Profiles - Administration

The Multnomah County Library and Portland State University present a book club series which aims to dispel common stereotypes of the Middle East by exploring literature from the region.

Law Clerk at Student Legal Services

TRiO Student Support Services, Coordinator of Counseling Services; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services.

Executive Director of Diversity and Multicultural Student Services (Retention Services: African American Student Services, Latino/a Student Services, Native American Student Services, Diversity Scholars, Access & GANAS; TRiO: Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search & Student Support Services; Cultural Centers: Multicultural Center, La Casa Latina, Native American Student and Community Center).

TRiO Student Support Services; Adviser, Coordinator of Instruction ; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Native American Student and Community Center Manager; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Social Media Coordinator - University Communications

Program Coordinator - La Casa Latina; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Director of Cultural Centers; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Program Coordinator - Multicultural Center; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Cultural Centers - Program Coordinator, Native American Student Services; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Educational Talent Search Coordinator; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Portland Area Coordinators

Educational Talent Search Hillsboro Coordinator; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

African American Student Services Coordinator; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Director, TRiO Student Support Services; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Student Ambassador

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Coordinator of Latino/a Student Services; Diversity and Multicultural Student Services

Director of Campus Planning and Design

Implementing PSU’s ambitious Climate Action Plan is challenging work requiring collaboration between all parts of the university.

Dr. James McNames and members of the APDM team talk about their unique, wireless inertial sensors, the Mobility Lab and how they came to develop the world’s most advanced motion monitoring technology.

Bye-Bye BIQuery, Hello DataMASTER!

OIT Human Resource Specialist

DIrector of OIT’s Enterprise Solution

Alan's mix of private and public finance experience provides a unique view on financial operations and systems.

Associate Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer

Past Student Commencement Speaker

Past Student Commencement Speaker

Transition Partnerships - Easing teens' passage to adulthood

Social Canvas - Engaging a community through art

Village Provisions - Cultivating rural livelihoods around the world

Elemental Needs - Engineering global public health solutions

Sasikarn Paankate

Tingting Wang

Tianjing He

Yertai Tanai

SHAC Dental Services is located on campus and staffed by experienced licensed dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants. All students enrolled at PSU taking five or more credits and who have paid the student health fee (included in tuition costs) are eligible for dental treatment.

Dahyang Lee

Lingling Zhuge

Rahulkumar Koche

Fadak Alsaleh

KeunYoung Jang

Bhuvana Krishnaswamy

Ahmed Raeisi

Eunhee Kim

Saelin Ho

SoHee Gu

Nhi Vu

Thai Bui

Anouksha Gardner

Ashour S. Abdulaziz

Hanyang Zhang

Fabian Wiederin

Sang B Le

Minh Ho

Huy Cao Thai

Hanh Nguyen

Efe Yildirim

Needa Lingga

Khadija Al Mousa

Soufiane El Moussi

Abdussalam Alawini

Azusa Ogawa

Tomoko Shinohara

Shimpei Tsurumaki

Yueer Yang

Yan Zhang

Danxi Li

Rules of the Game - Changing "business as usual"

Travel Choices - Rethinking transportation choices for healthy communities

Power Shift - Interpreting China's rise

Hire Education - Training and retaining new employees

Reflection Matters - Journaling for ideas and insights

Admissions Counselor

Aditya Bhutada

Mazen Alobaid

Sudin Maharjan

Perla Orozco

Nicolas Hinsinger

Nour Abboud

Min Cai

Chang-Yu Hong

Fadil AlQatari

Katharina de Biasi

Judith Waswa

Patrick Mok

Abdulrahman Yousuf Al-Homaid

Amani Aljamid

Hiroshi Hada

Baker moves to Budgeting

Yaquob Aljumaan

Zahed Reza Khurasani

Yuko Amano

Bader Alharthi

Bandar Alsaif

Fraya Zanora Saquina

Classroom Community - Grasping opportunities for life-long learning

City Solutions - Transforming urban spaces and natural places

Public Works - Greening schools and housing

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Lead organizer for PSU's first Domestic Violence Awareness Month Vigil

Putting a new "spin" on advising!

