Beginning this fall, Oregon State University – Cascades will launch night classes towards degrees in social science, and human development and family sciences. The addition of the classes will allow students to maintain weekday work and family commitments, while completing their bachelor’s degree in the evenings. 

The degree programs provide excellent preparation for individuals wanting to become a teacher, or who are interested in advancing a career, or in working in human services, communications, government or at a non-profit organization.

A grant from the Central Oregon Health Council will allow Oregon State University – Cascades to promote student health services on its new campus beginning this fall via an innovative partnership model that utilizes existing health resources and clinics within the community.

A grant from the U.S Department of Agriculture could enable planners at Oregon State University – Cascades to move closer to achieving net zero energy usage across the future campus by studying the potential of integrating a woody biomass thermal energy system and campus-wide biomass district energy to provide heat to campus buildings.

A generous gift from Hydro Flask, a Bend, Ore. -based company that designs and manufactures insulated stainless steel beverage and food flasks, will allow Oregon State University – Cascades to pursue the development of a bachelor’s degree program focused on outdoor products. 

Oregon State University - Cascades’ Science Pubs are where community members can meet some of OSU’s leading researchers and learn firsthand about the impact of their work and discoveries.

In the upcoming Science Pub, Rebecca Vega-Thurber, an associate professor in OSU’s College of Science will explore the worldwide decline of coral reefs and her research on how microbes influence reef health. The Science Pub will take place on Tuesday, July 19 at McMenamins in Bend.

Oregon State University – Cascades will host a series of open houses for adults in the area interested in returning to school to finish a bachelor’s degree. 

The open houses will feature representatives from OSU-Cascades who can provide an overview of the university's new campus and advise attendees on admissions and transfer requirements, academic degree programs, undergraduate research opportunities, career counseling services, and financial aid. The application deadline for fall term is Sept. 1.

Bank of the Cascades Foundation has established a needs-based scholarship fund for incoming freshmen at Oregon State University - Cascades.  The Foundation recently gave $50,000 to OSU’s growing campus in Bend to assist first-year students who might not otherwise be able to afford college.