By Sean Nealon, OSU release - CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet March 12 and 13 to consider approving tuition and fee rates for the next school year and a 10-year capital forecast.  Board committees will meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12 and the full board is scheduled to meet from 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. March 13. All meetings will take place in the Memorial Union Horizon Room.   Three board committees will meet on March 12. All committee meetings (after the first of the day) may start as much as 30 minutes before their published time.  The Executive, Audit and Governance Committee will meet from 8 to 9:05 a.m. and consider approving a progress report and hotline update from the Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance and hear a report about the university’s information technology ecosystem.  The Finance and Administration Committee will meet from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. and consider approving tuition rates and fees, the 10-year capital forecast, a biennial capital project proposal to the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission, investment reports and an investment management review and internal bank report. The committee will also discuss the university’s strategic resource renewal program and hear reports on investment performance and financial aid.  The Academic Strategies Committee will meet from 2:10 to 4p.m. and hear briefings on academic programs and enrollment management.  Board meetings are open to the public and can be attended in person, on Zoom or on the phone by calling 1-888-475-4499 (meeting ID: 655 466 888), unless otherwise noted. Meeting agendas and materials are posted as they become available on the board’s website.  The public comment period for the March 13 meeting of the full board is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. There will also be a public comment period before the board votes on action items listed on the full board agenda. Public comment can be made in person, via Zoom or provided in writing at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to [email protected]. More detailed instructions are available here.  Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by noon March 11 to [email protected] or Stacy Jeffries at 541-737-3449.