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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Week of February 16, 2021
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Tag We're It: Voices on ResiliencePortland State’s 75th anniversary year kicks off today on Founders Day. See how PSU went from "The College That Wouldn't Die" to Oregon's most diverse urban public research university in our anniversary video. Explore our “75 years of resilience” at the CLAS panel discussion on Feb. 18. Register and learn more at the CLAS event page.
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Facilitator/Presenter Needed: Parenting Across Race and Culture
The PIAAA Student Center and Resource Center for Students with Children are teaming up to host a facilitated conversation on March 4 at 1:00pm and are looking for a facilitator/presenter. The ideal person will have lived experience as a multiracial or multicultural parent or caregiver and will have experience facilitating conversations around race, culture, and parenting. Compensation for the selected facilitator is $150. To learn more about this opportunity, visit the SSWC news page.
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Meet Yasmin Elmi
Yasmin Elmi is a senior in the School of Business who is majoring in human resource management as well as management and leadership. When asked how she chose her major, she said her father inspired her as an entrepreneur and she wanted to follow in his footsteps. In addition to her studies, Yasmin works as a student employee in the Office of Student Affairs, helping provide resources to students seeking support through CARE or other programs. Upon graduation, she hopes to stay in Portland, working in a corporate position using her business degrees.
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Rec Center Re-Opening
Campus Rec is excited to reopen the Rec Center facility and pool on Wednesday, Feb. 17 for PSU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and senior adult learner members. A face mask and facility reservation are required to visit the Rec Center. Additionally, swim lane reservations are required to use the pool. Learn more about the re-opening at the Campus Rec page.
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Budget Town Hall
The University faces a significant shortfall for the 2022 academic year. Between now and May, decisions will be made on the approach for the next year. Learn more by watching the Budget Town Hall livestream on Feb. 22 from 2-4 p.m. Submit questions in advance to townhall@pdx.edu. For more about steps being taken by the Office of Academic Affairs to deal strategically with reduced budgets, see Provost Susan Jefford’s recent communication and minutes from the Faculty Senate meeting.
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UHRL Student Leadership Opportunities
University Housing & Residence Life are recruiting for next year’s student leadership positions! Resident Assistant (RA), Learning Community Assistant (LCA) and Resident Academic Mentor (RAM) positions are premiere leadership experiences on campus. Students will have the chance to impact student success by offering peer-to-peer support in areas like academic engagement, social connection, and co-curricular involvement. Compensation is room and board (approx. $12,000), and a leadership opportunity of a lifetime. Deadline to apply is March 22, 2021 by noon. Applications can be found on the UHRL page.
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Cumpston Award Deadline ExtensionThe Mary H. Cumpston Award for Service to Students has extended the deadline for nominations until Friday, February 19 at 5 pm. This award is given annually to an academic professional or university administrator, without academic rank, who has demonstrated excellence in the area of service to students. Nominations, cover pages, and supporting documentation should be emailed to atm7@pdx.edu. The recipient will receive a citation and a $1,500 taxable honorarium. Read more about Mary Cumpston or see past recipients here.
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Love Your Body Week
Learn how to cultivate body positivity and practice self-love during PSU’s Love Your Body Week, hosted by Campus Rec and Student Health & Counseling. Join us February 22-26 (National Eating Disorder Awareness Week) for fun activities, presentations from community members, empowering workout classes, and daily resources sent directly to your PSU email. Free and open to all PSU students, faculty, and staff. Read more at the event page.
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Snow on the Portland State campus on Friday, February 12
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At the beginning of January, I decided to try something new. I wrote "Be positive" on a post-it note and stuck it to the bottom of my computer screen. My thinking was that, even in the middle of a day filled with an overwhelming brutality of facts, I would glance at this note and have a fighting chance of turning around the only thing I can control: my own attitude. I found at least one study that supports my self-styled home remedy for the pandemic blues. According to Michael Scheier of Carnegie Mellon University (2020) and his team on the Optimism/Pessimism Meta-Analytic Consortium, optimists, who consistently agree with the statement, "In uncertain times, I usually expect the best," have a track record of beating pessimists on such key metrics as problem-solving and relationships. This research also suggests that optimists experience quicker recovery from surgery, less cardiovascular disease and stroke, lower blood pressure, lower levels of blood cortisol, the stress hormone, and tend to live longer. I've decided to keep the sticky note firmly affixed to the bottom of my screen!
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