Barbara Tint, Conflict Resolution faculty, was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Andrus Family Foundation to do dialogue and reconciliation work with African refugee communities.

The Portland community is invited to join the thousands who have toured C-SPAN's Campaign 2008 Bus as part of the "Road to the White House" tour, when the bus stops at Portland State University.

PSU Friends of History commemorates the pioneering efforts of Portland Policewoman Lola Greene Baldwin with a free program by alumna and author Gloria Myers Tuesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in 338 Smith Union. Baldwin was the first policewoman hired under civil service rules in a municipality in the United States.

Dacian Daescu, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, co-authored the paper "Predicting Air Quality: Improvements through Advanced Methods to Integrate Models and Measurements" published in the Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 227, 2008.

Elise Granek, Environmental Sciences and Management faculty, and Margaret Griffith from Sunset High School were awarded an MJ Murdock Partners in Science Program Grant in the amount of $15,000 for a research project titled Watershed Land Use and Sediment Loading in Rocky Intertidal Marine Habitat.

Julie Nelson, researcher from the Global Development and Environment Institute, will discuss "Economics, Value Judgments, and Climate Change: A View from Feminist Economics" Friday, April 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. in 329 Smith Union. The free event is the first Social Sustainability Colloquium for spring term. For more information, contact Marion Sharp at sharpml@pdx.edu.

Grace Dillon, University Studies faculty, presented “‘Outrunning that Monster Revenge’: Flight and The Bird is Gone: A Manifesto" at the International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, Fla., March 22.

Celebrate the diverse languages and cultures on campus and in the community with ethnic foods, music, singing, and performances Friday, April 4, from 7 to 10 p.m. in 327 Smith Union. Admission is free and families are welcome. For more information, visit www.fll.pdx.edu/heritage/index.php.

Inger Olsen, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, participated in and presented a paper at the annual Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study conference hosted by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, March 13-15. The title of the paper was "Mâliârâq Vebæk: Katrine's Mother and Smilla's Aunt?"

Janet Walker, Regional Research Institute faculty; and Laurie Powers, Social Work faculty, presented "New Measures for Youth Empowerment and Youth Participation in Planning" at the 21st Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 24-25. Walker also co-presented "Assessing System-Wide Conditions for Wraparound Implementation: The Community Supports for Wraparound Inventory" and "Outcomes Studies of Wraparound in the Mental Health, Child Welfare, and Educational Systems."

Jennifer Dill, Urban Studies and Planning faculty, presented the talk "Where Do People Bicycle? The Role of Infrastructure in Determining Bicycling Behavior" at the Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Feb. 22.

Julie Rosenzweig and Eileen Brennan, Social Work faculty; Anna Malsch and Lisa Stewart, Regional Research Institute; and others presented the paper "Employees with Unique Caregiving Responsibilities: Stigmatization and Disclosure at Work" at Work, Stress, and Health 2008: Health and Safe Work through Research, Practice, and Partnerships in Washington, D.C.

Masami Nishishiba, Hatfield School faculty, presented "Developing and Implementing Cultural Competency Training for Managers: Case Analysis of Two Municipal Governments" at the American Society for Public Administration's 69th Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, March 10.

Mo Wang, Psychology faculty, had an article chosen for the HR Division Scholarly Achievement Award for 2007. The article, "Profiling Retirees in the Retirement Transition and Adjustment Process: Examining the Longitudinal Change Patterns of Retirees' Psychological Well-Being," appeared in the Journal of Applied Psychology. It was selected by peer review as one of the most significant published articles on human resource management available to division members in 2007. Wang will receive the award at the Academy of Management meeting in August.

Portland State will host the 2008 Peace and Justice Studies Association conference on Sept. 11-14. The conference is for academics, activists, K-12 peace educators, and students. Organizers are seeking proposals for papers, panels, workshops, and posters. Filmmakers and authors are also encouraged to submit proposals for screenings and readings. For more information, visit www.peacejusticestudies/org/conference/.

Scott Wells, Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty, presented an invited seminar titled "River Basin Modeling using CE-QUAL-W2" at the Geologic Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, March 6.

Sean Larsen and Luis Saldanha, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, co-presented "Leveraging Teachers' Informal Understandings of Function for Conceiving Composition of Functions as Combining Transformations" at the 11th Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education in San Diego, Feb. 28-March 1. Larsen also presented with students Joanna Bartlo and Elise Lockwood "Scaling Up Instructional Activities: Lessons Learned from a Collaboration between a Mathematician and Mathematics Education Researcher."

Steve Bleiler, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, presented "Quit Work, Play Poker, Sleep till Noon" as part of the Math Colloquium Series at University of Portland, March 5.

Sully Taylor, Business faculty, co-authored "Global Mindset: A Review and Proposed Extension" published in The Global Mindset (Advances in International Management), Vol. 19, JAI Press, 2007.

Real Estate students compete in NAIOP Competition in Seattle, WA.

