The impeachment proceedings against a Student Fee Committee member will continue in the Ombuds Office after the decision by the Student Senate was overturned by the Judicial Board. The Student Senate didn’t have enough votes to overrule the board’s decision.
Impeachment bogged down
More students eligible for tax credit
For the 2009 and 2010 tax years, a broader range of students will qualify for tax credits to help offset the cost of higher education.
Illegitimate impeachment
After the Student Senate spent two meetings on the impeachment proceedings of a Student Fee Committee member, the ASPSU Judicial Board decided the final decision to impeach was not legitimate.
Ron Lee impeached by Student Senate
At last night’s Student Senate meeting, the body voted 13–3 to impeach Student Fee Committee member Ron Lee was impeached based on seven of eight individual charges. The charges are as follows:
PSU finances: past, present and future
On Wednesday, Portland State students were invited to attend a financial forum entitled “PSU’s Financial Futures Framework.”
ASPSU delays impeachment proceedings
At Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting, the impeachment process of Student Fee Committee member Ron Lee was delayed until next week due to a lack of representation for both parties involved in the case.
20 years of Student Parents Services
As Portland State’s Student Parent Services celebrates its 20-year anniversary, its coordinator Lola Lawson reflects upon the milestones the program has reached along the way, including the installation of additional childcare equipment and an expansion of services.
Liberian Books Project
A short time ago, many children in Liberia were forced to choose between becoming child soldiers or starving. A group of students at Portland State are pitching in to give children the option of education.
Students lobby for aid tomorrow
As state legislators convene in Salem tomorrow, members of ASPSU and the Oregon Student Association will lobby for an increase in funding for the Oregon Opportunity Grant.
PSU Sigma Pi has eldest member in country
Portland State’s Sigma Pi Sigma chapter includes the nation’s most senior member, physics professor emeritus Gertrude Rempfer. She was recognized as a Sigma Pi honorary member in December 2008, during the chapter’s induction.
The best of care and the worst of care
For retirees in the United States, access to health care is determined by income rather than need, according to a study by Portland State University’s community health professor Mark Kaplan.