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This Week
This Week at Portland StateMarch 3, 2008
New emergency communication system coming spring termThe University will soon implement a new emergency contact system through National Notification Network, or 3N. From systems off campus, 3N can rapidly send voice messages, e-mails, and text messages to faculty, staff, and students, who have registered their preferred contact information with the new system—and kept it up-to-date. read more >
Tentative collective bargaining agreement reached with AFTThe University reached a tentative agreement on Feb. 22 with the Portland State Faculty Association, Local 3571, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which represents PSU's part-time faculty. The tentative agreement provides a salary increase of five percent during the 2007-08 academic year and an additional five percent increase in the 2008-09 academic year. PSU and AFT also agreed on all open articles.
Men's basketball to host Big Sky TournamentWith its win against Montana State last Thursday, the men's basketball team claimed the Big Sky Conference regular season championship and the right to host the Big Sky Tournament March 11 and 12 at the Rose Garden Arena. The women's team is currently tied for second place in the Big Sky. Passes for all tournament play are on sale through the PSU Box Office in Smith Union, 5-3307. read more >
Meet Student Affairs VP candidates this weekCandidates for the position of Vice President for Student Affairs are on campus this week. An open session with Vicky Triponey, vice president for student affairs at Pennsylvania State University, is planned for March 4 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in 333 Smith Union. Jackie Balzer, dean of student life at Oregon State University, will meet with the campus community on March 5 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in 329 Smith Union. Both candidate's resumes and cover letters are available at www.pdx.edu/studentaffairs.
Evening of wine and soilsThe Geology Department is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an evening of wine tasting, dining, a raffle, and Scott Burns discussing terroir—the relationship of soil, climate and wine. The scholarship fundraiser is Saturday, March 15, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at University Place. For more information and tickets, call Nancy Eriksson at 5-3022. read more > Retirement parties planned for longtime faculty membersThe campus community is invited to retirement parties for Dawn White and Dan Johnson next Thursday and Friday. White, director of International Faculty Services, will be honored March 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. Johnson, professor of geography, will be celebrated March 14 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Both parties are in the Smith Union Browsing Lounge, room 238. Music groups to give 10 concerts in coming weeksThe PSU Choirs will give the first of two-weeks of choir, wind, band, jazz, and symphony concerts—10 in all—sponsored by the Music Department through March 20. The PSU Choirs will sing "Cradle Songs" and "Lunar Works," under the direction of Stephen Coker, Thursday, March 6, at noon in 75 Lincoln Hall. The concert is free. For a list of all music performances visit the Music Department events Web site. Members chosen for Faculty Participation and Empowerment committeeThe PSU Faculty Senate Steering Committee has selected members for the Ad Hoc Committee to Assess Faculty Participation and Empowerment, as charged by the Senate at its Feb. 4 meeting. They are Joe Ediger, Michael Flower, Maude Hines, John Rueter, Linda Walton, and Craig Wollner. 'Technology smart' practice room opens in Library
Students will gain experience and confidence for class presentations by using the University's first Student Practice Presentation Room, which opened today in 304 Millar Library. The room provides the same computing and presentation equipment used in the more than 30 "technology smart" classrooms throughout campus. read more > For March 2008Notices | People | Presented | Published/Exhibited | Grants |
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