Upcoming Events
"Imagining Home," a documentary film about the Hope VI New Columbia project in North Portland, will be shown and followed by a panel discussion featuring the film makers, a resident of New Columbia, and TSUSP faculty member Dr. Karen Gibson. Read more>> Download Flier
USP Faculty and Students Lay Foundation for Virtual Museum of the City
Last week, on the first day of the 8 a.m. class in Room 250 of the Urban Studies Center, nearly 80 students, toting coffee mugs, backpacks and laptops, filled the Portland State lecture hall to standing room only.
In front, Chet Orloff handed out the syllabus for History of American Cities. Page two listed the necessary texts and the exam schedule. But page three told of a final project like no other. When the students finish his class, they will do more than earn a grade.
They will build a museum. Read more by The Oregonian's Anne Saker>>
Post-Doctoral Fellow Announcement
PSU-China Innovations in Urbanization, a joint program of the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning and the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University, seeks a recent Ph.D. graduate for a one-year post-doctoral research position beginning fall 2010. Read more>>
Letter from Connie Ozawa, Director of the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
Steady population growth and rapid urbanization create urgent concerns about air and water quality, global warming, food and energy shortages, and social equity, to name just a few. The Portland, Oregon, metropolitan region has been rated as the number one “sustainable city” in the United States (Sustainlane, 2008). At the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, faculty have developed strong, collaborative relationships with local, state and regional government agencies and community organizations to monitor, critically assess, develop and implement innovative practices aimed at creating and maintaining ecologically sound, socially just, and economically vibrant urban environments. Through research we aim not only to contribute to the local dialogue and actions, but also to engage us in the national and global discussion on urban sustainability through exchanges with researchers in other parts of the United States and the world.
The Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University is the nation's oldest continuously operating instructional program in urban studies. Our Ph.D. and Masters of Urban Studies programs prepare students for careers of scholarship and applied research.
Our Masters of Urban and Regional Planning degree is fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), American Planning Association (APA), and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).
Our undergraduate Community Development major prepares students to work with communities to promote social, economic, political and physical well-being for both people and the place.
All our programs are strengthened by the ability to draw on the resources of other units in the College: the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, the School of Community Health, as well as the research and service centers located within the School, College, and university.
If you have questions about our programs or the School, please contact Tracy Braden at (503) 725-5477 or tbraden@pdx.edu
Thanks!
Connie Ozawa