Portland State University's new Biology Research Greenhouses have been awarded LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Portland State University has been awarded funds to launch a new certificate program: Preparation for Instruction of Science and Math.

Portland State University will host the Intel Northwest Science Expo, March 14.

PSU competes in Recycle Mania, a nationwide recycling competition.

A "Bicycle Safety: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities" workshop with attorney Ray Thomas is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in 236 Smith Union. The workshop is free and open to the public. The event is made possible through PSU Transportation and Parking Services and PSU Student and Legal Mediation Services. For more information, contact Kim Whitney at 5-9005.

Dan Coleman, Social Work faculty, and student John Casey authored the article "Therapeutic Mechanisms of Suicidal Ideation," published in Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2007.

Ian Stude, Transportation Parking staff, is now certified to teach a variety of bicycling courses after completing a seminar, passing a written and presentation examination, and having fulfilled curriculum requirements. The courses, designed by the League of American Bicyclists, provide effective bicycle safety education through classroom and on-bike instruction to both beginner and experienced cyclists. Look for courses offered by Stude, who also manages PSU's Bicycle Cooperative.

Katya Amato, English faculty, spoke on "Loki--Not Just a Trickster" at the Scandinavian Foundation's annual Scandinavian Sampler on campus, March 1.

Kyle Bray, Amy Spring, and Kevin Kecskes, Academic Affairs faculty, will receive an additional two-year, $170,000 grant from the Multnomah County Department of Human Services. The grant will allow them to continue the work they started in fall 2007, when DHS awarded the PSU Center for Academic Excellence $100,000 to launch a leadership development, civic engagement, and mentorship program with 10 high-need Portland public schools.

Marcus Ingle, Public Administration faculty, and student Chuck Fisher presented "Strangers in a Strange Land: Overcoming Partnership Challenges and Distilling Best Practices for Community-Based Service-Learning and Community Engagement in Vietnam" as part of the Conference on International Service Learning held in Indianapolis, March 1.

Mary King, Economics faculty, authored the chapter "Defining Social Sustainability: The Political Economy of Social Reproduction" published in Future Directions for Heterodox Economics, University of Michigan Press, 2008.

The PSU Professional Development Center seeks innovative presentation proposals for the Seventh Annual Managing Projects and Programs Conference planned for July at the Oregon Convention Center. Faculty, staff, and students who participate in project and program teams are invited to submit proposals by March 21 at 5 p.m. to Charles Ryan Brown, program manager, at browncr@pdx.edu.

Rossitza Wooster, Economics faculty, co-authored the article "Strategic Investments by US Firms in Transition Economies," published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 39, No. 2.

Faculty, please encourage undergraduates to present research or academic papers at the Ronald E. McNair Research Conference planned for May 29 on campus. Submissions are due April 20. For more information, visit www.mcnair-program.pdx.edu/.

Tony Wolk, professor of English, will talk about his published and planned trilogy on Abraham Lincoln at the Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Civil War Round Table in 494 Cramer Hall. In his novel series, Wolk blends history and fantasy to give readers a sense of having been in Lincoln's head and in his skin. For more information, call the Friends of History at 5-5473.

Award-winning astronaut and statesman John Glenn will be the featured speaker at Portland State University's annual Simon Benson Awards Dinner on April 1, 2008.

Andrew Fountain, Geology professor, was named "Outstanding Scientist/Researcher/Scholar" for 2008 at this year’s 66th annual Oregon Academy of Sciences meeting, which was held at Portland Community College.

Charlie White, History emeritus faculty, presented "Pacific Ocean Typhoons" to the Miraloma School second-grade class in San Francisco, Feb. 20.

Darrell Grant, Music faculty, is a member of a new jazz band, Bridge Quartet, which is celebrating the release of its new CD, Day, at Jimmy Mak’s Jazz Club on March 8 at 8 p.m. Bridge Quartet consists of pianist Grant, saxophonist Phil Dwyer, bassist Tom Wakeling, and drummer/composer Alan Jones.

Inger Olsen, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, authored the paper "Strong Minded and Strong Willed Girls in Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales Found in ‘The Snow Queen,’ ‘The Little Match Girl,’ ‘Clod Hans’ and ‘The Swamp King's Daughter,’” published in Hans Christian Andersen Between Children's Literature and Adult Literature, papers from the Fourth International Hans Christian Andersen conference.

Michael Philips, Philosophy emeritus faculty authored The Undercover Philosopher: A Guide to Detecting Shams, Lies and Delusions, published by Oneworld Publications, Oxford, England, May 2008. Philips will be reading from and signing copies of his book at Powell's on May 29.

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Robert Schroeder, Library faculty, co-presented "The Library and Librarian's Roles in Student Success and Retention" at the Student Success and Retention Conference at Portland State University, Feb. 8.

Suwako Watanabe, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, conducted a workshop, "ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Familiarization," for the Arizona Association of Teachers of Japanese at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Feb. 17.