Editing Oregon Institute of Technology (section)

==History==
Oregon Tech was founded as the '''Oregon Vocational School''' on July 15, 1947, to train and re-educate returning [[World War II]] [[veteran]]s. Under the direction of [[Winston Purvine]], the first classes were held in a deactivated Marine Corps hospital three miles northeast of Klamath Falls. The following year, the school's title was changed to the '''Oregon Technical Institute'''. In the first school year, 1947–1948, veterans constituted 98 percent of student enrollment. By 1950, the figure was 75 percent. In that year, in response to the [[Korean War]], the school received a contract for training soldiers in welding and warehouse management.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/oregon_institute_of_technology/#.VkVShvmrTcs|title=Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech)|encyclopedia=[[The Oregon Encyclopedia]]|publisher=[[Portland State University]]|access-date=November 13, 2015}}</ref> In 1953, Associate degree programs in [[Surveying]] and Structural Engineering Technologies were first accredited by the [[American Engineers' Council for Professional Development|Engineers Council for Professional Development]].

In 1954, KTEC, the institution's first radio station went on air. By 1953, associate degree programs in the Surveying and Structural Engineering Technologies were first accredited by the Engineers Council for Professional Development. Not long after in 1956, [[KOTI (TV)|KOTI]] television opened on campus. However, KOTI is no longer operated on campus. In 1962, the institute was accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. In 1970, the first bachelor's degree programs were accredited by ABET. It would be 25 years later when the first master's degrees were offered. In 1975, the first Geo-Heat Center was established.

The campus was transferred to its current location in 1964, followed by another name change to the '''Oregon Institute of Technology''' in 1973. In 2012, the Oregon Institute of Technology officially rebranded to its current name '''"Oregon Tech"'''. Oregon Tech's four locations in the [[Portland metropolitan area]] were consolidated into a single campus in [[Wilsonville, Oregon|Wilsonville]] in 2012 at [[InFocus]]' former headquarters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/wilsonville/index.ssf/2012/07/oregon_institute_of_technology.html#incart_river_default|title=Oregon Institute of Technology expands opportunities for students, nearby companies with new Wilsonville campus|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=July 22, 2012|author=Rachel Stark|access-date=July 27, 2012}}</ref> By 2015, the Oregon Institute of Technology became an independent public body governed by Board of Trustees.

On April 26, 2021, the faculty [[2021 Oregon Tech strike|went on strike]] after more than 500 days of initial contract negotiations between the faculty union and administrators. This was the first strike conducted by a public college or university faculty union in Oregon's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/04/22/oregon-institute-technology-tentative-faculty-strike-dispute/|title=Oregon Institute of Technology asks state agency to declare tentative faculty strike unlawful|publisher=[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]] (OPB)|date=April 22, 2021|access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref>