From Marrakech to Portland

Middle East Partnership Initiative students descend on PSU for the summer

Mohamed “Hamza” Khaouti comes from Marrakech, a city that’s 1,200 years old.

New student fee committee meets

Approves student life director funding

Portland State’s student fee committee met July 17 to discuss the budget for the student life director, a new position within the Associated Students of Portland State University. They also met to train two new committee members, Nhi Vu and Cindy Reyes.

Breaking News

Update on Banned Student

On Saturday, a Portland State student was banned from campus for sending threatening emails.

Gregory Reynolds, a 38-year-old white man, was identified in a photo in an alert sent out by the Campus Public Safety Office.

After the alert was sent, Reynolds was interviewed by local law enforcement and was not arrested, said CPSO Director Phil Zerzan.

PSU’s public meteorite lab

Cascadia Meteorite Lab contains over 600 meteorite samples

In the basement of Cramer Hall lie hundreds of pieces of our solar system.

The cost of college: uncertainty remains

Current student loan interest rate extended for a year; concerns linger

At the end of June, college students around the country held their collective breath waiting for Congress to decide how much more it would cost to borrow money to go to school next year.

A living laboratory

A new public garden and research laboratory is unveiled

Shattuck Hall’s new Ecological Learning Plaza is more than just the latest green-shaded corner at Portland State.

A unique approach

New course offers support for LBGTQ students

For the first time, Portland State will be offering a class tailored to help LBGT students achieve success in college.

Bringing countries together

Mentoring a key component to international students’ success at PSU

India and Pakistan. China and Taiwan. Iraq and the United States.