Portland State University won the biggest merit award from the State Board of Higher Education for 2011-12 because it graduated more Oregon residents, and more rural and minority Oregonians, than any of the state's six other public universities.
For that, the board awarded PSU a bonus of nearly $1 million Friday.
A $1 million boost to a Portland State University program benefits academic aces and delivers the third-largest gift for a scholarship endowment in the institution's history.
Read the original story in the Hood River News here.
“It was never a question that I would go to college,” said Chief Diversity Officer Jilma Meneses of Portland State University. “It was never a question that my daughters would go to college.”
Be among the first to ride the rails on the Portland Streetcar's eastside Central Loop. Join your Vikings and show your PSU spirit, as we inaugurate the new line with a (free!) ride back to the PSU campus.
In partnership with University Pointe, PSU join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends for a Portland State Tweetup and enjoy the summer fun under the sun.
There will be free BBQ, refreshments, live music, games, live Twitter feed, photo booth, and prizes including an Apple iPad.
The State Board of Higher Education (the “Board”) met June 1 at Portland State University to consider tuition and fee rates, recommendations on establishment of institutional boards, and achievement compacts, among other agenda items covered by the Board.
