The Portland State University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has a single staff member: Executive Director Shelley Gunton. But with extensive experience in growing businesses from ideas, Gunton knows how to get things off the ground, and her sights are set on launching the new center, which will act as a hub for students, faculty, staff and anyone seeking to start a business.
If you’re reading this, you’re probably in college. That means that this weekend you’re probably going to drink. Hell, if you’re reading this on a Friday morning, you’re probably already three mimosas deep.
Super Tuesday results indicate Mitt Romney leads the race for the Republican presidential nomination. While Romney won six key state primaries on March 6, Rick Santorum won three key primaries and still garnered enough support to remain a viable candidate.
March 1 was a day of celebration for six Portland-area students and for the programs that mentored them. In a ceremony held at the Native American Student and Community Center, students, family members, PSU faculty and staff gathered in recognition of National TRiO day.
The Portland State University women’s golf team, which has struggled to meet its preseason expectations, will attempt to right the ship at the Fresno State Lexus Classic this weekend.
Super Tuesday results indicate Mitt Romney leads the race for the Republican presidential nomination. While Romney won six key state primaries on March 6, Rick Santorum won three key primaries and still garnered enough support to remain a viable candidate.
March 1 was a day of celebration for six Portland-area students and for the programs that mentored them. In a ceremony held at the Native American Student and Community Center, students, family members, PSU faculty and staff gathered in recognition of National TRiO day.
The Portland State University women’s golf team, which has struggled to meet its preseason expectations, will attempt to right the ship at the Fresno State Lexus Classic this weekend.
The economy is down. The media, headhunters and the government espouse the advantages of having a college degree. Out-of-state students find Oregon attractive. These are some of the speculations as to the cause of increased student enrollment in Oregon universities. But whatever the reason, due to the increase in student enrollment in 2011 and decisions made by Oregon legislature, the seven public universities in the Oregon University System are sitting on a healthy-sized cash cushion.
Many Oregonians are calling for stricter gun control laws, especially with respect to banning guns from school areas. Senate Bill 1550, if passed, would do just that. However, during a Feb. 8 Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the question of whether guns should be allowed on school grounds was pushed to the back burner, leaving current gun control laws unchanged. The committee decided that the bill would be revisited at a later date, but until then, students and faculty with concealed gun permits are still allowed to bring their guns to school.
In celebration of Black History Month, the Portland State Black Studies Department is sponsoring a lecture event that examines the forerunners of civil rights. Titled “Freedom Fighters in the Americas,” the event will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.,Feb. 21, in the Smith Memorial Student Union, room 228.