Happy 75th, PSU!

Portland State’s 75th anniversary kicked off on Founders’ Day, Feb. 14. We’ll celebrate this incredible milestone in our University’s history all year, beginning virtually, with the hope that fall opens up possibilities for in-person activities. Watch the video “Starting from Nothing” at pdx.edu/75th-anniversary. Take a walk through the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State’s exhibit, “Building Community: Past + Present” at pdx.edu/museum-of-art. There you can browse the artwork of more than 50 faculty members from across the years. Celebrate the transformational power of a PSU education with friends, faculty, alumni and students at the free online Simon Benson Awards in October. (For date and registration details, see psuf.org/sbad.) You can also get in the spirit by sharing a fond PSU memory and photo. The first 25 readers to add theirs at pdx.edu/my-psu-memory will receive anniversary swag featuring this issue’s beautiful cover illustration by Jessica Hische. 

About the photo: Piece of Cake Catering and Desserts in Southeast Portland baked this sweet treat to help us celebrate PSU’s big anniversary. After winning the Cooking Channel’s Sugar Showdown competition in 2015, founder Marilyn DeVault MS ’71 used her prize money to create a scholarship for PSU graduate students in special education.