The Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies is a service and research center located in the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University. The mission of the Institute is to serve the communities of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area and to further the urban mission of Portland State University by:
Identifying the most pressing issues facing this metropolitan area and its communities, and developing the data and other information needed to fully communicate their scope and significance;
Building capacity in the region to address critical metropolitan issues by:
brokering partnerships among faculty, students, and area communities to foster new understanding of and/or new strategies for addressing those issues; and
acting as a catalyst to bring elected officials, civic and business leaders together in a neutral and independent forum to discuss critical metropolitan issues and options for addressing them; and
Developing new resources to support research and service activities needed to meet those objectives.
By acting effectively on this mission statement, the Institute will enable the:
University to help advance the economic, environmental, and social goals held by the communities of the region; and
Communities of this region to act collectively to seek and secure a sustainable future for this metropolitan area.
