| Type: | Student organization |
| Oregon Student Association | |
| Founded Date: | 1975 |
| Focus: | Making Oregon higher education more affordable and accessible. |
| Headquarters: | Portland, Oregon |
| Num Employees: | 3 |
| Num Members: | 88,000 |
| Leader Title: | Executive Director |
| Leader Name: | Joseph Cruz |
| Homepage: | http://www.orstudents.org/ |
The Oregon Student Association (OSA), a non-profit organization, was established in 1975 to represent, serve and protect the collective interests of students in post-secondary education in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
OSA focuses on issues such as tuition, financial aid, and student rights.[2] OSA also provides a collective voice for students in state government, public universities overseen by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, and other state boards and commissions.
The Oregon Student Association currently consists of three governing boards and two programs.
The governing boards are:
These three boards meet at the end of each academic term as the General Assembly. The General Assembly is the main decision-making body of the Oregon Student Association. From the GA, a small group of students is elected to be the Executive Committee which is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of OSA.
The two programs are:
There are currently five member institutions of the Oregon Student Association. Each of OSA's three boards (The Board of Governors, The Oregon Students of Color Coalition, and the Oregon Student Equal Rights Alliance) consist of two student voting members from each fee-paying member campus:
The OSA supports House Bill 4163 in the 82nd%20Oregon%20Legislative%20Assembly, require the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish a grant program to expand the scope and community reach of college access andsuccess programs.