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Diversity at OSU-Cascades

At OSU-Cascades, multiculturalism is a concept that embraces both ideology and action and is essential to our institutional identity and our mission.

OSU-Cascades established a multi-phased action plan that moves beyond the traditional norms for campus diversity and created steps to measure and improve cultural competencies on campus. These areas the campus will focus on are:

  • Campus climate
  • Recruitment and marketing
  • Retention

OSU-Cascades Draft Multicultural Plan



By the Numbers

Based on fall 2012 enrollment, unless otherwise noted.  Last edited January 2013.

1039

enrolled students, including 801 upper division and graduate students, and 238 attending classes at COCC

274

students engaged in internships, practicums and study abroad programs with businesses, organizations and agencies in Central Oregon and around the world (2011)

16

students on average in upper-division courses

50%

of graduates are first in their family to attend college (2010)

76%

of students are from Central Oregon. 18% are from other Oregon communities. 6% are from out of state

42%

of students transfer from COCC

50%

of students plan to live and work in Central Oregon after graduating (2010)

1,939

degrees awarded since founding in 2001

$1.8m

awarded in scholarships since 2001 through the OSU Foundation

1,200

community members attended lectures in Central Oregon presented by OSU faculty researchers from the Bend campus and Corvallis