INSIDE STUDENT AFFAIRSA weekly insider’s guide for those helping students reach their goals toward optimal health and well-being, engagement with learning, and sense of belonging at PSU
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"THE MAGIC IN NEW BEGINNINGS IS THE MOST POWERFUL OF THEM ALL." - JOSIYAH MARTIN
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Viks vs. Hunger Raises $20KPortland State Athletics’ Viks vs. Hunger campaign, with a generous matching donation from OnPoint Community Credit Union, raised $20,103, which will provide over 200,000 meals this winter on campus and in the community. Starting in late November, the Viks vs. Hunger program began raising funds and awareness for the PSU Food Pantry and the growing issue of food insecurity among college students.
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Save the Date for Winter Fest
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Meet Yasmeen ZiadaYasmeen Ziada is a third-year student at Portland State studying political science and Arabic with the goal of pursuing a career in diplomacy at the State Department. She is currently a resident assistant, which she says has been her most rewarding experience as a student. As an RA last year, Yasmee said she "made friendships that are going to last a really long time, and I learned skills that are going to be great in my professional work... things like setting boundaries, managing my time, and communicating with others."
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SNAP Training & Education Program (STEP)
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Sub-Basement Studios Wins AwardsCongratulations to Sub-Basement Studios, whose third annual film project, Background Noise, was selected for multiple festivals and won two awards. The film was selected for the Chicago Indie Film Awards, the Oregon Independent Film Festival, Videoscream International Film Festival, and New Dreams International Film Festival. At the Oregon Independent Film Festival, William Igbokwe won the award for Best Actor and Robert Brooks won for Best Director.
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Written by Kyle Lukoff; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
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Suggested by Ida Lombardozzi, Director of Services for Students with Children
"This is a beautiful book my 5-year-old daughter has been selecting for bedtime stories almost every night for weeks now. Luckily, the pictures and story are so beautiful, I don't mind (too much). This story showcases a little boy, Aidan, who is transgender and is now about to become a big brother. There are so many heart-warming scenes between Aidan and his parents as they prepare for the baby's arrival. Aidan is thinking really hard about how to make sure his new baby feels understood, and is remembering how it wasn't always easy for him when he had to tell his parents that he wasn't 'a different kind of girl;' he was 'really another kind of boy.' As a queer mom with cisgender privilege, I love sharing this story with my daughter and I learn right along with her. Aidan has a realization at the end of the book that still brings tears to my eyes - we might need to fix mistakes we don't even know we're making as parents and as siblings. And maybe that's okay. Aidan and his family show us that it IS okay and that those mistakes help us learn and grow."
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Practice Loving-Kindness with a Guided Handwashing Meditation
"Now more than ever, we understand the importance of washing our hands for 20 seconds or more. So why not utilize this time to keep our bodies and our minds healthy? If you add up all the time you spend washing your hands each day, you’ve clocked a lot of potentially mindful moments."
Visit the PDX Campus Well to learn a guided meditation you can use to turn your handwashing ritual into an uplifting and peaceful experience.
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|  Madisen Hallberg and opera singer Onry, whose impromptu duet last spring captured the hearts of millions of viewers around the world, reunited this season for an encore performance of "Dona Nobis Pacem" — or "Grant us peace" — as they strolled through the streets of the Rose City we love. The video was released by the College of the Arts.
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As an extreme extrovert, I have found myself really missing human interactions while living in various stages of quarantine, isolation and seclusion over the last several months. Listening to the brief snippets of the conversations of those I pass on the sidewalk or on the trails in Forest Park is one of my more desperate attempts to find additional human connection. On the eve of Thanksgiving, it was mostly talk of vegan stuffing recipes, kale and Brussels sprouts. This week, my novice sociological experiment (aka eavesdropping) has led to the conclusion that there are murmurs of burgeoning hope for the coming of the new year. I choose to join these optimists, and am sending as much positivity as I can muster out into the universe and to each of you. I hope that in some small (or extraordinary) way, the coming of the year 2021 brings you renewal and magic!
-Michele
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