On behalf of the Provost and the OSU Faculty Senate I am pleased to announce the approval of the following programs:

1. BA/BS in Social Science with an Option in Community Development and Leadership. This program will be offered at the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend. The degree is designed to meet a growing demand for an undergraduate Social Science program in Central Oregon. The option in Community Development and Leadership will be unique within the Oregon University System.

For questions regarding this program, please contact Natalie Dollar at ndollar@osucascades.edu.

This degree program was approved by the OUS Provost’s Council on June 7, 2012 and will be available beginning Summer term, 2012.

1. Graduate Certificate in Public Health. The GCPH is a certificate program designed for public health practitioners and others seeking professional development and continuing education.  Its disciplinary foundations are the five core disciplines of public health: epidemiology, biostatistics, health promotion/health behavior, environmental safety health, and health management and policy.  The programmatic focus is basic public health with an elective in health management/policy.

For questions regarding this certificate program, please contact Tom Eversole at tom.eversole@oregonstate.edu or Marie Harvey at marie.harvey@oregonstate.edu .

This certificate was approved by the OUS Provost’s Council on June 7, 2012 and will be available beginning Summer term, 2012.