It’s like “Booya!” but with a “P”

From Source to Sky - Tracking greenhouse gases

Beyond the Stacks - Curating digital library collections

Reading Up - Boosting teen literacy

Signs of Success - Designing big for small business

Worker Wellness - Resolving stress between work and family

Tactical Response - Cracking cases with databases

Team Science - Merging disciplines to enhance innovation

Assistant Dean of Student Life and CARE Team Case Manager

The Learning Center realigns curricular and peer-to-peer learning programs to better serve students.

The Empowerment Project at The Women’s Resource Center provides social and networking opportunities.

A unique program at Portland State University is Chiron Studies.

Workstudy Student

Veterans Certification Officer

Academic Adviser

Director of Housing & Residence Life

Assistant Director for Residential Education

Associate Director for Business Operations & Outreach

Auxillary Facilities Manager for Housing

Assistant Director, Diversity and Multicultural Student Services; Director of Retention Services; Coordinator of Diversity Scholars Program.

Office Manager at the Women's Resource Center

Director of Counseling & Psychological Services

Executive Director of the Center for Student Health and Counseling

Ensuring Health - Measuring the benefits of health coverage

Game Theory - Calculating optimum strategies

Hot Pursuit - Searching for new life forms at Earth's extremes

From Stage to Screen - Viewing the world through cinema's lens

Youth Movement - Guiding troubled teens to adulthood

Mr. Roboto - Bringing quantum computing to life

Assistant Director of External Relations

Dean of Student Life

Mentor Center - Discovering what makes mentorships work

Self Determined Success - Helping people with disabilities chart their lives

Global Satisfaction - Helping managers lead an international workforce

Good Living - Making healthy choices easier

Movement Measures - Using technology in the battle against Parkinson's Disease

In the Middle - Teaching and learning about young adolescents

Inspiring future CEOs

Return Investor

Diplomatic Assignment

Center of hope for Oregonians

Fathering hope in Ghana

Bringing justice to the people

Seed Science - Assessing the impact of biotech on farming

Green Building Counsel - Changing the science of building

Operatic Artistry - Sharing the voice and vision of opera

Earning Power - Lifting people out of poverty through business education

College Bound - Helping diverse students reach higher education

Dropouts Drop-in - Creating online tools to help adults finish school

Buddhist monk meets math wizard

Clean Water Acts - Keeping surface water safe from pollution

Native Knowledge - Challenging students to think critically about history and cultural identity

Parasite Prescription - Revising solutions, reviving hope

Natural Capital - Fostering rural-urban connections

Capture the Sun - Harvesting solar power

Shapes of Ideas - Forming communities through design

Better Business - Valuing equity and ecology

Shelf Life - Getting from product to profit

Power of the Pen - Advising the nation on executive power

Putting PSU's Accounting program to work.

From corporate finance to higher education.

Deb's passion for PSU runs deep.

Engineering Star - Joining an elite academy

Worlds Together - Weighing global issues on a human scale

Food Chain - Bringing the freshest ideas to market

Tough Teens - Repairing the past for a better future

Pollution Prevention - Restoring stream banks with plants and people

Certain Chemistry - Cooking up a killer app. TB and malaria, beware!

Gardens in the Sky - Reaping the facts and weeding the myths about eco-roofs

Liane loves helping struggling students find their way.

As Program Administrator and Teaching Support Specialist in the Center for Academic Excellence, Patrice provides resources to enhance and support the work of faculty and the academic departments. She supports each of the units in the CAE, and coordinates programs and events, CAE site visits, manages the CAE library, maintains program statistics, participates in grant-writing, edits and designs the CAE annual report. In addition to her CAE responsibilities, Patrice teaches a summer capstone class, served as Co-Chair of PSU’s Commission on the Status of Women, is a Co-Chair of PSU’s Diversity Action Council, and is a certified notary public. After earning her B.S. in Education at PSU in 1988, Patrice served as a Peace Corps volunteer (1988-90) training teachers in Belize, Central America. A single mother of three, she spends her free time volunteering for both Donate Life Northwest and the Oregon Council on Multiracial Affairs. Patrice earned an M.S. in Publishing at PSU in 2008 and a Graduate Certifi cate in Teaching Adult Learners. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi.

As the Executive Director for Campus Planning, Construction, and Real Estate, Dan Zalkow spends much of his time planning the future of the university.

