Looking for Resources? OSU-Cascades Creates Oregon Startup Checklist
A team of students led by Adam Krynicki, executive director of the OSU-Cascades Innovation Co-Lab, has created a comprehensive list of the resources available for Oregon startups.
Sign Up! TAO Kicks Off Diversity and Leadership Series Next Week w/ Unconscious Bias Workshop
The Technology Association of Oregon is launching its Diversity & Leadership Series next week. The series to help employers, business leaders, startups and students understand the actions they can take to create diverse and inclusive business places. The impressive series of 10 workshops starts on Tuesday, March 27 with a seminar on Unconscious Biases, Stereotype Threat and Microaggressions. You can attend classes one by one (they’re $20 to $40 a session) or register for the whole series–the courses are open to the public.
BendPoly Rebrands, Expands as GreenFig University in Multiple Cities
The founders of BendPoly debuted GreenFig University, an expanded version of the two-year-old digital marketing school, today at the Marketing Nation Summit in San Francisco. GreenFig University will offer micro degrees in digital marketing related topics and more, including customer success, product, sales and finance.
Calling Techies, Makers and More: Partner with Students for Central Oregon’s First Make-a-Thon
If you love technology and learning and kids, then you’ll want to check out this awesome event happening next week. High Desert Career Technical Education is partnering with Skyview Middle School to launch Innovate Oregon’s Make-a-Thon program in Central Oregon. And they are seeking community professionals to participate on teams with students to make the event a success.
E::SPACE and COCC Offering Intro to Linux Course, Starts Next Week
As part of their ongoing tech training partnership, E::SPACE Labs and COCC are offering a Linux course that begins April 6.
Biz and Education Leaders Pursuing Entrepreneurship and Innovation High School for Bend
Sometimes the timing for things seems to be just right. That may be the case for a proposed magnet high school in Bend focused on entrepreneurship and innovation, aiming to open in the Fall 2018.
Does Central Oregon Need More Product Managers? Survey Asks Employers Whether Local PM Program Could Help
How do you become a product manager or product marketer? In many cases, it’s via several years of on-the-job learning to master the skills you need for this key position.
Hardware, Patents and More! ESPACE Teams Up w/ COCC, EDCO to Expand Fall Courses
ESPACE Labs has teamed up with a couple Central Oregon institutions in order to bring more electronic hardware learning and general inventor goodness to the masses. Opened just about a year, ESPACE is a local technology incubator focused on advancing the high-tech electronic hardware device industry.