The holidays arrived a little early this year for ˿Ƶ. ˿Ƶ Tech was selected as one of the recipients of a one-time special grant from the Fred W. Fields Fund of The ˿Ƶ Community Foundation (OCF) in the amount of $50,000.
For ˿Ƶ Tech, this generous grant will be used to support the university’s urban Wilsonville campus, which opened for classes in September 2012. The new campus includes state-of-the-art classrooms and labs for students studying renewable energy, software and manufacturing engineering as well as clinical laboratory science and paramedic education.
Chris Maples, ˿Ƶ Tech President, said “Thanks to Mr. Fields and the ˿Ƶ Community Foundation, ˿Ƶ Tech students will acquire degrees in engineering, engineering technology and allied-health areas at our Wilsonville campus. These types of degrees are critical for improving ˿Ƶ’s economy. The gift from the Fred W. Fields Fund from OCF will enhance the education of ˿Ƶ Tech students in Wilsonville and assist ˿Ƶ Tech in meeting ˿Ƶ’s 40-40-20 goals.”
Earlier this year, Fred Fields left a $150 million gift to The ˿Ƶ Community Foundation with the direction to use this permanent fund to support education and the arts in ˿Ƶ. It is the largest gift ever made to OCF and one of the largest single gifts made to any community foundation in the country.
˿Ƶ ˿Ƶ Tech
Founded in Klamath Falls in 1947, ˿Ƶ is one of seven universities in the ˿Ƶ University System, and the only polytechnic university in the Pacific Northwest. ˿Ƶ Tech provides degree programs in engineering and health technologies, management, communications and applied sciences that prepare students to be effective participants in their professional, public and international communities through hands-on learning. ˿Ƶ Tech has a traditional, residential campus in Klamath Falls and an urban campus in Wilsonville. The university also has sites in Beaverton, Salem, La Grande, and Seattle, as well as online degree offerings. Visit to learn more about ˿Ƶ.
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