BEND, Ore. – The Oregon State University - Cascades Advisory Board, now named the Advocacy and Advisory Board, will meet on Tuesday, April 18.

The meeting will update board members on progress toward academic, enrollment, development and marketing goals for the campus, and provide an overview of the expansion effort.

The meeting will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Tykeson Hall, room 111 on the OSU-Cascades campus on Chandler Avenue in Bend.

Nearly 100 high school and transfer students who are considering attending Oregon State University - Cascades this fall will attend a Preview Day at the new Bend campus on Friday, March 31. 

During the half-day program, admitted and prospective students will learn about degree programs, on-campus housing, dining plans in the new Beaver Dam, and can meet with academic advisors and admissions staff, talk with current students, and tour the campus. 

Oregon State University - Cascades club ski and snowboard athletes wrapped up the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association’s 39^th Collegiate National Championship on Sunday, with strong individual performances. During the five-day event, 11 OSU-Cascades athletes competed in alpine, Nordic and snowboard events.

In all, more than 230 alpine athletes, 210 freeski and snowboard athletes, and 100 Nordic athletes from 60 colleges across the country competed at Mt. Bachelor during the national competition.

By constructing and monitoring artificial beaver dams, scientists and undergraduate students at Oregon State University – Cascades are learning how the health of the surrounding habitat and water can be affected by genuine beaver dams.

Matt Orr, an assistant professor of biology and Ron Reuter, an associate professor of natural resources at OSU-Cascades are leading the study on the South Fork of the Crooked River near Paulina where a team of five undergraduate students installed analog dams and measured soil moisture, stream habitat and water quality.

Some chemicals added to furniture, electronics and numerous other goods to prevent fires may have unintended developmental consequences for young children, according to a pilot study released today.

Researchers from Oregon State University found a significant relationship between social behaviors among children and their exposure to widely used flame retardants, said Molly Kile, an environmental epidemiologist and associate professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at OSU.

Engineering consultants hired by Oregon State University – Cascades to study the viability of developing the Deschutes County demolition landfill have designed a reclamation strategy that could eliminate 29,600 truck trips and minimize the impact of campus development on the community.

A $5 million gift to Oregon State University – Cascades will propel the university toward its next phase of capital development, which will include a second academic building for the growing campus. The gift from an anonymous donor represents the largest donation ever received by the Bend campus.

The Oregon State University – Cascades men’s alpine ski team has won the United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association’s Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference.  The final competition in the series took place February 11 and 12 at the Bogus Basin Resort in Idaho.

Chris Hagen, an engineering professor and researcher at Oregon State University – Cascades, has been selected as a 2017 SAE International Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award recipient.  The award recognizes top young engineering educators in the nation.

SAE International is a global association of more than 123,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial vehicle industries. 

The next public meeting for the long range development planning effort for Oregon State University – Cascades is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 21.

The meeting will focus on preferred plans for the expanded campus beyond the current 10 acres, and incorporate community and university input provided in previous long range development planning sessions.