Section: Endowment Management Number: 45.001
Title: Roles and Responsibilities - Endowment Management

Index

POLICY

APPENDIX

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  • POLICY

    .100 POLICY STATEMENT

    The policy sets forth high-level Endowment Management roles and responsibilities for the Chancellor's Office and the Institutions.

    .110 POLICY RATIONALE

    OUS seeks to ensure that the high-level roles and responsibilities of the Chancellor's Office and the Institutions related to Endowment Management are documented, communicated, and clearly understood and applied.

    .120 AUTHORITY

    .130 APPROVAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF POLICY

    Approved by the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board on 2/15/02 as part of the Fiscal Accountability Framework Final Report. The effective date of the policy is 3/1/02.

    .140 KNOWLEDGE OF THIS POLICY

    All Chancellor's Office and institutional personnel with endowment management and related responsibilities should be knowledgeable of this policy.

    .150 DEFINITIONS

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    .160 HIGH LEVEL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    A. CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE

    High level roles High level responsibilities
    Investment Strategy Works with external consultants to develop an investment strategy. Presents this strategy to the Investment Committee of the Board and to the Oregon Investment Council for approval.
    Investment Reporting Prepares investment reports to the Board and the Oregon Investment Council and institutions.
    Managing Endowments Receives and pools both endowments and interest on endowments centrally. Establishes and manages endowments as directed by the donors.
    Distribution of Endowment Earnings Responsible for the calculation and distribution of endowment earnings on a monthly basis.

    .690 CONTACT INFORMATION

    Direct questions about this policy to the following offices:

    Subject Contact
    General questions from institutional personnel Institution Office of Business Affairs
    General questions from institutional central administration and Chancellor's Office personnel Chancellor's Office Controller's Division

    .695 HISTORY

    10/15/03 - Reformatted

    2/15/02 - Approved

    Policy Last Updated: 10/15/03

    APPENDIX

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    Appendix Last Updated: 10/15/03