Cascades Edge – A New Career Development Pathway
Cascades Edge is a campus-wide initiative at OSU-Cascades designed to bring Career Development to ALL students on campus. This initiative is unique in that it provides career touch points in every term from introductory courses through capstone to their first job. Nationwide, early 80% of college students rarely or never access the campus career development […]
The Importance of a College Education
There is a narrative that has been floating around the country. The narrative goes something like this: “a college education is too expensive and is no longer relevant or needed to get a good job today.” Seeking a degree at a four-year university isn’t for everyone. While I value the idea that there are multiple […]
The Student Success Center – The Next New Building at OSU-Cascades
Thanks to support from the Oregon State Legislature and student fees, a Student Success Center is coming to campus in 2024. Starting this month and over nearly a year, OSU-Cascades students will be invited to engage in design input opportunities ranging from surveys to events, to joining a committee of stakeholders. This new building is […]
Let’s Talk About Parking (Parking Blog #4)
Parking month has come to a close at OSU-Cascades. I received a good amount of feedback about our current parking situation. Based on the feedback from students and staff, we will institute the following changes: FREE Parking Fridays. For the remainder of the spring term, parking in all lots at OSU-Cascades will be free for […]
Let’s Talk About Parking (Parking Blog #3)
I get the question about parking permits often. Whether the question is from students, staff or faculty looking for term or monthly permits or from residential students wanting a term permit to park in the Chandler lot, the reason we don’t offer a long-term permit is the same: SUSTAINABILITY. Sustainability is one of the four […]
Let’s Talk About Parking (Parking Blog #1)
The top 5 complaints from college students across the country revolve around: The cost of college (a topic of a future series of VP blog posts) Cafeteria food quality Large classes Getting the classes needed to graduate PARKING This might not be the order that you would use, and I know that some students, faculty […]
