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A unique program at Portland State University is Chiron Studies.  Chiron Studies allows upper-division undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students to design and teach courses not already offered in the school's curriculum. Instructors work with a faculty mentor of their choice and get paid for teaching. Chiron Studies courses are fully credited and are selected by a committee comprised of faculty, Portland community members, and students. Chiron Studies Coordinator, Rozzell Medina, pictured above, will be discussing the program and facilitating a discussion on student curriculum empowerment in higher education at this year's Open Engagement Conference May 13 through 15, 2011. The Open Engagement conference is an initiative of Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA concentration. For more information, visit http://openengagement.info