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Jazz star Darrell Grant's most important gig is at Portland State.
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Anmarie Trimble brings together creative writers and multimedia artists to create literary artworks.
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A former reporter turned professor studies mass media, uncovering values and mores that lurk beneath the construction of news stories.
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Cherry Muhanji argues jazz as metaphor, where this uniquely American art form represents the democratic ideals wherein the collective plays together, solos, and then returns as a collective.
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The greatest gift we can give to multicultural students is teachers who understand them. Just ask Julie Esparza Brown.
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All children, including those with special needs and disabilities, deserve inclusive and effective educational practices. Ask Professor Ruth Falco about research in the GSE that applies and develops these practices.
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With a background in jazz, quantum theory, and diversity training, Jack Straton infuses his classes with creativity, interdisciplinary experience, and interpersonal connection.
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Jamie P. Ross shows students how philosophy and critical inquiry is the basis of all further learning.
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How can people have equitable access to rich and rewarding lives while living within the means of natural systems? This question is central to the research and teaching of Dr. Jeff Gerwing.
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Michael Flower is a developmental and molecular biologist whose interests turned from the laboratory study of embryos and genes to the ways in which they've become objects of political battle and moral dispute.
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This Ice Man travels the world to study glaciers, including the one named after him — the Fountain Glacier in Antarctica.
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Professor Reysenbach is interested in the microscopic life that resides in one of the last frontiers on Earth—hot springs in the deep-sea and on land.
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Anthony Rufolo understands the regional economy.
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Barry Messer knows why healthy rivers make healthy communities.
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When not teaching and working with students in his adaptive learning lab in PSU's Computer Science Department, Dr. Bryant York helps shape the future of computer science.
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Carl Abbott writes the history of urban development and planning in the 20th-century United States.
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Would you like to know what the best test of a leader is? Ask Dr. Carolyn Carr.
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Carolyn McKnight, an acknowledged figure in the area of corporate leadership and organizational development for over 25 years, leads the charge for executing Portland State's new MBA+ curriculum and programming.
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Charles Heying thinks through how cities work.
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How can we create schools and classrooms that are positive, safe, and
respectful learning environments for all students? Dr. Chris Borgmeier is
working with Portland area school districts to understand this question.
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Connie Ozawa knows how to help people make good decisions about their communities.
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Professor Cynthia Mohr understands that psychologists are like Sherlock Holmes, examining the clues of human behavior to discover how one individual influences another.
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The Center for Excellence in Writing's Ooligan Press continues to grow
with the guidance of Program Coordinator Dennis Stovall.
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When Don Dickinson brings his students to the boardroom, Portland's advertising agencies listen.
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Dragan Milosevic believes that being a good manager means learning to work with people in an effort to help them excel.
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Whether sculpting granite or shaping students, Michihiro Kosuge creates a legacy of art for the region.
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Ethan Seltzer plans the cities of the future.
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At fifteen Professor Friedrich Schuler got lost in the library. Today he still goes to the stacks to discover the truth about the past.
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Social studies is her passion, and students are her highest priority.
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Have a question about data?
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Gerry Sussman does research on the impacts of information and communication technologies on politics, economics, culture, and everyday life.
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Gwynn Johnson's enthusiasm for teaching and research helps make PSU extraordinary.
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What if your view of holistic education encompasses the entire world? Ask Dr. Temple to share her vision of internationalizing inclusive teacher education.
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At PSU I am privileged to work with very bright and creative people on stimulating and useful projects.
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Whether studying drag queens, false memories or the wearing of the hijab, Professor Haaken knows that there is often more than meets the eye.
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Jennifer Dill understands how your morning commute affects the environment.
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In Professor Marrongelle’s classroom mathematics is an active subject.
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How can we identify a good teacher? Ask Dr. Kenneth D. Peterson, an expert in teacher evaluation.
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Loren Lutzenhiser understands how the way you live affects the global climate.
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When aliens invade our waters, Mark Sytsma fights back.
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Connects research on regional growth and development to urban policy,
emphasizing the role of universities, government, and industry in creating
innovation and regional advantage.
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"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." a quote by John Dewey summarizes Dr. Micki Caskey's view of education.
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Nancy Chapman makes sense out of "helping networks" and the "sandwich generation."
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Professor Patricia Wetzel travels the linguistic landscape of Japan.
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Richard White looks at how faith works with government to build communities.
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"Many PSU students gain professional experience and contacts while in school. This gives them the ability to hit the ground running as they begin their careers."
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When it comes to harvesting the sun’s energy, Professor Rolf Koenenkamp is often light years ahead.
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When Sully Taylor brings her Asian business expertise to the table, Oregon companies win.
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Seeing people as part of many different systems exponentially expands the possibilities for counseling success.
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Professor Teresa Bulman’s passion for teaching is a natural resource.
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Oregon's food industry has a lot of cravings. Tom Gillpatrick satisfies them.
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Professor Shandas’ teaching and research interests include: environmental policy, geographic information systems, natural resource management, participatory planning, and urban ecology.
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William Wood's close connection to local industry creates an atmosphere where students can succeed.
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What can we learn from a story? Ask Dr. Thao, a scholar interested in oral tradition.
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An award-winning writer, director, actor and theater instructor, Victoria Pohl has been a member of the University Studies Freshman Inquiry Program since 2001, worked since 1985 in the Theater Arts Program and acted as a founding instructor with PSU's Creative Industries Program.
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Learn about the NEW Student Recreation Center coming in 2009.
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OTREC is a National University Transportation Center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration and is a partnership between Portland State University, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and the Oregon Institute of Technology.
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How Portland State fuels the economic development of the metropolitan, Oregon and Northwest communities.
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...combines involvement and expertise in all things urban with a passion for cultivating all things "green."
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...provides opportunity to all who demonstrate a genuine commitment to achieve.
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...attracts creative and motivated students and faculty who teach and learn in a diverse community of all ages, nationalities, and races.
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...conducts research and service critical to the economic development and quality of life of the region.
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...embodies and contributes to the vision and character that make Portland a progressive, entrepreneurial city with growing international connections.
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A statistical snapshot of Portland State's enrollment, degree programs, employees, and alumni plus several other scintillating facts.
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An active piano soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Chan promotes music from Asia and music written by women composers.
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At the heart of the PSU Campus lies the Branford Price Millar Library, housing over 1.3 million books and extensive study resources for students, faculty and the community.
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See how Portland State University ranks in publications by the Princeton Review, the New England Board of Higher Education and U.S. News & World Report.
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What makes our university special is not just what we do, but the way we do it: linking faculty, students, and research to projects in the community. Our urban location, regional connections, and global partnerships provide students with relevant experience while making a difference in neighborhoods and around the globe.
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