In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, host Aaron Switzer sits down with Sherman “Sherm” Bloomer, Chancellor and Dean of Oregon State University–Cascades. With a background in geology and decades of experience in higher education leadership, Sherm shares his journey from faculty roles at Boston University and Duke to his long tenure at OSU, where he served as Dean of the College of Science and later led the university’s budget and resource planning office.Aaron and Sherm discuss the evolving landscape of education in Central Oregon, including the growth of OSU-Cascades and what the future holds for students, the local community, and the region at large.