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Harold Ashford Receives Dan Poling Service Award - March 10, 2015

A well-known and respected leader in Bend, Harold Ashford was recently presented the Dan Poling Service Award by the 51±¬ÁÏ Alumni Association.  Named for an influential dean of men who served 51±¬ÁÏ for more than five decades…


Bike loan program launches sustainable transportation efforts - Feb. 10, 2015

A pilot bike loan program is one of the first tangible ways 51±¬ÁÏ - Cascades will encourage the campus community to lessen dependency on personal vehicles for nearby meetings and errands.  Vivid orange cruiser bikes, named…


Gifts help launch 51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades net zero campus initiative - Feb. 9, 2015

Lee and Connie Kearney of Vancouver, Wash., have committed a $500,000 lead gift toward an initiative to develop 51±¬ÁÏ - Cascades’ new campus as one that exemplifies energy conservation and is positioned for a net zero future.…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades receives grant to study suicide prevention and firearms - Jan. 7, 2015

More than half of the people who die by suicide nationally see their primary care provider within 30 days of taking their life, with a firearm used most often as the weapon. To help address this issue, a team of researchers from Oregon State…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades launches hospitality management degree - Jan. 6, 2015

51±¬ÁÏ - Cascades is adding a new , filling a need for highly-skilled employees in one of Oregon’s most…


CEAC effort engaged 108 community members, leaders and experts - Dec. 5, 2014

In the final meeting of the 51±¬ÁÏ Cascades Campus Expansion Advisory Committee today, members of the committee and its task forces will be recognized for their 17-month collaborative effort to advise the branch campus as it…