Portland-Metro

Dr. Jay Kenton, currently Oregon Tech's Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration, nominated as interim president of Oregon Tech

The full Board unanimously approves Dr. Kenton as Interim President, votes to move forward with university-industry partnership in Scappoose, Ore, and received a project update on the Cornett Engineering Building and the planned Center for Excellence in Engineering and Technology

The search for Oregon Institute of Technology’s 7th president has begun with the formation of a 15-member Presidential Search Committee

Four awards, along with others received in this fiscal year, amount to more than $1,000,000 in grants awarded to the South Metro-Salem STEM Hub, which is hosted at Oregon Tech’s Wilsonville campus

Vincent Jones, a retired civil engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation will join his fellow trustees for the next meeting of the Board on June 29-30 in Klamath Falls

The Committee discussed the transition agreement between Dr. Maples and the university, which includes provisions for a six-month period beginning on July 1, 2016

In 2010, Paulo Vasconcelos had a good paying job working for petroleum giant Petrobras in his hometown of Aracaju, but he wasn't satisfied. The Brazilian already had a bachelor's degree in English teaching and had always wanted to put his language skills to use by studying and living aboard.

Oregon Tech’s student project symposium is a sight to behold. From custom video games to innovative medical equipment, there was student-created technology of all kinds on display Thursday, June 2 at the Wilsonville campus.

In the months following the state's deadliest mass shooting in modern times, Oregon Institute of Technology President Chris Maples quietly set up a new scholarship program. Starting this fall, OIT will waive tuition for any Umpqua Community College student who was in one of four classes in Snyder Hall on Oct. 1 when a gunman killed 10 people, including himself, and wounded 8 others.

The following students have been named to the 2015-2016 Spring Term President's and Dean's Lists