Oregon Institute of Technology is marking its 60^th anniversary in the 2007-08 academic year. A variety of activities are planned, including informative talks called Technology Tuesdays. From noon to 1 p.m. each Tuesday during the academic terms, a talk will be held, most often in the Sunset Room of the College Union.

The schedule includes:

Associate Provost Gary Naseth will share his interest the primitive artwork found in the caves of France. It has been reported that 200 caves in southern France and northern Spain contain simple, stark paintings of animals and geometric shapes.

Some interesting links include:

France's Magical Ice Age Art (National Geographic)
The Cave of Lascaux
The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc
Paleolithic Cave Paintings and Rock Art in France

Due to the Career Fair scheduled on this day, which features numerous employers looking to recruit OIT graduates, there will be no Technology Tuesday this day.

Associate Professor Jim Long states that CSET Software Engineering Technology has been involved in several cross-discipline projects. This talk will highlight the history of cross discipline as taught by Long in the Junior Project Sequence: CST 316, 326, 336. Current projects will be discussed and the status for future projects will be looked at. Current projects include Hybrid Car project working with Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Biodiesel Project working with Mechanical Engineering, and the Virtual Robotics Lab project working with Manufacturing Engineering. Industry trends will be summarized and student learning outcomes will be analyzed.

Associate Professor Phong Nguyen will lead this discussion. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

Professor Mark Clark will share his research on OIT's 60 years of growth and success.

Applied Psychology student Mia Myers discusses her experiences this summer while on externship at a brain injury treatment center in Arkansas.