Oregon State University Grand Opening Expands Portland Presence

PORTLAND, OR – Oregon State University wants to be a neighbor in Portland. On Monday, the Corvallis-based school held an open house in its newest Portland outpost – the historic Meier & Frank building downtown.

DubbedThe OSU Portland Center, it joins other OSU projects in Portland including the Food Innovation Center in the Pearl, several education and research projects with PSU and OHSU, and the College of Veterinary Medicine partnership with the Orehon Humane Society.

The five-hour open house featured dozens of exhibits as well as representatives from the various units that will have space in the building.

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That includes OSU Athletics, the OSU Foundation, the OSU Alumni Association.

University Spokesman Steve Clarks says that all are welcome.

"If you are an Oregon Duck, PSU Viking or a follower of any other college or university, please join us. We are all Oregonians," he said.

The university spent one year renovating the roughy 40,000 square-foot second floor.

OSU shares the 15-story building with The Nines hotel, which takes up floors six through 15, and retails stores on the ground floor.

The third, fourth, and fifth floors are, as yet, unoccupied.

Photo via Oregon State University.