The Oregon Student Association (OSA) was a non-profit organization established in 1975 to represent, serve and protect the collective interests of students in post-secondary education in the U.S. state of Oregon.Vanguard Portland State University "OSA lobbies for student issues every other year to the Oregon legislature. It was heralded in 2007 for helping to bring hundreds of millions of dollars more in higher education funding to Oregon."
OSA focuses on issues such as tuition, financial aid, and student rights.Students should use Oregon Opportunity Daily Astorian 2008-02-28 retrieved 2008-03-08 OSA also provided a collective voice for students in state government, public universities overseen by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and other state boards and commissions.
The organization ceased operations in October of 2024 due to a challenging financial landscape, with the majority of its income coming from student incidental fees, declining membership, and the death of one of its 5 staff members in a car crash, with another staff member being seriously injured.
See also United States Student Association
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External links As Support Lags, Colleges Tack on Student Fees New York Times article covers OSA lobbying legislature on behalf of students.