OSU-Cascades seeks funding from Oregon Legislature to expedite campus land remediation

Oregon State University – Cascades is seeking $24 million from the Oregon Legislature to expedite the next phase of its land remediation, which will provide space over the next decade to serve the growing campus’s academic, research and student housing needs.

OSU-Cascades is seeking state funding to remediate land that will provide space for up to seven buildings to serve academic, research and student housing needs over the next decade.

OSU names AVP of economic development and industry relations

Rebecca Robinson has been appointed associate vice president for the newly formed economic development and industry relations office at Oregon State University and also will serve as senior advisor for strategic initiatives at OSU-Cascades. She will start on April 15.
 
Robinson comes to OSU from Kansas State University where she most recently served as president and CEO of K-State Innovation Partners, overseeing Kansas State’s innovation ecosystem, including economic development, corporate engagement, technology commercialization and strategic initiatives. 
 

Rebecca Robinson will lead the economic development and industry relations office at OSU and serve as senior advisor for strategic initiatives at OSU-Cascades.

Wendi Worthington

Before coming to OSU-Cascades, Wendi worked at Central Oregon Community College for 13 years in a variety of roles: faculty, faculty advisor, Outreach Coordinator for Health Careers and Career Connected Learning Navigator. She has taught a variety of courses at COCC, including College Success, Career Planning, Job Search Strategies, Intro to Health Careers, Positive Psychology, Cultural Responsiveness in Health Care, Study Strategies and more.

OSU-Cascades computer scientist receives $628,000 award to increase Oregon K-12 student participation in computer science

An Oregon State University - Cascades professor has been assigned a $628,000 award from the Oregon Department of Education to expand universally engaging, culturally appropriate and inclusive computer science education for K-12 students. 

An award received by Jill Hubbard, a computer scientist and professor of practice, will help expand an inclusive computer science education for Oregon K-12 students.

Reading and discussion with authors of book about people living with physical disability, Paralympic medalist

The authors of a book of essays about people living with physical disability will be joined by a Paralympic medalist for a reading and discussion at Oregon State University - Cascades on Jan. 23.  

Lily Collison and Kara Buckley, the authors of “Pure Grit,” will be joined by Kelly Crowley, a medalist in both swimming and cycling at the Paralympic Games, an international competition for athletes with a range of disabilities. She is an advocate for disability-inclusion.  

"Pure Grit" co-authors Lily Collison and Kara Buckley, will be joined at a reading and discussion by Paralympic athlete Kelly Crowley.

Bend entrepreneurs will gift snowboard company, SnoPlanks to OSU-Cascades

The founders of a Bend-based snowboard company will donate it to Oregon State University – Cascades to provide students a hands-on opportunity running an outdoor products company.

OSU-Cascades officials are planning an innovative model, called SnoPlanks Academy, to operate the company. It incorporates leadership and management of SnoPlanks, a snowboard brand and production company, into students’ academic experiences. The company was founded by entrepreneurs James Nicol and Ryan Holmes.

The founders of SnoPlanks, a Bend-based snowboard company, will donate the company to OSU-Cascades. Photo by Mighty Creature Company.
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