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Governor Kitzhaber nominates 9 members for appointment of the university’s 15-member Board of Trustees

The South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership has hired Melissa Dubois as the STEM Hub Director

The Destination Africa Dental Team, comprised of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Dental Hygiene students, alumni and staff in La Grande, spent a week in Africa in November to provide dental care to orphaned children, children from impoverished families and the community members of Monrovia, Liberia.

Ha Nguyen of Happy Valley, Ore., a sophomore in ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Respiratory Care program, was awarded a $500 scholarship at the annual Oregon Society for Respiratory Care Meeting in Eugene, Ore.

Oregon Best e-news' May issue reports on OIT's new geothermal heat plant, a federal grant for the Renewable Energy Engineering program, and OIT's high ranking for Green College Programs.

U.S. Senator Wyden and Major General Rees thanked ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ for support of the Yellow Ribbon Career & Benefit Fair held in Oregon City to benefit veterans.

Lava Beds National Monument and ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ have signed a task agreement approved by the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) National Network that will involve ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Geomatics and Environmental Sciences students working at the park to conduct geographic information systems work.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ hosted the 2011 Klamath County Chapter MATHCOUNTS Competition on February 4, 2011.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ president Chris Maples was recently elected to Fellowship of The Geological Society of America (GSA).

When it comes to return on investment (ROI) among Oregon colleges and universities, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ ranked third, according to a special report by Bloomberg Businessweek.