Portland State is known for being a school of nontraditional students—those that come from all walks of life to discover their place in Portland.
New website compares book prices
Still need to purchase books before spring term gets into full swing? With a new website called Book Supply Co., 60 seconds is more than enough time to find the best last-minute deals on required textbooks.
Tim Wise to visit PSU
Portland State will host a lecture by Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racism writer and educator, on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Stott Center gymnasium.
PSU professor leads breakthrough water rights agreement
A Portland State professor is leading a project that bridges the chasm between water conservation groups and Eastern Oregon farmers.
Steve Greenwood, deputy director of Oregon programs for the National Policy Consensus Center in PSU’s Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, was asked by Gov. John Kitzhaber to lead the implementation of a breakthrough agreement that grants increased irrigation water to Eastern Oregon’s Umatilla Basin.
Portland State hosts nation’s first brewing industry program
This fall, PSU will offer the nation’s first brewing industry certificate program, “The Business of Craft Brewing.” The 24-month program, hosted by PSU’s School of Business Administration, will focus on drafting a business plan and managing infrastructure for a craft brewery or distillery.
Suspicious incidents hit Broadway dorm
Two suspicious incidents have occurred in the Broadway Housing Building during the month of March. Because the incidents have some similarities, the PSU Campus Public Safety Office is urging students to take extra safety precautions.
Study to help soldiers find stability after service
Reintegrating veterans into civilian life has been both challenging and puzzling for quite some time, but now researchers at Portland State have an opportunity to look at ways to make that transition easier.
Professor profile: Leslie Hammer
Students often have a hard time imagining their professors outside of the classroom, and many assume that teaching is their only gig. But the truth is, a lot of professors are engaged in a variety of pursuits beyond the classes they teach.
St. Mary’s Academy eyes expansion
St. Mary’s Academy, a close neighbor to Portland State, announced on Thursday possible plans to expand their campus through the purchase of the city block recently vacated by the U.S. Postal Service. Located on Southwest Fifth Avenue between Mill and Market streets, St. Mary’s is the oldest continuously operating secondary school in Oregon. Founded by 12 Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 1859, the school is a Roman Catholic high school for young women.
Engineering students rally around upcoming competitions
This spring, Portland State’s engineering students will be participating in several much-anticipated activities, as student groups have been working all year for upcoming competitions and events.
The business of doing good
Can business strategies be used to create positive social change? Portland State Impact Entrepreneurs is offering new opportunities to explore how market-based innovation can be used to create social change at the Elevating Impact Summit in June.