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Illustration
May 21st 2025

People First, Community Always

At Portland State, service isn’t a side project — it’s the foundation...
illustration of 5 students out in nature
May 1st 2025

Meeting the Moment: A School at the Nexus of Earth, Environment and Society

Portland State junior Kathleen Cummings attributes her love of nature to...
Turnign pain into purpose illustration
March 17th 2025

Turning Pain into Purpose

From a young age, Roberta Suzette Hunte attended theater productions whenever...
Illustration of people improving Oregon
February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...
illustration depicting comic books, tiny homes, a blueprint, and students working
January 28th 2025

Innovating Solutions: How PSU is reshaping the homelessness crisis

Mention homelessness and a certain picture comes to mind. Tents lining sidewalks....
Royal Rose Foundation illustration
November 15th 2024

The legacy of Royal Rose

On a recent September evening, community members gathered at Y.O.U.T.H. Center...
Illustration of April Sorenson
April 23rd 2024

Digging Deep

In the summer of 2019, Kayla Sorenson ‘19 ‘21, now a Ph.D. candidate...
Mis Tacones
July 25th 2023

Serving looks (and tacos)

PSU alum connects art, queer community in Mis Tacones Entering Mis Tacones...
President Percy Legacy
June 2nd 2023

Stephen Percy's Legacy

Always Looking ForwardSince Stephen Percy first began working in an academic...
A profile shot of PSU President Stephen Percy
November 10th 2022

President: Active, meaningful engagement with the community is in our soul

Portland State's motto, Let Knowledge Serve the City—Doctrina Urbi Serviat,...