The hospitality management program at Oregon State University – Cascades in Bend will offer two 10-week courses this winter designed for hospitality industry professionals. The courses were made possible through a generous gift from Robin and Curt Baney, owners of the Oxford Suites and the OXFORD hotel in Bend.
Oregon State University – Cascades is seeking proposals from consultant candidates with the skills and experience to research, evaluate and design a bachelor of science degree in nursing for the Bend campus.
The next public meeting for the long range development planning effort for Oregon State University – Cascades is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017.
The meeting will focus on a plan for the expanded campus beyond the current 10 acres. University officials are currently studying two footprint options of either 56 acres or 128 acres.
A generous gift to Oregon State University - Cascades will support the creation of an endowed scholar position within the Master of Arts in Teaching program. The position will accelerate the impact of science education research underway at OSU’s Bend campus, create new research avenues, and seed teacher development in K-12 science instruction.
More than 60 students at Oregon State University - Cascades are veterans, having served in the United States military. Among them are students pursuing degrees in computer science, energy systems engineering, kinesiology and natural resources.
Of the veterans enrolled this fall:
Oregon State University – Cascades is serving a total of 1,122 students at its new campus and its Graduate & Research Center. The Bend campus’s official enrollment report represents a 10 percent overall increase in OSU-Cascades students and a six percent increase in undergraduate degree-seeking students.
Included in the official fall enrollment total are 60 first-year students and 210 graduate students. Graduate enrollment increased by 32 percent, primarily due to an increase in non-degree seeking graduate students.
A new Community Connect phone number, email address and web form give community members a convenient way to contact Oregon State University - Cascades with questions, suggestions or concerns of any kind related to the Bend campus.
Residents can now direct queries to 541-322-3196, community.connect@osucascades.edu, or online at OSUcascades.edu/community-connect. Messages will be responded to within 48 hours, Monday through Friday.
It has been called the “evil twin” of climate change. As the oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and surface waters become more acidic, changes to marine ecosystems are likely to follow. Coral reefs, shell-forming organisms and the fish and marine mammals that depend on them are at risk.
Students applying to Oregon State University – Cascades will now be able to apply for admittance to the OSU Honors College. The first cohort of honors students at OSU-Cascades will begin studies in September 2017.
The Honors College awards OSU's most prestigious undergraduate degree, the Honors Baccalaureate. Honors students study in a variety of majors, holding dual citizenship in their academic department and in the Honors College.
To meet the demands of a growing student enrollment and an expanding campus, Oregon State University - Cascades welcomed eight new members to the teaching faculty this fall. The new faculty will teach courses to the new cohorts of first-year and sophomore students, as well as upper level courses.
The new members of the faculty are:
