In conjunction with Oregon State University – Cascades’ move to its new campus, a variety of items of surplus office and classroom equipment and supplies will be available to Central Oregon non-profit organizations and then to the public at events this week.

Items include chairs, bookcases, file cabinets, tables and more.

The events will take place in Cascades Hall on the Central Oregon Community College Campus at 2600 NW College Way, Bend, Ore.

A grand opening celebration for Oregon State University – Cascades and its first academic building, Tykeson Hall, will take place at the new campus on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and include a ceremony and community open house.

The OSU-Cascades campus is the first university campus to open in Oregon in a half-century.  Located near downtown Bend, the Old Mill District and business corridors, it encompasses 10-acres and will serve 1,890 students at full capacity.  It is located at 1500 SW Chandler Ave. in Bend, Ore.

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.