Oregon State Fair the newest building on the fairgrounds. The 5,000-seat indoor pavilion is used year-round for a variety of events. The pavilion and parking replaced a badly deteriorated grandstand that was built in 1929, and the horse racing track. Architectural ornaments from the grandstand's facade were to be salvaged and incorporated into the replacement building. The Salem Armory Auditorium is located on a corner of the fairgrounds site, but is not affiliated with the State Fair. This concert venue is owned by the Oregon Military Department. Oregon State Fair The Oregon State Fair is the official state fair of the U.S. state
Oregon State University College of Science Oregon State University College of Science Oregon State University's College of Science is a college within Oregon State University consisting of 7 departments offering 9 undergraduate programs and houses 7 PhD granting programs and 8 Masters Degree granting programs. The college also offers classes for interdisciplinary science programs housed in other colleges. The college was founded in 1932 as the School of Science, when the OSU paleontologist Earl L. Packard became the first dean, as a result of the dramatic reorganization of the Oregon State System of Higher Education in the same year. The School of Science was renamed to