Office of the Registrar

From: The Office of the Interim Vice President

Dear OSU-Cascades community members, 

On Friday, we will join fellow Oregon State University students and colleagues by honoring veterans for their service to our country. As a campus community, we especially recognize veterans who are fellow students, faculty and staff. Their contributions, and the sacrifices of their families, deserve our sincerest gratitude.

Within our campus community are 74 student veterans, many of whom are transitioning from active duty to civilian life. I’m incredibly proud of these students.

Today, we will host and recognize student, faculty and staff veterans at a special luncheon.

I encourage you to take a few moments before the end of the month to visit the Veterans Day 2022 page and click on the Thank-a-Veteran link. There you can submit a message of appreciation and support or share a meaningful story with veterans we study with and work alongside.  These messages will show the gratitude, warmth and solidarity within the campus community for fellow students, faculty and staff who have served our country.

I also invite you to watch a powerful presentation moderated last week by student veteran leader Diego Vargas to help mark Veterans Day. “Project Recover | To What Remains,” featured a conversation with Diego and OSU alum and Bend resident, Derek Abbey, president and CEO of Project Recover. The two shared clips from “To What Remains," a documentary film focusing on the ongoing work by Project Recover to locate more than 80,000 Americans still missing in action from past conflicts that took place across the world.

Veterans, we are indebted to you for your service today and every day.

Sincerely, Andrew Ketsdever, Interim Vice President