Oregon Tech Trustees approve final steps towards R&D opening of Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center
Collaborative Center is first of its kind in U.S., slated to open in early 2017
Oregon Tech Trustees approve new BS degree in professional writing, discuss factors impacting tuition and budgets for fall 2017
Budget development process for 2017-18 is underway, Bachelor of Science in Professional Writing approved unanimously, the OMIC will be able to move forward later this year and open its doors
Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center secures industry commitments to launch major manufacturing partnership
Seven leading manufacturing companies and three Oregon universities are partnering on R&D at new Scappoose facility
Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center expands members with addition of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Brings total OMIC manufacturing partners to eight at its Scappoose, Oregon facility
DeArmond Foundation awards $300k to Oregon Tech to fund OMIC interns from Oregon high schools, and increase student scholarships
$200,000 will provide five students from Oregon high schools with fully-paid tuition and fees for 4 years at Oregon Tech, in addition to providing internships at the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center
OMIC R&D expands members with addition of CG Tech and Summit
Brings total OMIC partners to 18 at its Scappoose, Oregon facility
OMIC R&D kicks-off next phase of research efforts with delivery of $3.0 million Millturn from WFL to its Scappoose, Oregon facility
The $3.0 million M80 Millturn is a multi-purpose machine that can produce a finished part without needing to move it from machine to machine, as is typical in a manufacturing facility.
OMIC R&D appoints Larry “Craig” Campbell as its first executive director
Campbell, who is currently the president and legal counsel of The Victory Group in Salem, Oregon, will begin leading OMIC R&Ds operations on May 1
Oregon Tech and OMIC R&D announce five student awardees of 4-year DeArmond tuition scholarships and internships
Earlier this year, the DeArmond Foundation awarded $300,000 to Oregon Tech in support of nurturing outstanding engineering and technology professionals in Oregon.