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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"TEACHING ISN'T JUST WHAT [JILL] DOES. IT'S WHO SHE IS. FOR AMERICAN EDUCATORS, THIS IS A GREAT DAY... YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR OWN IN THE WHITE HOUSE." - JOE BIDEN
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Professor and First Lady Jill Biden
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Managing Emotions during COVID-19The Transfer and Returning Student Resource Center is partnering with the Center for Student Health and Counseling to host “Managing Emotions during COVID-19” on Tuesday, January 26 at 2:30-4:00 pm. This workshop will focus on mental health, wellness, and coping skills in personal well-being, COVID-19, and online/remote learning environments. Register for this event here.
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Misnaming and Identity Across the African Diaspora
The Pan-African Commons is hosting an event on Wednesday, February 3 at 4-6 pm to discuss identity and belonging within the African diaspora. Dr. Daniel Black is an award-winning novelist and assistant professor of African American studies at Clark Atlanta University who has taught numerous classes on the African diaspora, Afrocentricity, the Black Aesthetic, and African folklore. Dr. Black will lead discussion on misnaming and identity in the African diaspora and take us through the meanings of Black, African American, Pan-African and other terms used to conceptualize Black identity. Contact the Pan-African Commons to learn more at pacpdx@pdx.edu.
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Submit a Workshop for QSoCCPlanning for the 10th Annual Queer Students of Color Conference (QSoCC) is now underway! Students and community members are invited to join in hosting a virtual workshop. QSOCC holds several breakout sessions throughout the conference with many opportunities for workshop hosting. Submit up to 5 workshops as a group or as an individual. Proposals are due March 26, 2021 at 5 pm PST. Please reach out to qsoc@pdx.edu with questions or for support.
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Meet Motutama SipeliiMotutama Sipelii is a senior at PSU who is majoring in health science. You may recognize him from his involvement with ASPSU, where he serves as Student Body President. Additionally, Motu is a Build Exito peer mentor and has served on many campus committees, including the Student Health Advisory Board, Reimagine Campus Safety Committee, and PSU Bookstore Board of Directors. Originally from American Samoa, Motu witnessed first-hand ongoing health inequalities that led him to pursue a health-related major in order “to change the healthcare field for the better.” To learn more about Motu’s time at PSU and his future goals, read his full interview here.
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New myPSU AvailableBeginning today, all students can access a new version of myPSU. This new version will run in parallel with the current version of myPSU as we collect student feedback and ideas. The new myPSU was built with and for students in an effort to offer a more personalized platform that is intuitive and easy to use. After multiple testing sessions, we are pleased to announce myPSU is ready for students to access! You can visit the all-new custom myPSU here and share your feedback with success@pdx.edu!
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Written by adrienne maree brown
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Suggested by Angela Hamilton, Coordinator of Student-Operated Services
We've been talking about our concern with “cancel culture” in Student Activities and Leadership Programs for a few years so the title stood out to me... I recommend this book because it is an exploration, an inquiry. It feels authentic when the author apologizes for previous writings and is committed to continued learning. I appreciate reading what someone is learning as a process, not just another "expert's" treatise. adrienne maree brown emphasizes the need for clear definitions, to avoid hyperbole and to be intentional with our words. I feel like the book is also a call to deeply transform ourselves and how we relate to each other as we learn our way into and through a world, movements, and organizations rooted in transformative justice.
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We'd love to know what YOU are reading! Fill out this form to let us know, and we might showcase your suggestion in an upcoming Inside Student Affairs.
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Building a Routine that Contributes to Success“As you look forward into this new year of 2021, what do you hope for? The past year has thrown many obstacles in our paths and disrupted most of our routines in one way or another. But, routines are important. They help provide stability in unstable times. A routine can be something to lean on when life gets hectic. If you’re looking for an exact schedule for how your days should look…you may want to look elsewhere. This article is about the value of having a routine that connects to your definition of success — but everyone’s definitions are different, so everyone’s routines will look different.”
Visit the PDX CampusWell to learn more about how to define success personally and build your own routine.
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Portland State University has teamed up with local artist Mike Bennett to create a self-guided campus tour featuring 24 wooden cutouts with significance to the university. This cutout of Multnomah Falls, the most visited natural recreation site in the Pacific Northwest, is located in the Smith Memorial Student Union, the most visited building on PSU's campus.
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As part of last week's Presidential Inauguration events, actor Lin-Manuel Miranda recited Seamus Heaney's poem, "The Cure of Troy." During the "Celebrating America" television event, Master of Ceremonies Tom Hanks noted that President Biden has frequently quoted this poem for its particular relevance, inspiring him to declare that this is our moment to make hope and history rhyme. I hope you, too, have found your own hope and inspiration this week.
-Michele
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