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Oregon Tech has received official designation from the Oregon Legislature as Oregon’s Polytechnic University through the passage of House Bill 2472A. The designation identifies Oregon Tech as the state’s polytechnic university, specializing in tech-infused degrees and a unique teaching and learning approach that is hands-on, experiential and project-based. The designation is not a name change, but an active effort to showcase the University’s strength as a leader in hands-on, experiential education that includes industry-sponsored internships, co-ops and other learning environments that form an innovation ecosystem of professional practice. Oregon Tech president, Dr. Nagi Naganathan, shares that: “A polytechnic university is a technological university that ensures that our professional-practice education approaches are meeting the state’s and region’s workforce needs. Oregon Tech’s approach prepares students for the jobs and careers they will be stepping into immediately after graduation, across all sectors and industries in Oregon, the region and further afield. That is a distinction that makes us unique in the state for both our approach to teaching and the outcomes that our students achieve.” As a polytechnic, Oregon Tech provides graduates with bachelor’s and advanced degrees to fuel Oregon’s industries from high-tech manufacturing to specialized healthcare to community-based nonprofits. #oregontech #polytechnicuniversity