Green goes way beyond school colors.
INNOVATION, IDEAS, and COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS—Portland State University students, faculty, and campus leaders are meeting the environmental, economic, and social challenges of our time.
UPDATE: Robert Costanza to lead Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices (4/7/10).
Research and Teaching
Portland State University faculty conduct leading-edge research and teaching on issues critical to the Pacific Northwest and beyond, including sustainable urban communities, climate change, ecosystem services, and renewable energy.
Here at PSU, sustainability is not confined to a single department or discipline. Every student has an opportunity to graduate with a thorough understanding of the complex and interconnected issues underpinning sustainability. Faculty work across traditional boundaries to bring multiple perspectives to real-world problems.
The Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices serves as a hub for work in this area.
Greening Our Campus
Portland State’s 49-acre campus creates a vibrant and urban living laboratory for best practices in green building and conservation, right in the heart of the nation’s most sustainable city.
Plans are now underway to incorporate campus into the city’s first “EcoDistrict,” to be anchored by the Oregon Sustainability Center.
Support and Partnerships
In 2008, PSU received a ten-year, $25 million challenge grant from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, in support of research, teaching, and partnerships in sustainability. The grant is administered by PSU's Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices.
Collaborations with industry, public agencies, nonprofits, and other universities are helping PSU to advance the development, uptake, and assessment of sustainable practices.
Contact Us
www.pdx.edu/sustainability/contact-us
