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Friday, March 1, 2013
»Maseeh Colloquium: Riemann-Cartan Geometry and the Nonlinear Mechanics of Distributed Dislocations, Friday, 3/1/13 @ 3:15PM in URBN 204
»Professor James Pankow Noted in Bloomberg: Tobacco Firms Save $1 Billion With Kitty Litter in Cigars
»Archaeology lecture Friday - please come!
»OIT Job Fair : Friday March 1st : 12-4pm : SMSU 296-298
»OPB: PSU Planning To Be Smoke-Free By 2016
Monday, March 4, 2013
»Sean Kohles, Mechanical and Materials and Biology faculty, co-authored “Forensic Epidemiologic and Biomechanical Analysis of a Pelvic Cavity Blowout Injury Associated with Ejection from a Personal Watercraft (Jet-ski)” published in the Journal of Forensic
»James Hite, Extended Campus faculty, authored the book, Second Best: The Rise of the American Vice Presidency, Cognella Academic Publishing, San Diego.
»Dilafruz Williams, Education faculty, gave the workshop “We Live in a Connected World: Foundational and Integrated Curriculum Design” to department chairs and executive leaders at Lady Doak College, Madurai, India.
»Kimberly Kahn, Psychology faculty, presented her research "Deadly Consequences: The Moderating Effects of Environmental and Physical Cues on Decisions to Shoot" at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference in New Orleans.
»Per Henningsgaard, English faculty, presented "Digital Publishing and the Future of Place-Based Literatures" at the annual conference of the American Association of Australasian Literary Studies in Washington, D.C., Feb. 16.
»Franz Rad, Civil and Environmental Engineering, served on the organizing committee of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Annual Meeting held in Seattle, Feb. 12-15. Rad also moderated a panel on “Retrofit and Rehabilitation of Vulnerable Buildi
»Meredith Farkas, Library faculty, authored "Building and Sustaining a Culture of Assessment: Best Practices for Change Leadership" published in Reference Services Review, Vol. 41, Issue 1. A copy of the article can be accessed in PDXScholar.
»Arthur Hendricks, Library faculty, and Sherry Buchanan, Library staff, authored "From Exhaustion to Exhilaration: Assessing Librarian Job Satisfaction with Virtual Reference" published in Library Hi Tech, Vol. 31, Issue 1.
»Michihiro Kosuge, Art emeritus faculty, will have his sculptures included in an exhibition at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, March 16 to May 11. He and his work were also was featured on an episode of Oregon Art Beat on OPB TV, Feb. 28 and r
»Maseeh Robot Lab: Perkowski’s ‘Legos for adults’
»PSU Adoptions Therapy program nationally recognized
»New interim directors for Academic Excellence and Online Learning
»U.S. long-distance calls: no code required
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
»Vanguard: Radio India
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
»The Oregonian: Portland region's recession helped create more 'extreme commuters,' Census says
»Cultivating Growth: Economic Impact of the Accelerator
»Dr. Andrea Goforth receives a Faculty Enhancement Award
»PSU Helping Students Understand the Cost of Attendance
»Transfer Student Services: Virtual Transfer Center
»Current Financial Aid Landscape
»What's Working in Graduate Recruitment
»CRM 101
»The Automated Waitlist: Registration and Academic Scheduling Strategies
»Preemptive Graduation Checking - Early Batch Audits for Spring Term
Thursday, March 7, 2013
»Eskrima Workshop
»Nature: Sustainability as environmental puzzle solvers
Friday, March 8, 2013
»The Oregonian: Oregon public colleges face some of the nation's most staggering financial straits
»The Oregonian: Arlene Schnitzer creates new visual arts prize at Portland State University
»The Oregonian: Portland State wants to remake the Park Blocks' ugliest building into a sports, study and event showcase
»Internships in the Oregon Legislature
»The Oregonian: PSU joins effort to go smoke-free by 2016
»NASA: Station Researchers Report Expanding Science Gains
»Object-Image Correspondence for Algebraic Curves under Projections, 3/8/13 @ 3:15PM in URBN 204
»Director Clive Knights to Speak at Symposium at University of Saskatchewan in Support of Proposed School of Architecture
»Fletcher Beaudoin named assistant director of PSU’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions
Saturday, March 9, 2013
»Dr. George Timmons Professor Emeritus 1920-2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
»Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize to support PSU art students
»KGW: PSU sex assault suspect identified
»The Oregonian: Portland State University students work on plan for North Lombard Street revitalization
»The Oregonian: Oregon should boost college scholarships, but not with bond debt
»Bob Harmon, Business Administration faculty, was appointed as editor of the IEEE IT Professional magazine, a peer-reviewed publication of the IEEE Computer Society for planners, managers, and developers of enterprise information technologies and systems.
»Jennifer Allen, Institute for Sustainable Solutions and Public Administration faculty, gave an invited keynote presentation, "Sustainability as a Strategic Framework: Linking Education, Research and Community Engagement," at the University of Monterrey's
»Lauren Beitelspacher, Business Administration faculty, presented "Understanding the Retailer and Consumer Implications of Showrooming" at the American Marketing Association Winter Educators' Conference in Las Vegas, Feb. 15-17.
