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Introducing the Park Blocks Scholarship

College can be challenging. Paying for it shouldn’t be.

PSU's Park Blocks Scholarship is for students with a 3.2 GPA or better who don’t qualify for Pell Grants. The $5,100 award is renewable for four years — totaling up to $20,400 toward college tuition!

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The Origins of the Portland Loo

Portland State University and its alumni are deeply woven into the fabric of the city of Portland. Walking through downtown, PSU’s mark is impossible to miss.

Keep walking, and you might need to find a restroom. As it turns out, Portland State can help with that, too.

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PSU Works With TriMet To Improve Wayfinding for Low-Vision Riders

For people who are blind or have low vision, navigating public transportation can be a daunting challenge. PSU is partnering with TriMet — the transit agency serving the Portland metropolitan area — to make it easier with a new collaborative research project called "Human Wayfinding." 

 

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Innovation and Community Blossom in Propel PSU’s New Location

The department that oversees Portland State’s pipeline to innovation, Propel PSU, has relocated to a new campus location, bringing its four programs together into a single, integrated space.

It’s also part of the collective effort at PSU to drive Portland's economic, social and cultural resurgence.

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