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October 3, 2022

Welcome to the 2022/2023 Academic Year

As we begin the fall term, this Newsletter provides updates on several key items: our ongoing efforts to support financial sustainability for the university; the next phases of the PRRP; new OAA Faculty Fellows who will provide leadership on key university priorities; and links to a new website that provides Post Graduate Outcomes Data for PSU graduates.

PSU has made significant efforts to increase recruitment and develop innovative programs and modalities to respond to student goals for their education. And while many of these efforts have had a positive impact — such as in the increased diversity of PSU’s incoming First Year class — regional and national trends continue to impact PSU’s enrollment. Continuing the now decade-long enrollment decline at PSU, a number of factors have led to a larger-than-expected decline for fall term. Among those factors are lower enrollments in regional community colleges, increased competition from universities outside Portland, and continued concerns among students about the costs and value of higher education. We will continue our efforts to stabilize enrollment, but these continued declines will have both short- and long-term impacts on our budgets. To support our continued commitment to being transparent about budgets, the university will offer a Financial Forum. You will receive further information as the forum is scheduled.

As we begin Phase III of the Program Review/Reduction Process, we will continue to update the PRRP website to share information, including continued engagement with Faculty Senate and stakeholders.

— Susan Jeffords, Provost

OAA Leadership Fellows for the 2022/2023 Academic Year

Academic Affairs and Provost Jeffords would like to introduce our Leadership Fellows and Special Advisor to the Provost for the 2022/2023 academic year. Jeffrey Robinson, Erin Shortlidge, and Wu-chi Feng have partnered with Academic Affairs to provide leadership on key university priorities, including the upcoming Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Year Seven Report and campus visit, an inclusive pedagogy program designed to advance inclusive equity in the classroom, and an institution inventory and articulation of new collaborative activities. Please click the “LEARN MORE” button below for more information.

Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes for Portland State University

The Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) is an experimental data product from the US Census Bureau containing earnings outcomes and employment flow for recent graduates of partner colleges and universities. The Office of Institutional Research and Planning extracted data from the PSEO and grouped it by school/college, degree level, and program to the extent that it is supported by the PSEO data structure. More information is available on the Census Bureau’s website: https://lehd.ces.census.gov/data/pseo_experimental.html.
For PSU-specific information, click on the “LEARN MORE” button below for more information.

National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity Sign-up Information

As a reminder, PSU has an institutional membership to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) allowing any faculty member, post-doctoral fellow, graduate student or professional student at PSU to access NCFDD resources at any time. NCFDD is an independent professional development center dedicated to helping faculty make successful transitions throughout their careers. Programs and services help faculty to increase writing productivity, establish and maintain work-life balance, create broad networks of collegial support on their campus, and develop a committed stance towards their institutional home. The NCFDD provides training, mentoring, and supportive communities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students at colleges and universities across America. Click “JOIN” below to join and learn more.

PSU Joins Student Success Cohort to Close Equity Gaps

Portland State is one of 18 institutions selected to join the second Student Success Equity Intensive cohort organized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in an effort to achieve more equitable outcomes for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income students. The goal of the program is for institutions to work together to develop customized support for students using data to better understand students' realities. Click “READ MORE” below to understand more about the cohort goals.

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