Financial report to the Board of Trustees (Page 62 of meeting materials)
- September 8, 2025: September budget reduction information (Message to UO faculty and staff)
- September 8, 2025: Budget reduction actions take shape to address structural deficit (Workplace article)
- August 18, 2025: Budget reduction information (Message to UO faculty and staff)
UO Workplace News
- UO Finances Series
University budgets are complex. This series breaks that complexity down. Each week, the Workplace employee newsletter publishes a new installment of UO Finances, a short, plain-language look at how the UO budget works: where money comes from, what drives costs, and what the numbers mean for our work.
Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025)
- June 9, 2025: Financial Outlook Town Hall
President Karl Scholz and Provost Christopher P. Long answered questions from UO community members about the university’s financial outlook and budget management. Over 1,500 UO community members attended. - June 2–3, 2025: Financial report to the Board of Trustees (Page 41 of meeting materials)
- May 30, 2025: Revisiting UO’s financial outlook (Message to UO faculty and staff)
- May 20, 2025: The university’s financial outlook (Message to UO faculty and staff)
- September 16–17, 2024: Financial report to the Board of Trustees (Page 33 of meeting materials)
Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)
- September 11, 2023: Financial report to the Board of Trustees (Page 3 of meeting materials)