The Assistant Director actively builds and maintains partnerships both across the OSU -Cascades campus and externally, including collaborations with private-sector partners, community organizations, small shops, nonprofits, and other creative or technical groups, expanding the relevance and visibility of the maker and fabrication environments. Cultivate and manage external partnerships that enhance instructional, research, and applied learning opportunities, including applied research collaborations, sponsored projects, and community‑engaged scholarship using OSU -Cascades creative technologies and capabilities.