Entrepreneur Eboné Bell to speak on leadership and inclusion at OSU-Cascades

Eboné Bell

Oregon State University - Cascades will host Eboné F. Bell, a nationally recognized entrepreneur and anti-bullying advocate, for a talk on leadership and inclusion.

The event will take place 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 14 in the Charles McGrath Family Atrium in Edward J. Ray Hall on the OSU-Cascades’ campus. 

The event is free and open to all, although registration is required.

Bell is an international keynote speaker. She is also a voiceover artist and founder of Tagg Magazine, an award-winning publication serving LGBTQ women nationwide. 

Eboné Bell is an international keynote speaker. She is also a voiceover artist and founder of Tagg Magazine

OSU-Cascades’ early enrollment report highlights growth in high-demand degree programs

Male student at a desk, writing.

Oregon State University–Cascades’ preliminary fall enrollment report shows continued and steady overall growth, and a marked increase in enrollment in high-demand fields.

The campus is serving a total of 1,384 students, including a 2% increase in undergraduate students and 221 new freshmen. The latter is a 3% increase over last fall.  

OSU-Cascades' preliminary fall enrollment shows a 2% increase in undergraduate students and 221 new freshmen, which reflects a 3% increase over last fall.

First Peoples Celebration at OSU-Cascades to move indoors

Native American dancer in traditional regalia

Due to anticipated rain, the First Peoples Celebration scheduled for Oct. 11 at Oregon State University – Cascades will now take place indoors in the Charles McGrath Family Atrium in Edward J. Ray Hall on the OSU-Cascades campus.

The event, which celebrates the history and culture of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. and is free and open to all.

A member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in traditional regalia.

Amy Yillik

Dr. Amy Yillik has served in the field of education since 1994. Her passion for understanding and helping individuals become their best selves is inspired by her own personal overcoming of trauma, addiction and mental illness. She has considered Central Oregon home since 1988 where she currently works as a systems-level consultant with Culture of Care, teaches for OSU-Cascades’ Counseling and USC in Rossier’s School Counseling programs and regularly presents at local, state and national conferences on a variety of psychoeducational and trauma-invested topics.

Bethany Steiert

Bethany Steiert is a part time instructor for the Master of Counseling program at Oregon State University - Cascades. She specializes in K-12 school counseling, having served in the Salem-Keizer, Culver, Redmond school districts and now remotely as a School Counselor for students all across Oregon. Her primary focus is removing barriers and supporting students in accessing their education, both in higher ed and k-12 settings.

Teaching & Supervision Approach

Kelsey Jaeckel

Kelsey Jaeckel is a Professional Counselor Associate and licensed School Counselor with more than a decade of experience in K–12 education, spanning elementary, middle, and high school settings. She currently serves as a part-time School Counselor at Amity Creek Elementary in the Bend-La Pine School District and provides individual, couples, and family counseling through her private practice.

Ben Huff

Ben Huff is deeply inspired by the natural world and sees life as a web of interconnected relationships — from atoms to culture, mind to body, individuals to loved ones to environments and the larger cosmos. This view supports and shapes his work as a clinical mental health counselor. Ben currently focuses his time maintaining a private practice where he specializes on relationship issues, couples, and trauma. He practices from an Emotionally Focused Therapy theoretical approach while integrating narrative therapy, parts work, and EMDR.

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