»Dacian Daescu, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, presented his research "Sensitivity Analysis in Weak-Constraint 4D-Var: Theoretical Aspects and Applications" at the 2013 SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering in Boston, Feb. 25-March
»Susan Kirtley, English faculty, will be discussing her book Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass in the Lewis & Clark Bookstore on Tuesday, March 12, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
»Ron Narode, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, presented "Preservice Teachers' Research: Cognitive Processes Investigation of Science Concepts" with graduate students Amelia Bjesse-Puffin, Jay Dyer, Tymon Emch, Andrea Leech, Alex Steinkamp, and Leah Tayl
»Kathy Rupley, Business Administration faculty, presented "From Stand-Alone CSR Reporting to Integrated Reporting" (co-authors Darrell Brown and Scott Marshall) and served as discussant for the paper "Are All Standard Audits the Same? Explanatory Language
»Aleksandar Jokic, Philosophy faculty, authored "Go Local: Morality and International Activism" published in Ethics & Global Politics, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2013.
»Nora Wendl, Architecture faculty, authored an essay, "Pruitt-Igoe, Now," published in the Journal of Architectural Education, Vol. 67, Issue 1, 2013 (Special Issue: Architecture and Utopia, c. 2016). The essay asks, "What is Pruitt-Igoe, now?" 40 years af
»Sustainable Business Oregon: PSU researchers find carbon tax would clear the air, bolster Oregon's budget
»Solutions Generator spotlight: Cully Tribal Gathering Garden
»Sustainability internships give students a head start in the working world
»PSU study makes case for Oregon carbon tax
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
»Portland State's Stott Center is a worthwhile investment
»PSU hosts interactive town hall on the future of criminal justice and public safety in Oregon
»Education Abroad Information Session: Costa Rica
»Kid's Night Out!
»Sexual Assault Education Theater Performance
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
»The Oregonian: Changes to mandatory sentences get positive review from Portland crowd
»PSU study to help veterans reintegrate into the workplace
»Education Abroad Information Session: Italy
»Audience at PSU forum backs changes to Oregon’s corrections system
Thursday, March 14, 2013
»OPB: PSU Gets Grant To Study Veterans' Return To Work
»Ken Harris, professor emeritus and former budget director, passes away
»2013 Forty Under 40 award winners include School of Business faculty and alumnus
»Business Advisory Council welcomes new members
»Spring 2013 - KOR 399: Modern Korean Literature (in translation)
»Mark Gregory to leave Portland State for Australian university
Friday, March 15, 2013
»Film Screening: Marína of the Zabbaleen
Saturday, March 16, 2013
»Film Screening: Garbage Dreams
Monday, March 18, 2013
»Jackie Balzer, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs vice president, presented "Championing Student Affairs Assessment" at the American College Personnel Association's annual conference on March 5.
»JJP Veerman, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, gave two public lectures at SUNY-Stony Brook on March 6 and 8. They were "Rank Driven Dynamics" and "Control of Transients in Oscillator Networks."
»Douglas Morgan, Craig Shinn and Kent Robinson, Hatfield School faculty, have written a second edition of their popular text, Foundations of Public Administration, published by M.E. Sharpe.
»Anne McClanan, Art History faculty, presented two lectures at University of Washington, Seattle, on March 4 and 5. There were "The Borghese Mosaics and Late Roman Spectacles of Death" and "Medieval Cyberspace: Strategies and Problems in Online Medieval Ar
»Ron Narode, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, coauthored a book, Problem Solving and Comprehension, Seventh Edition, with Arthur Whimbey (deceased), and Jack Lochhead, Routledge Publishers.
»Alex Ruzicka, Geology faculty, authored "Chondrule Formation by Repeated Evaporative Melting and Condensation in Collisional Debris Clouds Around Planetesimals" published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol. 47, 2012.
»Lawrence Wheeler, University Honors faculty, authored " '...the dancer from the dance...'—A Visit to Calligraphy NW 2012" published in Letter Arts Review, Vol. 27: 1 (Winter 2013).
»The Oregonian: PSU psychologist wins $5 million Defense Department grant to train supervisors of employed veterans
»PSU graduate programs ranked in 2014 US News Best Grad Schools
»Spr 2013: INTL 322U: Contemporary Issues in South Asia
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
»The Oregonian: Portland area's college-educated workers depress metro earning power
»Documentary Filming Opportunity
»New Spring Course: History 399 - Crime and Punishment in America
»Federal Work-Study Position: Communications Dept
»PSU sparks carbon tax conversation
»The Oregonian: Suspect in 'offensive touching' case at Portland State University arrested in Seattle
»The Oregonian: Beaverton teacher gets kids thinking about college in kindergarten
»PSU part-time MBA program ranked in 2014 US News Best Grad Schools
»OPB: Carbon Tax Could Generate $1 Billion For Oregon
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
»The Enlightened Parent: Fun with the Family & Freebies
»Persian Studies Debuts 2013 PARSA Lecture Series: Iranian Women: From Ancient to Modern Times
Thursday, March 21, 2013
»Vanguard: Professor fights climate change
Monday, March 25, 2013
»The Oregonian: School of Business alumni startup GlobeSherpa announces partnership with international company INIT
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
»Watch: PSU offers class on the business of brewing on KGW
»Student engineers plan for a safer Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
»Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Awards Announced
»The PSU & OHSU Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter
»Portland State University's Master of Architecture Degree Receives NAAB Accreditation
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
»The Oregonian: Oregon gay marriage battle pushes on as Supreme Court hears landmark cases
»The Oregonian: Robin Williams starring in movie written by PSU alumnus
»Wilderness First Responder Course at PSU
Friday, March 29, 2013
»Community-Based Learning: WLL 404: Language, Literacy & Leadership
»Apply to be a Student Commencement Speaker
»Jim Sells Application Deadline