Oregon Tech quietly offers free tuition to Umpqua shooting survivors

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.

Oregon Tech Board approves offering of BS in Mechanical Engineering at Wilsonville location, defers full approval to proceed with new soccer field

Review for approval of the BS in Mechanical Engineering degree at a new location in Wilsonville; and review for approval of a capital budget for the soccer field rehabilitation project at Oregon Tech’s Klamath Falls campus

Graduates’ personal journeys, community service a highlight of Oregon Tech - Wilsonville’s Class of 2015 Ceremony

The graduates at the polytechnic’s Portland-metro campus include 247 individuals – inclusive of those who have completed degree requirements last Summer and Fall, Winter and Spring Terms this academic year; and additional students who are completing requirements this Summer.