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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Four students from Oregon Tech’s Biology-Health Sciences program presented research at Neuroscience 2023, a Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11-15.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In a show of support for first-generation students attending Oregon Tech, the university participated in the nationwide First-Generation College Celebration the week of Nov. 6.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Tech is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its second annual Ready, Set, Innovate event. The Oct. 27 event brought together nearly 120 junior high, high school, and college students, along with mentors and volunteers, to foster innovative and entrepreneurial thinking in the local community.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) has proudly maintained its position as one of the nation's top universities in multiple categories, according to U.S. News and World Report "Best Colleges 2024" rankings. Recognized as the second-best public college in the West, the fifth-best among Western regional colleges, and the 58th-best undergraduate engineering program, Oregon Tech continues to shine. Furthermore, Oregon Tech secured the second spot for the best regional college in the West for veterans.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology has successfully secured $18,160,000 in state bond funding to complete a full renovation of the university’s unique geothermal heating and hot water system at its Klamath Falls campus.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech’s Geomatics program has received a 2023 National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Surveying Education Award. The award is a measure of a program’s success in inspiring its graduates to achieve their highest educational and professional aspirations.
Read MoreSALEM, OR – Today [6/25/26], Representative Emily McIntire (R-Eagle Point) and Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) announced the following joint funding wins for Klamath County:
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - At a recent conference for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), Oregon Tech Diversity and Belonging Assistant Director Shawni Cayetano-Ramos presented at a panel session about Oregon Tech's Leadership and Diversity Scholars Program and the new leadership development curriculum created for Oregon Tech students. The NASPA conference is for student affairs professionals and hosts over 6,000 participants and exhibitors.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - As part of the Respiratory Care program at Oregon Tech, students participated in a medical simulation on May 4 with ambulance and helicopter personnel. The simulation helps students prepare for emergencies involving patient airway stabilization and transportation of a patient.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech and the Klamath Tribes renewed their memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further strengthen collaboration in academic support and access, financial assistance, cultural and social support, and research.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Tech Board of Trustees voted at its April meeting to increase tuition levels for the 2023-24 academic year. The meeting was held at the university’s Klamath Falls campus.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Project Wildflower, a team of two Oregon Tech students, has been chosen to advance in the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP), a competition funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Representative Courtney Neron (D-Wilsonville), the State House Education Committee Chair, and Representative Emily McIntire (R-Klamath Falls), the State House Higher Education Committee Vice Chair, visited Oregon Tech’s Portland-Metro Campus in March to tour labs and discuss college affordability and return on investment.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech Assistant Professor Amber Lancaster, Ph.D., is always looking for ways to involve her students in innovative thinking that takes her lessons in professional writing beyond the classroom. Lancaster believes the more ways she finds to apply her teaching to real life, the better equipped her students are to use their writing skills in their future professions.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech Radiologic Science junior Ryan Jones has been selected to participate in the Student to Leadership Development Program (SLDP) by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), an organization that enhances patient care and safety through education, research, and advocacy.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Hallie Neupert, a Professor and Department Chair of Oregon Tech's Management department, has been selected by Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) to participate in a two-year Faculty Innovation Fellows program.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Tech Student Affairs staff members Thomas Arce, Director of Student Involvement and Belonging, and Zoé Smiley, New Student Programs Coordinator, made a special presentation at the 42nd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience highlighting the overhaul of the first-year student orientation that Student Involvement and Belonging (SIB) embarked on in 2022.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology is honored to announce a generous gift from the Boyer Living Trust to support student-athlete scholarships and enhance funding of low-interest student loans through the Boyer Loan Fund at Oregon Tech.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The American-Made Solar Prize, a multimillion-dollar competition funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has selected 20 teams to advance in Round 6 of the prize as semifinalists, including CRACK CATCHER AI – the Oregon Renewable Energy Center (OREC) team at Oregon Tech.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech faculty are partnering with Oregon Tech Library’s Open Educational Resources (OER) program to reduce student costs associated with textbook materials, and over the past three years have saved Oregon Tech students $1,216,866 in textbook costs.
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