Oregon State University - Cascades will host an event that explores one organization’s dedication to find and repatriate Americans missing in action since World War II.  

The event, called “Project Recover: To What Remains” will feature clips from the documentary “To What Remains” and a discussion with Derek Abbey, a Bend resident, who is president and CEO of Project Recover.

Oregon State University – Cascades will host a public meeting to gather input on a proposal for an Environmental Protection Agency grant to remediate a portion of a former county demolition landfill in preparation for the first phase of development of a future campus innovation district.

The meeting will take place via webinar from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 9.

The planned innovation district will bring researchers and businesses together to accelerate technology development and contribute to the regional economy.

The Oregon State University - Cascades Advocacy and Advisory Board will hear from campus leaders about efforts to advance the campus’s physical, academic and fundraising strategic priorities at its Oct. 6 meeting.

The board meeting will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in Obsidian Hall, Room 207 on the OSU-Cascades campus.  Members of the public are welcome.

Oregon State University – Cascades will host a free clinic for flu shots and COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters on Oct. 14 for Central Oregon community members and OSU-Cascades students, faculty and staff.

The walk-up clinic is hosted in partnership with Deschutes County Health Services and will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. in the atrium of Edward J. Ray Hall on the OSU-Cascades campus at 1500 SW Chandler Ave.

Free parking will be available to community members in the campus parking lot accessed via Simpson Avenue.

Oregon State University - Cascades, NewsChannel 21 and the City Club of Central Oregon, will host a live, televised debate on Sept. 27 featuring the three leading candidates for Oregon governor.

The 90-minute debate will be the only gubernatorial debate to take place in Central Oregon and will be televised from the OSU-Cascades campus at 6 p.m.

Republican Christine Drazan, Democrat Tina Kotek and Independent candidate Betsy Johnson will participate. NewsChannel 21 anchor Cathy Marshall will moderate the debate.

Research and other grant funding at Oregon State University – Cascades reached more than $5.7 million during the past fiscal year ending on June 30, a record for the Bend campus.

“OSU-Cascades researchers and experts increasingly fulfill our commitment to Central Oregon, the state and nation, advancing regional economic development priorities and contributing to a growing and innovative branch campus of OSU,” said Andrew Ketsdever, interim vice president of OSU-Cascades.

Interim President

Kelly Sparks, associate vice president for finance and strategic planning at Oregon State University – Cascades has been appointed chief business officer and vice president of finance at the University of Maine.

Sparks, who has served in her current role since 2013, played a significant role in establishing and expanding the OSU-Cascades campus. Her last day with OSU-Cascades will be Sept. 30. At the University of Maine, she’ll oversee business and finance operations for campuses with nearly 12,000 enrolled students.

A new scholarship fund totaling more than $450,000 will support Oregon State University - Cascades students with financial need and honor the legacy of Becky Johnson who served as vice president of OSU-Cascades for 13 years and is currently OSU’s interim president.  

The Becky Johnson and Lori Elkins Endowed Scholarship Fund is named after Johnson and her wife. Donors to the scholarship fund, many of whom are Central Oregon community members, made contributions through the OSU Foundation totaling $467,730 as of July 31.

More than 30 economic development, workforce, education, business and government representatives in Central Oregon will launch a process to advance innovation-based economic development for the region, thanks to a $140,000 grant from Business Oregon and the Oregon Innovation Council.

Oregon State University – Cascades, the recipient of the grant, collaborated with regional partners on the grant proposal.