Portland-Metro students enjoying Fall Fest 2023
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Student Involvement & Belonging offers regular events for the campus community. Students can explore their interests with clubs of all kinds!

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Come into the RPL to work on projects, share creative ideas, and learn how to use new tools and software. https://www.oit.edu/academics/labs/prototyping-lab. Dine alfresco (outside the RPL windows) while you watch your work in progress.

Oregon Tech’s Tea Club sponsors an experience at Oregon’s TeaFest PDX. The event brings people of all cultural traditions together to educate participants on the origins and health benefits of tea. The event takes place July 13th at the World Forestry Center in Southwest Portland. Transportation will be provided from the Oregon Tech Wilsonville campus. Advance registration required to purchase entrance tickets: https://tinyurl.com/OTTeaFestPDX24. Lunch is paid as well.

Root for the Timbers and watch them play Real Salt Lake. Students will receive (1) General Admission Ticket, a commemorative Native American Heritage Timbers scarf, and dinner at the game. Students will meet at 6:00 pm in front of Providence Park (downtown Portland). Advance registration required:  https://tinyurl.com/PMSumFun24

Join the Student Involvement and Belonging (SIB) Team at the Wilsonville Farmer's Market located in the Wilsonville Town Center (1 mile south of campus). Look for the Oregon Tech/SIB Flags to find our staff. The Farmer's Market has over 6 food trucks to choose from – SIB will buy Dinner. Bring a lawn chair and/or blanket to enjoy music starting at 6 pm.

Students choose which Summer adventure they would like to enjoy. Choices include Paint Ball, Bull Winkle’s, OMSI or Movie On Campus After Dark. 

Back by popular demand, one of our student guest chefs will be taking us through the steps to create some of their favorite family recipes. Tasting of the finished product will be encouraged. Each attendee will be able to take away a Meal Kit with ingredients used to prep one of the recipes. Meal kits sponsored by Oregon Tech: Basic Needs. Event takes place in the campus Lobby.

The Portland Art Museum is showcasing French Modern artists from Monet and Matisse, Pissarro to Picasso, and Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks. Admission is good all day. Ticket holders may re-enter after lunchThe Portland Art Museum is located at 1219 SW Parking Ave. Entrance tickets and lunch is sponsored by Student Involvement and Belonging. Advance registration helpful for purchasing tickets (but not required):  https://tinyurl.com/PMSumFun24

Take a break from your coursework and join us for conversation and community on the South Party Patio. We’re catering BBQ with all the sides. Lawn games will be set up.

Oregon Tech is heading to the beach. Come enjoy the day with us as we head to Seaside OR to enjoy the sand and scenery. Students will travel from campus on a chartered bus/van. Scheduled events for the day include renting bikes to travel around Seaside, visit the Seaside Aquarium, beach time, wave watching, and enjoying lunch together. Be prepared for cold, warm, and possible rain. 

Advance RSVP is required: https://tinyurl.com/PMSumFun24 

Student Life at Oregon Tech Portland-Metro

The department of Student Involvement & Belonging supports the meaningful growth and development of Oregon Tech students throughout the life of their university experience. Through active partnership with our students, opportunities are created for hands-on learning, self-discovery, leadership, teamwork, diversity, community service, and social justice in an environment that is rewarding, energetic and fun.

Get involved in the Oregon Tech community by participating in student organizations and campus activities! There are countless student-led, co-curricular programs that provide students with opportunities to network, build skills, and connect with local industry.

Student Involvement & Belonging also hosts events each term that provide extra support and enrichment for students, faculty, and staff.

Get Connected ~ Get Involved

Get Involved & Share your Passion

Start a New Club

It only takes 5 students + 1 advisor (full-time Oregon Tech employee) to start a new club at Oregon Tech. If you have a new club that you'd like to start, please contact the Student Involvement & Belonging team by emailing kim.faks@oit.edu. Find out more here.

You are welcome! You are seen!

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all Oregon Tech sponsored events.  If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Disability Services or the Office of Human Resources.
Kim Faks
Assistant Director of Student Involvement & Belonging

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

PORTLAND-METRO: Oregon Tech's Portland-Metro campus resides on the ancestral and contemporary home of the Clackamas, Kathlamet, Multnomah, the Tualatin Kalapuya People, Tumwater, and the Watlala bands of the Chinook, who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. 
We also respectfully acknowledge the many tribes and bands of the Klamath Basin region, the many Indigenous nations and lands along the Columbia, and the continued sovereignty of the nine tribes of Oregon and Northern Californian tribes that have ties to this land. It is important to acknowledge the ancestors of this place and to recognize that we are all here because of the sacrifices forced upon them. We also respectfully acknowledge the many Indigenous nations, bands, and tribes lands along the Columbia River. In doing so, we hope to honor their legacy and lives, as well as continue to build the relationship with the Native peoples of this region, the state of Oregon, and across the United States.
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