Oregon Tech Foundation awards $1 million in scholarships

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Oregon Tech Foundation awards $1 million in scholarships

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Tech Foundation surpassed a historic milestone this year, awarding $1,030,000 in scholarships to Oregon Tech students. The new record was celebrated Oct. 29 as participants gathered at the Klamath Falls campus and live-streamed to a gathering at the Portland-Metro campus for the Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet. This special event honors the achievements of scholarship recipients and recognizes the philanthropic donors who make scholarships possible.

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OIT Welcomes largest first-year class in decades

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OIT Welcomes largest first-year class in decades

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) is celebrating its largest first-year class in 32 years and stable enrollment from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022. The university also experienced an increase in enrollment of culturally diverse students, who now make up more than a third of Oregon Tech’s students.

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Boeing and Oregon Tech announce new collaboration in Klamath Falls

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Boeing and Oregon Tech announce new collaboration in Klamath Falls

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Tuesday, The Boeing Company (Boeing Commercial Airplanes) and Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) signed an agreement to develop a Collaboration Lab at Oregon Tech's Klamath Falls campus, which would provide a secure environment for Oregon Tech students completing projects for Boeing.

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Oregon Tech student awarded statewide scholarship for structural engineering

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Oregon Tech student awarded statewide scholarship for structural engineering

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Baelie Werner, a Civil Engineering student at Oregon Tech, has been selected as the recipient of the Susan M. Frey Memorial Scholarship, a scholarship awarded to one outstanding student in Oregon who exemplifies a dedication to structural engineering, with an emphasis on teaching and mentoring.

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OIT Dental Hygiene student provide care to underserved populations in Grenada

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OIT Dental Hygiene student provide care to underserved populations in Grenada

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Eight students and one faculty member from Oregon Tech's Dental Hygiene Program in Klamath Falls traveled to St. George, Grenada, this summer as part of a service trip. The group provided dental hygiene services to underserved populations with limited or no dental care access.

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Oregon Senate Confirms Faculty and Student Trustees for Oregon Tech Governing Board

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Oregon Senate Confirms Faculty and Student Trustees for Oregon Tech Governing Board

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Senate confirmed two new trustees for the governing board of Oregon Tech last week. The trustees are Assistant Professor of Computer Systems Engineering Technology Phong Nguyen and Embedded Systems and Software Engineering student Mason Wichmann.

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Professor focused on innovative active learning impacts Oregon Tech and its students

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Professor focused on innovative active learning impacts Oregon Tech and its students

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Sharon Beaudry, J.D., already had two decades of success in human resources before she joined Oregon Institute of Technology in 2014 as a faculty member. That industry experience has guided her courses at Oregon Tech in the Business Management department, teaching business law, human resource management, business strategy, business senior projects, as well as several business application classes.

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Klamath Tribes Youth Summit at Oregon Tech highlights empowering Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin youth

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Klamath Tribes Youth Summit at Oregon Tech highlights empowering Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin youth

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin tribal youth ages 12 to 24 years old participated in the sixth annual Klamath Tribes Youth Summit, Aug. 9-11, for a residential camp at Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech). The event is a partnership between the Klamath Tribes and Oregon Tech and provides youth an opportunity to participate in workshops and activities meant to encourage leadership and educational opportunities.

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Oregon Tech student interns at Boeing; gains valuable experience

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Oregon Tech student interns at Boeing; gains valuable experience

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - As a mechanical engineering student at Oregon Tech, Chance Alford’s career dreams include working at a large company where he has an opportunity to participate in different aspects of engineering, not just mechanical. He’s getting the chance to do just that through the Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program (MECOP), with a six-month paid internship at Boeing, one of the largest airplane manufacturers in the world.

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Mazama alumnus gives commencement speech at Oregon Institute of Technology ceremony

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Mazama alumnus gives commencement speech at Oregon Institute of Technology ceremony

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In 2018, Mariano Segura graduated valedictorian from Mazama High School and was one of five students awarded a DeArmond Manufacturing Fellow*, which provided him a four-year scholarship to Oregon Institute of Technology and gave him the chance to study mechanical engineering and intern at the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D).

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Oregon Tech Board of Trustees announce president's contract extended

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Oregon Tech Board of Trustees announce president's contract extended

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Institute of Technology Board of Trustees announced June 2 that President Nagi Naganathan’s contract has been extended through 2027. Dr. Naganathan has served as president of Oregon Tech since 2017.

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Oregon Tech’s new CEET building has interactive learning spaces and rooms dedicated for student projects

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Oregon Tech’s new CEET building has interactive learning spaces and rooms dedicated for student projects

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology held an official ribbon cutting for its newest building, the Center for Excellence in Engineering and Technology (CEET) June 1. At nearly 70,000 square feet, the building has dynamic and interactive spaces for classroom teaching, laboratories, collaborative workspaces, and offices.

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Oregon Tech reveals special 75th-anniversary logo at campus celebrations

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Oregon Tech reveals special 75th-anniversary logo at campus celebrations

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology hosted logo launch parties at the Portland-Metro and Klamath Falls campuses May 17 and May 24, respectively, to celebrate the unveiling of the University's 75th anniversary commemorative logo. Students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered on campus to watch the official unveilings.

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Oregon Tech reduces tuition increase after corrections from the HECC

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Oregon Tech reduces tuition increase after corrections from the HECC

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) announced that the University will reduce its proposed tuition increase to 4.5%, instead of the previously announced rate increase of 6.6%. The announcement is based on adjustments to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) funding model.

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OIT Receives $400k for track and respiratory care program

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OIT Receives $400k for track and respiratory care program

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Two generous grants awarded to the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) this week will assist in completing improvements for outdoor athletic activities and expanding hands-on healthcare instruction.

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Puppet horror film “Frank and Zed” culminates KCC Comic Con celebrations

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Puppet horror film “Frank and Zed” culminates KCC Comic Con celebrations

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A film unlike anything ever seen, seven years in the making plus an additional two to reach Klamath audiences, will finally have a public screening at the Oregon Tech Auditorium on Saturday, May 14.

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Oregon Tech honors students with two in-person graduation ceremonies

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Oregon Tech honors students with two in-person graduation ceremonies

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) is welcoming graduates and their families and friends to campuses in June to celebrate the classes of 2022, 2021, and 2020 during two in-person commencement ceremonies.

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Chamber to host Republican Governor candidate forum April 13

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Chamber to host Republican Governor candidate forum April 13

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will be hosting a Republican Governor Candidate Forum on Wednesday, April 13 at Oregon Tech.

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Oregon Senate confirms Stefan Bird, John Davis, Kanth Gopalpur, Celia Núñez for Oregon Tech Governing Board

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Oregon Senate confirms Stefan Bird, John Davis, Kanth Gopalpur, Celia Núñez for Oregon Tech Governing Board

SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon Senate confirmed four trustees for the governing board of Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) in February. The new trustees are Stefan Bird, president and CEO of Pacific Power; John Davis, partner at Lynch Murphy McLane; and Kanth Gopalpur, entrepreneur and angel investor.

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Oregon Tech students begin designing business concepts

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Oregon Tech students begin designing business concepts

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Since it began in 2015, the Catalyze Challenge has awarded nearly $100,000 in prize money and services and continues this year with a prize pool of $16,000. Catalyze 2022 launched in November and 11 teams are currently registered to compete in the April 21 final, including two teams from Oregon Tech’s Portland-Metro campus.

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