Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices (CSP2) at Portland State University

PSU's hub for cross-disciplinary research, teaching, and partnerships in sustainability.


Open House 4/7

Join us at a CSP2 open house for PSU faculty, staff, students, and partners, and learn more about sustainability initiatives and activities underway.
April 7, 2010, 4-6 p.m.
Brief program at 4:30 p.m., with remarks from PSU President Wim Wiewel, Provost Roy Koch, CSP2 Interim Director John Gordon, and Campus Sustainability Coordinator Noelle Studer-Spevak.
Market Center Building, Suite 800, 1600 S.W. 4th Ave., Portland, OR
RSVP by March 24th: sustainability@pdx.edu | 503-725-8556
Established in 2006, the Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices (CSP2) provides leadership, guidance and catalytic investment for students, faculty, and partnerships from a diverse array of academic disciplines.

The Center administers the ten-year, $25 million challenge grant for sustainability made by the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation to Portland State in September 2008.

The Center also manages the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability at PSU. The goal is to provide an understanding of sustainability principles integrated across all fields of study, rather than as a specific course.

Currently, the Center is led by interim director John Gordon. A national search for a permanent director is underway (a job description is available here).

A complete list of the Center staff and affiliated faculty is available here.

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PSU Sustainability Vision

To be an internationally recognized university known for excellence in student learning, innovative research, and community engagement that simultaneously advance economic vitality, environmental health, and quality of life.

PSU Sustainability Mission

To serve as a leading academic laboratory for developing sustainable processes and practices using multi-disciplinary approaches in partnership with business, government, and other organizations.

PSU's commitment to sustainability is outlined further in its PDF Declaration of Support for Sustainability.