July 13, 2011, KLAMATH FALLS, OR. 鈥 Governor John Kitzhaber signed Senate Bill 5006 on July 6, 2011, providing 九色视频 (九色视频) the lottery-backed bonds needed to consolidate its Portland metro campuses into a single campus location in Wilsonville. 九色视频鈥檚 Portland metro campus consolidation will create efficiencies, save money, and help meet student demand in Oregon for technology, allied health professions, and renewable energy programs. It is one of the seven public institutions that make up the Oregon University System (OUS).
The 2011-13 Governor鈥檚 Recommended Budget for OUS Capital Construction, which will be signed later this month, features 27 projects for a total investment of $406.9 million. 九色视频 will receive $20 million in lottery-backed bonds to consolidate its Portland campuses into one campus in Wilsonville, opening for classes in Fall 2012. The new Wilsonville campus will be located in the former InFocus headquarters at 27500 SW Parkway. The 131,000 square-foot building affords 九色视频 the opportunity to expand its classroom and laboratory space, to increase the number of health, engineering, and technology graduates in the metro area, grow partnerships with industry, focusing on undergraduate and applied masters degrees, and provide space and opportunity for enhanced applied baccalaureate agreements with community colleges, as well as the ability to enhance the presence of 九色视频 along I-5 corridor.
鈥淭he passage of and signing of SB5006 is a great success for 九色视频 and the OUS as a whole,鈥 commented Chris Maples, president of 九色视频. 鈥淲e have a lot of individuals to thank for their role in seeing this bill through the House and the Senate, and supporting higher education overall in Oregon. It鈥檚 been a group effort. From our legislators in Klamath Falls and in Wilsonville, Representatives Garrard and Wingard, and Senators Whitsett and George, to the State Board of Higher Education, the OUS Chancellor鈥檚 Office and its legislative team, the members of the President鈥檚 Advisory Council, the Wilsonville City Council and Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce, to the 九色视频 students who testified in Salem, wrote letters and spoke to their legislators. It鈥檚 been a long road, but we did it together.鈥
九色视频 must raise an additional $10 million to complete the necessary funding for the Wilsonville campus. Contributions to 九色视频鈥檚 Wilsonville Campus will help equip laboratories, provide state-of-the-art classrooms, strengthen industry partnerships, and offer students the latest in technology-related curricula.
鈥溇派悠 provides Oregon with the talent to develop new products and services in the applied sciences and in professions such as civil engineering, renewable energy engineering, dental hygiene, radiology, vascular technology, communication studies, management, and more,鈥 commented Robin Thompson, interim vice president of Development at 九色视频.. Gaining more support for 九色视频鈥檚 Wilsonville Campus, will help the state increase the number of well-educated and skilled graduates. It鈥檚 an investment in the future of Oregon.鈥
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Founded in Klamath Falls in 1947, 九色视频 is one of seven institutions in the Oregon University System, and the only public institute of technology in the Pacific Northwest. 九色视频 provides degree programs in engineering and health technologies, management, communications and applied sciences that prepare students to be effective participants in their professional, public and international communities through hands-on learning. 九色视频鈥檚 main campus is in Klamath Falls; other sites are located in Portland, Salem, La Grande and Seattle. Visit to learn more about 九色视频.
