Last year, Portland State paired with Portland Community College to create a reverse transfer agreement, and on Feb. 6 the university made the same agreement with Mt. Hood Community College….
PSU opens new welcome center
Portland State has opened a new Welcome Center in the Academic and Student Rec Center. The new center is located in room 101 and is the result of moving the…
Rec Center staff recognized for leadership and academics
Portland State can add two more winners of the William N. Wasson Student Leadership and Academic Award to their list, which now makes a total of seven. Jake Ostrow, the…
ASPSU stays busy with upcoming elections and potential faculty strike
With the upcoming student government elections, a possible faculty strike and renegotiations with Higher One, the Associated Students of Portland State University have been busy. With spring term approaching, student government…
Task Force on Campus Safety Recommends Sworn Police Officers at PSU
Almost a year after its initial convening in April 2013, Portland State’s Task Force on Campus Safety released a report on Feb. 26 of its findings in regard to improving…
The Road to Impasse
With talk of an impending strike reaching a fever pitch, an email last Friday from Portland State president Wim Wiewel told students that spring term courses and graduation dates will…
Professor quality survey takes steps in creating better teaching
If you check your pdx.edu email, you’ve probably seen a few emails from a bearded viking who seems to know a lot about Portland State and likes to update you…
Faculty and students rally for higher education
Faculty and students combined forces last Thursday to stage a rally in support of faculty in their ongoing contract negotiations. The Portland State chapter of the American Association of University…
Panel discusses the connection between veterans and war journalists
On Feb. 24, the second Annual College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Classroom to Community Lecture was given in the Smith Memorial Student Union ballroom at Portland State. This year’s…
PSU full-time faculty union declares impasse, announces Thursday rally
On Monday morning, Feb. 24, the Portland State chapter of the American Association of University Professors reported the declaration of an impasse in their contract negotiations with the PSU administration….
Additional child care at PSU welcomes drop-ins
Portland State has a new child care service that makes it more convenient for parents with a changing schedule, or who require minimum child care. The Little Vikings drop-in child…