Portland State Campus Public Safety Office Patrol Sgt. Joe Schilling was a young man looking for a rewarding career that would provide for his family when he went into the field of law enforcement with the Portland Police Bureau.
Students explore Persia
PSU offers Oregon’s first Persian minor; prominent scholar will teach this winter and spring
A replica of the world’s first charter of human rights sits at the United Nations headquarters, an emblem of the organization’s cause.
The mysteries of moss sex
Moss uses smell to get the job done
Walk down any street in Portland, and you’ll see it. It covers roofs, tree trunks, sidewalks and fences. It’s part of what makes Portland look so magical, like a fairy tale forest full of history.
Wiewel wins award for green effort
PSU leads the nation in eco-friendly design
The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Portland State President Wim Wiewel its Presidential Award.
Young adult readers crave real-life issues
Sexuality, identity among concerns | You don’t have to be a reader of young adult fiction to know some of its heroes and heroines.
Faculty profile: Emily Ford
Giving students a crash course in research
Since February, Emily Ford has been working as a reference and instructional librarian at the Portland State Millar Library for the College of Urban and Public Affairs. Her duties are to staff the reference desk, answer chat questions coming from students on the library website, and let classes know when the library has a guest lecturing on how best to do research and think critically about the material.
E-bikes’ peddle power
Could Portland be a new market for e-bikes?
This year, Portland State will take a closer look at a relatively undiscovered form of transportation: electric bikes.
Students learn workers’ rights
What to know before you start punching that timecard
Do you know your rights as an employee in Oregon?
How about what your employer can and cannot do with your wages?
Faculty profile: Craig Epplin
After finishing graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and teaching at Reed College and Columbia University, Craig Epplin is excited to be working at Portland State.
Oregon student numbers hit record high
10-year enrollment growth for OUS continues to outpace national averages
The Oregon University System announced that a record-high enrollment of 101,393 students was reached in fall 2012.
Portland State hit hard by server failure
Many systems offline for more than six hours
The Portland State campus was paralyzed Wednesday afternoon when a power malfunction shut down the university’s main server.