URGENT: Volunteers needed for commencement ceremonies on June 18
June 5, 2023
News
Dr. Tina Peterman named Interim Dean of College of Education
Dr. Tina Peterman has been named as the Interim Dean of the College of Education. Dr. Peterman completed her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology in 2003 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been in higher education at public institutions for 18 years, and in academic leadership positions for the past seven years including most recently as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at COE. Her new post begins July 1. Read more about Dr. Peterman’s appointment at PSU News. Dr. Amanda Sugimoto, presently the Interim Associate Dean, will become the permanent Associate Dean of the College of Education.
URGENT: Volunteers needed for commencement ceremonies on June 18
The organizers of PSU’s commencement ceremonies are urgently seeking PSU staff volunteers to help with our combined commencement ceremonies at Moda Center on Sunday, June 18. Your support, even if just for a few hours, is greatly needed — particularly with lines at the afternoon ceremony. Please sign up! We appreciate the many volunteers who make our commencement ceremonies possible.
Portland State Magazine features the remarkable journey of President Stephen Percy
President Stephen Percy is retiring from PSU in July, after 39 years in higher education and more than three years as Portland State’s president. Read the latest from Portland State Magazine about President Percy’s journey, his achievements, and the lasting impact he has on those who know him as a friend, a colleague and a professor.
Reminder: Picnic in the Park, the faculty and staff retirement celebration for President Percy, is this Wednesday, June 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Park Blocks at Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU).
PSU’s Ed Washington sheds light on Portland's dark history
Ed Washington, the Director of Community Outreach and Engagement in the office of Global Diversity and Inclusion at Portland State, recently recounted his personal experience of surviving the devastating Vanport flood of 1948. In an interview with The Oregonian, Washington shared his reflections on the prevalent segregation and prejudice that plagued Portland during that era. His story is featured in an article titled “Flooded and Forgotten,” which is part of a series called “Publishing Prejudice.” This series delves into the newspaper's historical involvement in perpetuating racist narratives.
News Briefs & Announcements:
The artwork of former PSU professor Jim Hibbard is on display through August 12 at the Hallie Ford Art Museum on the campus of Willamette University in Salem. Hibbard passed away last year.
Watchthis story on KGW about the art museum at a Portland elementary school that grew out of a partnership with PSU School of Art + Design’s Art and Social Practice program.
Meetings are held in room 515 in the Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC) and are streamed online.
PSU in the news
Urban Studies Professor Aaron Golub spoke with OPB about TriMet’s proposed fare increases; Emeritus Professor of Urban Studies Karen Gibsontalked with the Oregonian about historic Black displacement in the Albina neighborhood; and Catherine McNeur, an associate professor of history, helped the Smithsonian Magazine explore how the U.S. almost relied on hippo ranching.
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