Local chapter of IHI bridges gap
What if doctors knew exactly how hospital administrators planned budgets? Would a medical student benefit from a free online class that explained how hospitals are managed?
Skilled hands, green work
Landscapers are trained horticulturists
As hurricane-like rain pummeled the aluminum siding of the campus landscaping office—a single-wide trailer hidden behind the Stott Center—it was a struggle to hear Suzan Wilson’s soft voice.
A place to be
Lounge attracts students from many faith backgrounds
Students swept up in a blur of panic-inducing finals can find solace in a space unlike any other on campus—a place that allows one to simply be.
“There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground,” goes a quote by Rumi, the 13th-century poet and mystic, written in cursive on a chalkboard in Portland State’s Quiet Prayer and Meditation Lounge.
Students race to 50,000 words for NaNoWriMO
NaNoWriMo: Say that three times fast.
For more than 10 years, November has been associated with this acronym, which aspiring writers find both daunting and validating—it’s National Novel Writing Month.
During this month, writers are challenged to write 50,000 words of an original novel before Nov. 30.
Occupy: Where are they now?
Portland activists reorganize
It’s been more than a year since the Occupy camp in Portland was dismantled. Where are the “Occupiers” now?
Despite the movement’s retreat from public view, activists said they have been working hard to reorganize and say they have no intention of quitting.
PSU observes World Aids Day
Portland State will be observing World Aids Day on Friday, Nov. 30. This worldwide event centers on bringing people together to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to create solidarity in the face of the pandemic.
Waves of research
Eight years ago, Portland State archaeologist Sarah Sterling came across an unusual find in the ancient tribal village site of Tse-whit-zen, near Port Angeles, Wash.
PSU musicians come together
Tonight, you have the chance to hear from every music ensemble Portland State has to offer in the first ever Music Forward! concert event.
Students and staff reTHINK PSU
Campaign looks to overhaul education experience
Students, faculty and administration at Portland State now have the opportunity to think of the institution’s academics as a blank canvas.
It’s a chance to question the status quo.
New faculty: Rahul Raghavan
Rahul Raghavan joined Portland State’s biology department in September. He received a doctoral degree from the University of Montana in 2008, and then did his postdoctoral studies at Yale University.
New faculty: Mark Leymon
Mark Leymon, Portland State’s new assistant professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Division of the College of Urban and Public Affairs, jumped at an opportunity to get back to the Pacific Northwest after spending the last two years at Illinois State University.