Who we are:

• Official voice of the faculty at all two-year colleges in Ohio.

• Established in 1995.

• Made up of representatives chosen by the faculty from each two-year college in Ohio.

• Meet five or more times annually, usually in the offices of the Ohio Board of Regents.

What we do:

• Provide the voice and perspective of the two-year faculty to the Chancellor and Regents on the relevant issues facing higher education.

• Provide a channel of communication for the two-year faculty.

• Provide faculty as volunteers to serve on state workgroups and committees.  Among the bodies that have drawn on OFS representation:

  • Strategic Plan Workgroup

  • Funding and Subsidy Workgroup

  • Textbook Affordability Symposium

  • Performance Committee

  • Articulation and Transfer Panels

  • General Education Conference

  • Transfer Articulation Guide Committee

• Provide a mechanism for informational exchange among two-year faculty.

• Advance the cause of the two-year colleges within the OBR and throughout the state.

• Discuss and exchange ideas on issues of higher education, particularly issues common to the two-year colleges.

• Compare and contrast curriculum and instruction allowing faculty to gain a broader point of view.

• Discuss and exchange ideas on issues related to teaching and learning.

• Provide a forum to discuss and share best practices.