Feb. 27, 1998 Contact Gaye Vandermyn (541) 346-3133 WHAT University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer will speak to the Roseburg Rotary Club about ways universities in Oregon are reshaping themselves for the 21st century. WHEN 7-8 a.m. Wednesday, March 4 [Frohnmayer's talk will begin at 7:30 a.m.] WHERE Vineyard Room, Sandpiper Restaurant, 1450 N.W. Mulholland Dr., Roseburg BACKGROUND In his speech, Frohnmayer will review the forces that are reshaping Oregon's public universities and outline ways that state schools are responding to the challenges of the next century. "Oregon public higher education is undergoing a true renaissance," Frohnmayer says. "In the face of seemingly disastrous cuts in tax funding, we have responded with more positive change than any other system in the nation." A native Oregonian, Frohnmayer is the 15th president of the University of Oregon, the state's 122-year-old center for liberal arts, science and professional studies. He assumed the presidency on July 1, 1994, after serving as dean of the UO School of Law from 1992-94. Frohnmayer was Oregon's attorney general from 1981-1992, a UO professor of law from 1971-80 and represented District 40 (south Eugene and Goshen) in the Oregon House of Representatives for three two-year terms beginning in 1975. -30- #A-4065/Special