Bright Alozie, Black Studies faculty and chair of the Department of Black Studies, was featured in an Oregon Public Broadcasting story on the Urban League of Portland's 2026 State of Black Oregon report. Alozie participated in a panel discussion following the report's presentation at PSU on Oct. 6, highlighting the importance of Black civic participation and creating lasting opportunities for Black Oregonians to live and thrive in the state.
Shelby Anderson, Anthropology faculty in the School of Earth, Environment, and Society, was awarded a 2027 Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center Faculty Fellowship to support research on People and Lamprey Landscapes in the Willamette Valley.
Stan Heister, School of Business faculty, joined the management team of the Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management (IBAM) and participated in the organization's strategic retreat following its annual conference Oct. 10 in Orlando, Florida.
Ji Woon (June) Ryu, School of Business faculty, had research featured in the article "Are you an early bird or night owl?" in the autumn issue of Work magazine, published by the United Kingdom's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.