One of the signs of an effective administrator is that they are asked by other administrators to share their expertise as a consultant. This is the role that originally brought Phillip to PSU in 2006.

Robyn Pierce's upbeat personality helps keep morale high in a department that must race to keep up with the facilities and planning needs of Oregon's largest university.

Offering over 23 languages

Preparing educators, teachers, and administrators

Changing Lives, Changing Communities

Ranked by U.S. News and World Report

Big Sky Conference volleyball most valuable player

Over 120 total programs offered

Talent to Intel

Passing rate of over 90% on exam

Youth at King Elementary School

Improving the lives of Nicaraguans

Urban environment and sustainable design

Working with refugees and service providers

PSU students, faculty, and staff

PSU graduates acceptance to OHSU

Providing a unique opportunity to high school students

In partnership with the American Heart Association

Capstone community partners

Tuition-free classes for Oregon's elders

PSU aids emerging countries

PSU students contribute to the community

Students volunteer services to metro region

College Women becoming leaders

Home of the fine-art foundry

Opera to the Portland Community

Running start in promoting commerce

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Working with local industries to build structures

The program offers many community-based projects

Launching a balloon satellite

A gathering place for students and community members

Working with secondary school students

U.S. News and World Report ranks community-based curriculum

U.S. News and World Report ranks PSU program

Leadership and research for Oregon's food industry

Glacier research at Portland State

Students working with others

PSU partners with Multnomah County Library for the annual "Everybody Reads" program

U.S. News and World Report ranking

Portland's jazz history

2007 Big Sky Conference champion

PSU recognized by the Princeton Review's "Colleges with a Conscience"

Research and action

Meteorite research and awareness

Promoting sustainable gardening, growing food and healthy nutrition.

Community service

Regional transportation challenges

The College of Urban and Public Affairs

Over 25,000 students

Lake management and aquatic issues

Fostering civil, intercultural, and ethical learning

Market research that helps local companies

Curricular engagement, outreach, and partnerships

University involvement with local businesses

Preparing teachers to serve children with special needs

Community businesses and organizations benefit from PSU

Grants awarded for Oregon teachers

PSU collaborates to build awareness of diverse communities

How do we improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders?

Ballot Measure Archive Capstone

...attracts creative and motivated students and faculty who teach and learn in a diverse community of all ages, nationalities, and races.

...conducts research and service critical to the economic development and quality of life of the region.

...embodies and contributes to the vision and character that make Portland a progressive, entrepreneurial city with growing international connections.

A statistical snapshot of Portland State's enrollment, degree programs, employees, and alumni plus several other scintillating facts.

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.

...combines involvement and expertise in all things urban with a passion for cultivating all things "green."

...provides opportunity to all who demonstrate a genuine commitment to achieve.

Amy Spring, Associate Director of Community-University Partnerships, works with PSU students, faculty, staff, and community partners to facilitate and support service-learning activities.

Integrating the science of sustainability with citizen engagement and decision making efforts

Exploring how cities and people use energy.

Jennifer Dill researches how people make travel and location decisions.

OCEH is a non-profit, member-based organization dedicated to reducing and eliminating toxic chemicals that are long-lasting and build up in living tissues, threatening the health and reproductive viability of humans and wildlife. Students use the OCEH as a practicum site for learning about sustainability and environmental health issues.

Students worked with Brian Lipinski throughout Spring Term 2003 to design and write a brochure discussing the ecological features and flora and fauna of the Camilla Reserve. The brochure is for the public at large.

PSU faculty and students have conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the port's solid waste and recycling management systems, providing recommendations for improvement, including establishing the only major airport food waste diversion program in the country.

Child and Family Studies students meet goals and objectives for community-based practicum through participating in Child Life Therapy programs with the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center at OHSU.

Student interns conduct research in support of the Fresh Alliance program which seeks to recover perishable food from retailers as it reaches its expiration date.

This partnership aims to promote public participation and dialogue on issues relating to ethical aspects of new genetic science.

Deteriorating physical features of urban environments can negatively impact public health. Students in Urban Planning and Public Health conduct research to determine relationships between poor living conditions and physcial/mental health.

The Northwest Access Exchange, a regional Internet exchange, connects service providers, businesses, and communities throughout the Northwest to improve access, save money and enable the region to attain critical mass on the Internet.