There’s still time to participate in budget decisions |
More than 280 PSU faculty, staff and students participated in the 2024 Winter Budget Forum on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The event was hosted by PSU President Ann Cudd, with a presentation about the current budget challenges by Interim Vice President of Finance and Administration Andria Johnson, and a participatory budgeting activity led by Assoc. Professor of Public Administration Frankline Muthomi. Recordings of the presentations and of the discussion groups can be found on the university’s Budget Planning for Long-Term Financial Stability webpage. There are still opportunities to participate by using the Balancing Act tool presented during the forum or by providing feedback directly to the budget office.
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Discover finals resources for everyone at the Learning Center |
Finals are almost here! Set your students up for success by letting them know they can meet with an academic coach or peer tutor from the Learning Center to set goals and discuss study strategies. Learning Center services are free and open to all students. Faculty and staff can also submit a request for our ROADS to Success presentation series on topics such as motivation, time management, and study strategies to be presented in your classes.
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Nominate future leaders for student government |
Know a motivated student ready to make an impact? Nominate them for Associated Students of PSU (ASPSU) roles like President/Vice President, Senator, or Student Fee Committee Member! Open to undergraduates, postbacs and graduates. Email student government advisor Madeline Frisk at mfrisk@pdx.edu with any questions.
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Share with students: Help choose a new leader for academic advising |
Student participants are needed for interview sessions with final candidates for Associate Vice President of Academic Advising. Your help in spreading the word is appreciated! Following sessions, students will receive a Google Form to share feedback, crucial for our decision-making. All students are welcome to attend! Sessions are hybrid and will take place in mid-March.
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Strike out stress at Campus Rec’s bowling tournament |
Make time for fun and enjoy free bowling at Campus Rec’s winter term Bowling Tournament in the Viking Game Room this Thursday, Feb. 29 from 7 - 9 p.m! Each team will bowl two games — the team with the highest combined score will win Intramural champ t-shirts. This tournament is limited to six teams of five bowlers, so sign up early! Open to PSU students, faculty, and staff with a valid PSU ID.
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Make connections at the LGBTQ+ Alumni Happy Hour |
The PSU Alumni Association is hosting a happy hour at Crush Bar at 1400 SE Morrison St. for PSU's queer community and allies to meet and mingle. Bring your PSU friends and come make new ones! Appetizers will be provided, along with one drink ticket per person. Space is limited and registration is required.
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Witness a power play: PSU Theater Arts presents Measure For Measure |
PSU Prof. Karin Magaldi directs Aditi Brennan Kapil's modern translation of William Shakespeare’s Measure For Measure, which explores the corrupting influence of power, even for the most virtuous of individuals. This production is a collaboration of Play On Shakespeare and Theater Arts at PSU. PSU's Theater Arts program has partnered with Shakespeare's First Folio: 1623–2023, a public humanities project celebrating Shakespeare from August 2023 to May 2024 with many interdisciplinary events. Join us! February 29 - March 9 at Lincoln Performance Hall. $20 General; $10 Seniors; $6 Any Student; Free for PSU Students with ID.
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Join PSU choirs for ‘Golden’ concert experience |
PSU's Rose, Thorn and Chamber Choirs present "Golden," a journey of life and light found in darkness. This concert is a continuation of the 2023-24 choral season ‘From Dust to Dawn’. Selections include the works of Rosephanyne Powell, Elaine Hagenburg, and local Portland State students. Friday, Mar. 1 and Sunday, Mar. 3 at First United Methodist Church in Portland. $7 students and seniors, $15 general admission.
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News Briefs and Announcements: |
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PSU’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program landed a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to radically reimagine what social justice can look like in the Pacific Northwest.
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At PSU and beyond, Asst. Prof. Coty Raven Morris intertwines social justice with music and art. Read about her as PSU’s ‘Professor of Empathy’ and watch her in action at PSU News.
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Catch up with the PSU Government Relations team on their blog about the first two weeks of the Oregon Legislature and the status of key bills they are working to get passed during this short session.
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Megan Horst, associate professor of Urban Studies and Planning, joined NPR’s "1A” series to talk about urban planning; Andrew Fountain, professor of geology and geography, shared the challenges of shrinking snowpack on glaciers with KGW; and Coty Raven Morris, assistant professor of choir, music education and social justice, spoke with KOIN about her innovative teaching methods that earned her a Grammy nomination for the Music Educator Award.
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People
Shirley A. Jackson, Emily Shafer, Hyeyoung Woo
Presented
Anita Bright, Scott Burns, William J. Comer, Kimberly Kahn, Marie Lo
Published/Exhibited
Elizabeth Almer, Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Shirley A. Jackson, Daniel Jaffee, Joleen Kremin, Mary Marshall, Byeongdon Oh, Will Parnell, Kathy Rupley, Melissa Thompson
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