PV 147 Lab Update

PV 147 has now been repainted, the walls fixed, the machines rebuilt, etc. In the next few weeks this lab, along with most of the other labs, will have Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, Office 2010, and Windows 7 installed.

Reno Alumni BBQ Pictures

Here are a few pictures from the Alumni BBQ held last weekend in Reno.

Reno Alumni BBQ

It was great seeing so many of our alumni this past Saturday at Mark Bansemer’s house in Reno at the OIT Alumni and Faculty BBQ. Along with President Maples and his wife Sara, Mark and Hallie Neupert, Larry and Alla Powers, Robin Thompson, Tracy Ricketts, Ralph, and Randy were also able to attend this year’s annual event.

Thanks to all the alumni that were able to attend and spend some time with their former colleagues and some of the OIT faculty and administrators. I will try to post some pictures soon.

We look forward to hopefully seeing you all again next year, along with those folks that weren’t able to make it this year!

OIT Ranks 7th Among Best Regional Colleges in the West

Here is some exciting news I thought you would all enjoy.

Washington, D.C.

Oregon Institute of Technology earned the #7 spot among Best Regional Colleges in the Western U.S. in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News Media Group. In addition, Oregon Tech earned the #42 spot among Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs nationwide. The exclusive rankings, which include rankings of more than 1,400 schools nationwide, are available today at www.usnews.com/colleges, and will be published in the September issue of U.S.News & World Report, on newsstands starting Aug. 31.

Over the past two decades, the U.S.News college rankings, which group schools based on categories created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, have grown to be the most comprehensive research tool for students and parents considering higher-education opportunities.

"We’re very pleased that Oregon Tech is ranked for this school year," said Oregon Tech President Chris Maples. "Our students and alumni can take great pride in the fact that Oregon Tech is so highly regarded by our peers. The indicators of excellence on which these rankings are based also provide very helpful data for us as we continue to improve the quality of our degrees and look to the future for new degree opportunities and enhanced student experiences."

Mass email about the CSET Blog sent out to students

Welcome to all the new visitors to our blog who are responding to the mass email we just sent out! We appreciate your taking the time to visit us.

We are also very excited about all the students and alumni that are already following us and we appreciate your support! Before we sent the email out today we had over 70 Facebook 'likes', 9 followers on Twitter, 6 email subscribers and 6 followers on Google.

Take care!

Randy and Nagisa

Alumni/IGT & Faculty BBQ in Reno - August 21st

The alumni BBQ will again be held this summer at Mark Bansemer's home in Reno. Hope to see you there!

Intel's Atom arrives on campus

Through the efforts of faculty members Jim Long and Jay Bockelman, as well as OIT Vice President Lita Colligan and Jim Fister of Intel, our department recently received a donation of 25 Intel Atom systems. The donation will equip a lab on the Klamath Falls campus and will allow students to learn on state-of-the-industry Intel architecture which will give them an advantage as they enter the workforce.

Intel Atom processors can scale to deliver PC-like performance in devices ranging from cars, smart phones and smart TV devices to razor-thin tablets and netbooks and more. More than 50 million netbooks have now been sold, almost all of which are based on the Intel Atom processor.

“Intel is pleased to provide this contribution of Intel Atom systems to OIT to help support the next generation of engineers as they complete their degrees,” said Morgan Anderson, Intel Oregon Higher Ed and Government Affairs Manager. “OIT and Intel have a rich history together, with over 200 OIT alumni working at the company, and several OIT grads serving in Intel’s top executive and technical positions.”

Renovating the Lab in PV 147

Along with being repainted, PV 147 is also having the walls
patched and the lab tables fixed.

All of the computers will be rebuilt over the summer and will be running VS 2010 when school starts in the fall.