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51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades records largest first-year class, reshaping student demographics - Nov. 7, 2018

51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades recorded its largest first-year class in fall term 2018, increasing first-year students by a third and serving a younger and more diverse enrollment.

In total,…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades honors student veterans - Nov. 7, 2018

To honor student veterans at  51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades in advance of Veterans Day, the Bend campus is hosting a variety of activities from Nov. 3 to Nov. 11.

Seven percent of 51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades students are veterans,…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades researcher appointed by White House as delegate to Arctic Science Ministerial - Oct. 24, 2018

Elizabeth Marino, a social scientist at 51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades, has been appointed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as a delegate to the Second Arctic Science Ministerial, an international meeting in Berlin…


Gift from leading venture capital fund supports computer science faculty at 51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades - Oct. 19, 2018

51±¬ÁÏ - Cascades has received a gift from Seven Peaks Ventures, a Bend-based venture capital fund. The gift will support a faculty scholar in the university’s computer science program. 

The $62,500 gift was…


Ketsdever joins 51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades as associate academic dean - Oct. 11, 2018

Andrew Ketsdever recently joined 51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades as associate dean and will help lead the growing campus’s academic faculty and research efforts.

Ketsdever’s duties include providing oversight for degree programs in…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades Science Pub looks at the intersection of farming and technology - Oct. 3, 2018

Technology increases efficiency, productivity, control and automation in nearly every industry, including agriculture. At 51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades’ next Science Pub, 51±¬ÁÏ researcher…