Voting will officially begin for next year’s ASPSU staff on Friday. In contrast to last year’s uncontested shoe-in victory by current president Katie Markey, this year’s election has experienced a notable increase in interest: five parties intend to run for the ASPSU president and vice president positions.
SALP leadership awards
The Student Activities and Leadership Programs are considering changing the method used to disperse student leadership awards.
If you’re actually looking for this one, you probably won’t find it.
Every year, thousands of Americans apply for a business license in the United States, but according to Business Magazine, only .03 percent of all applicants are under the age of 25.
With a $548 million bond measure on the line, the Portlanders for Schools campaign has recently reached out to students at Portland State to recruit advocates.
With the high attendance at last Tuesday’s forum on higher education reform, it’s clear that restructuring has gained momentum among universities in the Oregon University System.
With a proposed nine percent increase in tuition for the 2011–12 academic year in the works, PSU officials recently established a committee for students to have a voice in tuition-setting.
With the restructure of the Oregon University System looming on the horizon, ASPSU is again addressing an issue that has plagued Portland State’s student government for years: lack of student interest.
In response to the recent termination of former ASPSU Vice President Lauren Morency and the apparent miscommunication by major parties handling the procedure, the Student Senate established an ad-hoc committee last week to address any pitfalls in the organization’s constitution.
The push for restructuring of the Oregon University System has been steadily gaining momentum since the release of the Frohnmayer Report in 2009, an investigation into the condition of Oregon’s higher education.
Few departments at Portland State have more face-to-face contact with students than the Peer Tutoring and Learning Center, which schedules an average of 275 hours each week of one-on-one peer tutoring with students.