State Relations coordinates the activities of the university on matters relating to legislative consideration of the state budget and policy issues. Staff members serve as the liaison to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, other executive branch agencies, and the Oregon Legislature, monitoring legislative and policy initiatives. They also manage the university's advocacy program and staff legislative committees of the UO Foundation Board of Trustees and UO Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Trent Lutz is the Associate Vice President for State Affairs.
Jenna Adams-Kalloch is the Senior Director of Intergovernmental Policy and Operations.
Courtney Westling is the Senior Director of Public Affairs for The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health.
Joe Erickson is the Director of Advocacy and Policy.
Johnmartin Sherman-Lewis is the Director of GCR Communications.
Related publications:
- 2025 UO State Budget & Legislative Agenda - January 2025
- Oregon Public Universities 2025 Unified Agenda - January 2025
- Advocacy Brief: Child Behavioral Health Building - December 2024
- Advocacy Brief: The Oregon Hazards Lab (OHAZ) - December 2024
- Advocacy Brief: The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) - December 2024
- Advocacy Brief: Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) - December 2024
- Advocacy Brief: Criminal Defense Clinical Legal Education State Program - February 2025
- Semiconductors, Advanced Materials, and Devices: Accelerating Workforce Development and Research - December 2023
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