RAPS Calendar & Events

RAPS Meetings:

The fall line-up of RAPS programs has been set by President-elect Dave Krug and his Program Committee. They are as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 3: First Game Football Tickets

Free tickets are being giving away for the first at home Vikings football game! Limit two tickets per RAPS members. Please contact the RAPS Office for additional information.

Thursday, Sept. 15: Lincoln Hall Restoration Project

Babara Sestake, Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, conducts a guided tour of Lincoln Hall, discussing the intensive restoration and renovation work completed over the past two years. Meet in west foyer of Lincoln Hall at 1:00pm.

Thursday, Oct. 20: PSU Initiatives/Endowment Giving

Catherine Faris, Associate Vice President for Development, speaks on the expanding world of endowment giving and PSU initiatives. Smith Memorial Union, Room 296, 1:00pm.

Thursday, Nov. 17: Research on Children with Autism

Helen Young, Senior Research Associate in Special Education, presents an update on the four year $2.4 million federal research grant investigating how young children with autism are faring in public school settings. Room 296, Smith Memorial Union, 1:00pm.

Thursday, Feb. 16: Tom Potiowsky

"The Little Engine that Could: Oregon's On-Again Off-Again Economic Recovery" is the title of Tom Potiowsky's talk to the RAPS group at its February meeting, to be held in 338 SMSU from 1:00 to 3:00. Potiowsky, professor and chair of economics, served as the State of Oregon's economist from 1999 until 2006 and from 2007 to 2011.

Thursday, Mar. 15: Annual RAPS Potluck

Mark your calendars for the annual RAPS potluck, froom 1:00 to 3:00pm in 338 SMSU with PSU Professor Larry Kominz and actor Naoka Iori presenting vocal and physical demonstrations of Kabuki and Takarazuka, forms of Japanese theater.

Thursday, Apr. 12: Annual President's Gathering

The annual President's Gathering hosted by PSU President Wim Wiewel, is scheduled for Thursday, April 12 at University Place. RAPS bestows its annual awards to outstanding staff and faculty retirees at this event.

Thursday, May 17: Annual Ice Cream Social

The annual Ice Cream Social will take place Thursday, May 17. A local disc jockey will play swing music from the 1940s and give dance lessons.  The event starts at 1:30 and will be held in Smith Memorial Hall, room 338.

2010-2011 Monthly Program Events:

May 19; The RAPS Annual Ice Cream Social and Terry Rogers speaking on "Lobbying for Women's Issues in Developing Countries"

April 14; President's Annual Gathering for Retired Faculty and Staff

March 17; Tour of the Portland Art Museum's newest collection titled "Riches of the City"

February 17; Talk given by Mel Gurtov titled "The Best and Worst of China's Rise"

January 20; Discussion of volunteering work in the community by RAPS members

December 16; Holiday dinner at the Multnomah Athletic Club

November 18; Tour of the "green" buildings on the Portland State University

October 21; Explanation and discussion of the measures up for election on the November ballot, courtesy of the League of Women Voters

September 16; Tour of the Oregon Gardens

2009-2010 Monthly Program Events:

Thursday May 20th 2010: PSU students tell it like it is at the Ice Cream Social. 

April 22nd: Annual Presidents Luncheon and RAPS Award Ceremony

March 18th: Annual Spring Potluck: Chet Orloff, former OHS executive director, talks about his virtual "Museum of the City"

February 18th: modified foods—a scientific development that was hailed 40 years ago with a Nobel Peace Prize—is now condemned by many as environmentally dangerous. What happened over those 40 years and what the future holds is the subject of the new book, Food Fray, by PSU biology professor Lisa Weasel.

January 21st: Overview of PSU Office of Sustainability and Office of Sustainable Policies and Practices which oversees the Miller Grant.

December 17th: Holiday Dinner at MAC Club

November 19th: Professor Grant Farr on the future of the Middle East and U.S. policy in the world’s hottest hot spot (See the presentation & photo archive for audio and photos from this presentation)

October 15th: Mark Gregory: campus planning (See the presentation & photo archive for audio and photos from this presentation)

September 17th: Classical Chinese Garden Tour

August 21st: Potluck Picnic at Willamette Park

2008-2009 Monthly Program Events:

September 18th: Bonneville Dam Tour

October: Oregon Historical Society Tour

November 20th: PSU President Wim Wiewel presentation on PSU Visions

December 17th: MAC Club Holiday Dinner **Cancelled**

January 15th: Tom Palm Estonia presentation

February 12th: MAC Club Holiday Dinner (Rescheduled from December)

February 19th: RAPS History & Vanport Discussion Panel

March 19th: Chris Paschild (PSU's new Archivist) presentation and potluck lunch

April 16th: President's Luncheon and Annual RASPS Awards presentation

May 20th: Vic Dahl presentor atAnnual Spring Ice Cream Social