The $17 million plan will expand scholarship and help students save thousands in tuition by helping ensure they graduate in four years.

The UO technology department has been a cooperative education employer since 2013 and has accepted two interns each term since.

A market analysis of pay and job descriptions at peer universities and external markets is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

New faculty positions and support for the library, science literacy and SAIL are among the funded initiatives. 

About 50 people attended a recent strategic planning workshop as part of a campuswide effort to chart the UO's future.

A search committee will begin reviewing applications in April with a goal of making a hire by July 1.