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IUC Gives Proponent Testimony On HB 606 in House Finance Committee

Nick Derksen, VP of Government Relations, Inter-University Council (IUC) gave proponent testimony on HB 606 in House Finance Committee. Below is a link to IUC’s testimony along with a link to the Ohio Channel’s House Finance Committee recording.  Inter-University Council of Ohio’s Testimony HB 606 https://www.ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-house-finance-committee-6-20-2024?start=33:20

IUC AI Symposium Agenda June 11, 2024

IUC’s AI Symposium is on June 11, 2024 from 12:30pm to 6pm.  The Link to the PDF Agenda is Below.  AISymposiumAgenda 5.14.24 FINAL

Inter-University Council of Ohio Applauds Governor DeWine State of the State Address

[Columbus]: Laura Lanese, president of the Inter-University Council of Ohio (IUC), issued the following statement today regarding Governor Mike DeWine’s 2024 State of the State Address:“Ohio’s Public Universities continue to praise Governor DeWine’s support for public higher education in the state of Ohio.We have worked with and supported Governor DeWine’s vision for higher education for […]

College Degrees Deliver Impressive Return on Investment for Ohioans

By Laura Lanese, President and CEO of the Inter-University Council of Ohio Cooler evenings, changing leaves, and the start of football mean back to school for many Ohioans. This year, Ohio’s public universities welcomed back for the first day of class 291,599 students to our 14 main and 24 regional campuses. Many of these students […]

Budget Success in Higher Education

Lightcast EIS IUC Economic Impact Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2023 Study Shows Ohio’s Public Universities Delivered $68.9 Billion in Economic Impact Public Universities Generate Impressive ROI for Ohio Taxpayers, Study Finds [COLUMBUS] Ohio’s 14 public universities delivered $68.9 billion in total economic impact in FY 2021-2022, according to a new study conducted by Lightcast, an independent consulting firm, on […]