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Dr. Charles “C.J.” Riley, professor of Civil Engineering at ������, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers Oregon Section Government Engineer of the Year award.

ASCE’s criteria for Engineer of the Year is an active member of ASCE Oregon Section for 10 years and active in the engineering profession. The Government Engineer works for a public agency or university. Nominations cover areas of:

������ welcomed 55 first-year students and nontraditional/transfer students to campus for pre-orientation programs focusing on support systems available and how to succeed at ������ during the 2021-22 academic year.

The early programs include First-Year Experience Flight School with Housing & Residence Life, SOAR with Student Involvement & Belonging (SIB), and Summer Bridge through the Tech Opportunities Program (TOP). Each program is geared toward a different group of students and focuses on areas of success for each of those groups.

Searching for ways to engage their students and show the variety of applications for the Communication Studies and Professional Writing degrees at ������, associate professors Dr. Franny Howes and Dr. Amber Lancaster created two unique summer research projects. While brainstorming ways to offer their students hands-on opportunities, they developed summer internships opportunities for a gender-neutral pronoun app and a video/print media project.