February 6, 2012

Student Legal Services earns outstanding recognition

Student Legal Services has received the Most Outstanding Student Legal Services Office Award for 2011 from the western region of the University Student legal Services Association. The award recognizes the office's "outstanding contributions in the areas of innovation, student service, rebuilding or improving an existing service, and enhancing the overall components in student life." Read more >

Sixth year for Everybody Reads

Portland State faculty members are again leading community discussions that take readers deeper into the book selected by Multnomah County Library for Everybody Reads. This year's book, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, is by Heidi W. Durrow, a graduate of Portland’s Jefferson High School and a New York Times bestselling author. Read more >

Award-winner Gelmon shares engagement insights

As winner of Campus Compact's top faculty award in 2011, Sherril Gelmon conducted a session titled "The Joy of Engagement: Motivating Faculty to Work with Communities" at the Association of American Colleges and Universities annual meeting Jan. 27 in Washington, D.C. Gelmon won Campus Compact's Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award for her exemplary scholarship and leadership in advancing service-learning and civic engagement. She is a professor of public health and chair of the Division of Public Administration at Portland State. Read more >

PSU makes best list for online education

Online education and career information website SuperScholar recently published its first annual "Smart Choice" ranking of the top 25 colleges and universities for online undergraduate degrees. Portland State made the list for its Extended Campus Program. Of particular note to SuperScholar was PSU's Desire2Learn online education platform.  

Artist and professor emeritus passes away

Regarded by many as "the founding father of pottery in Oregon," Raymond Grimm, professor emeritus of art, died Jan. 22. He was 87. Prof. Grimm started teaching at Portland State in 1956. For the next 35 years, his popular classes exposed students to an active professional studio and encouraged them to pursue the art of ceramics and glass. In 1968, he established the first university hot glass studio in the region. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Multnomah Art Center.

Oregon is Our Classroom photo contest

Capture picture perfect learning experiences that exemplify the University’s motto “Let Knowledge Serve the City” and win. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to enter photographs of classes and projects held in community settings in the Oregon is Our Classroom photo contest sponsored by University Communications. Prizes will be awarded and photos will be featured on PSU's Facebook and Flickr sites. Photos must be submitted online by Feb. 24.

Vikings earn academic honors

More than 30 student-athletes on fall sports teams recently earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors. The Athletics program had 10 women's soccer players, four cross country runners, nine volleyball players, and nine football players named to the Academic All-Conference teams.

For February 2012

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