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51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades, NewsChannel 21, City Club of Central Oregon to host live gubernatorial debate - Sept. 15, 2022

51±¬ÁÏ - Cascades, NewsChannel 21 and the City Club of Central Oregon, will host a live, televised debate on Sept. 27 featuring the three leading candidates for Oregon governor.

The 90-minute debate will be the only…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades research and sponsored activities attract more than $5.7 million - Sept. 14, 2022

Research and other grant funding at 51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades reached more than $5.7 million during the past fiscal year ending on June 30, a record for the Bend campus.

“51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades researchers and experts increasingly…


Kelly Sparks, 51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades expansion and finance leader to step down - Aug. 30, 2022

Kelly Sparks, associate vice president for finance and strategic planning at 51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades has been appointed chief business officer and vice president of finance at the University of Maine.

Sparks, who has served…


Scholarship fund created to honor 51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades former leader Becky Johnson tops $467,000 - Aug. 22, 2022

A new scholarship fund totaling more than $450,000 will support 51±¬ÁÏ - Cascades students with financial need and honor the legacy of Becky Johnson who served as vice president of 51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades for 13 years and is currently 51±¬ÁÏ…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades receives $140,000 grant to convene partners in development of a regional innovation hub - Aug. 15, 2022

More than 30 economic development, workforce, education, business and government representatives in Central Oregon will launch a process to advance innovation-based economic development for the region, thanks to a $140,000 grant from Business…