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A colorful illustration with multiple panels depicting different scenes. Starting left from right, stop-motion puppet being arranged in a walk-cycle, the new art building with a crane towering in the background, a brightly illuminated stage with three figures in the foreground, a 3D printer with a Victor E. Viking being printed, and finally the Simon Benson House illuminated with colorful lights.
February 24th 2026

Nurturing Creativity on Campus & in Community

A building that will match the excellence within it. That’s how Dean Leroy...
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson illustration
October 6th 2025

Rooted in Culture, Making Waves at PSU

On a warm June afternoon, an otherwise drab conference room at Portland State...
Illustration
May 21st 2025

People First, Community Always

At Portland State, service isn’t a side project — it’s the foundation...
Arts & social justice illustration
October 21st 2024

Where Art Meets Activism

Portland State University professor Darrell Grant always knew he wanted to...
Black and white illustration of "Best of Portland" contenders
June 20th 2024

New Eyes on Design

Lyndsey Januszewski was navigating a rainy walk across Portland State University’s...
illustration of sports balls working in an office
May 20th 2024

Behind The Sport

Situated in the heart of the city that the Portland Trail Blazers, Portland...
illustration of Coty Raven Morris
February 20th 2024

Professor of Empathy

Coty Raven Morris often reminds her students that love is a verb — and...
Rip City Remix mural
December 4th 2023

Let Art Serve the City

If you’ve seen the mural or new streetlights around the Moda Center celebrating...
Chicano Studies
October 11th 2023

Major Win

Portland State University’s Chicanx/Latinx Studies program, like many...