May 20, 2013
Celebrate diversity this Wednesday
Honor colleagues Melanie Dixon-Cardwell, Kanaan Kanaan, and Masami Nishishiba at the President's Diversity Awards Celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, in the Native American Student and Community Center. PSU alumni and students will also receive awards for their work promoting and honoring diversity at the University and in the community. RSVP for the event online. READ MORE
$8 million gift to help Business School grow
The School of Business Administration has received an $8 million gift to help expand its programs and triple its size. The gift is from a local MBA alumnus and his wife, who wish to remain anonymous. The project calls for renovation of the entire building and a new, connecting 42,000-square-foot building on the north side. READ MORE
First awards announced in Provost Challenge
Last week, Provost Sona Andrews announced 10 projects selected to receive $2.3 million in Provost Challenge Awards. The faculty and staff projects range from a new Social Entrepreneurship Certificate program to new online courses and resources in University Studies—all are in the reframing and acceleration categories. Additional projects in the categories of inspiration; ePorfolio, platforms, and IT; and centralized management support will be selected at a later date. The Provost Challenge provides funding for ideas that reTHINK PSU. READ MORE
Bertolt Brecht play opens this week
Can a person remain good in a broken world? Explore this moral question in the Bertolt Brecht play, The Good Person of Setzuan, presented by the School of Theatre & Film, May 23-June 1, in Lincoln Performance Hall. Faculty and staff tickets are $8 and available from the PSU Box Office. READ MORE
Women win All-Sport Trophy
The women's teams at PSU have won the Big Sky Conference Women's All-Sports Trophy for their strong showing this past season. The women won a regular-season title in volleyball, co-regular-season championships in soccer and softball, and second-place finishes in golf and indoor and outdoor track and field. This is Portland State's first outright Women's All-Sports Trophy. The Vikings shared the 2010-11 award with Montana. READ MORE
Auction for Helen Gordon Center
From custom-made hula hoops to Panera Bread for a year, fun items are waiting for online bids in the Helen Gordon Child Development Center Fundraising Auction May 24 through June 9. Anyone may register to bid online, and funds raised will support the center's special projects, including playground improvements, and the Family Scholarship program. Auction items are now available for preview on the auction website.
Whistleblower tour to stop on campus
Walt Tamosaitis, Hanford Nuclear Facility whistleblower, and Hanford cleanup advocate Tom Carpenter will be on campus Wednesday, May 22, as speakers for the national American Whistleblower Tour: Essential Voices for Accountability. The national tour is sponsored by the Government Accountability project. The tour stop at PSU is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 238 Smith Union. READ MORE
Join Tweetup and Roots Festival
The Portland State community is invited to the University's spring Tweetup and Roots Festival Fair Thursday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Smith Union Ballroom. The free event includes music, games, photo booth, prizes, bouncy boxing ring, and more. As part of this year's Roots Festival, which celebrates diversity, the PSU Tweetup brings together the University's online community from social networks like Facebook and Instagram every quarter for an opportunity to meet in real person and connect.