The Portland Farmers Market, located on the Portland State park blocks every Saturday, has announced it will now be operating year-round. In previous years, the market would close from mid-December…
John Fraire named new EMSA Vice President
John Fraire has been appointed Portland State’s new Vice President of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs, effective March 23, 2015, according to a recent University Communications press release. Fraire was…
New student trustee appointed
Maria Carolina Gonzalez-Prats, a Ph.D student at the Portland State School of Social Work, became the new student trustee for the PSU Board of Trustees on Dec. 12, 2014. The…
PSU makes “cradle-to-career” progress
On Nov. 7, Portland State President Wim Wiewel announced progress made at PSU because of the partnership with All Hands Raised. All Hands Raised is an organization that seeks to…
Portland State trustees: Yes on sworn police
Portland State’s Board of Trustees voted yes on a contentious resolution to build a force of armed sworn police, despite fierce protests by students and faculty. The vote, particularly during…
Board of Trustees authorizes hiring of campus police force
On Thursday, Portland State’s governing body, the Board of Trustees, approved a resolution to introduce a sworn police force into the PSU campus. Until now, PSU has relied on an…
Student Fee Committee considers Wiewel’s proposal for future of Student Union and Viking Pavilion
On Monday, Nov. 17, Portland State President Wim Wiewel paid a visit to the Student Fee Committee’s meeting in Smith Memorial Student Union in his latest attempt to secure funds…
Faculty Senate votes to oppose arming campus safety
The Portland State Faculty Senate confirmed their support of the proposed resolution against arming Campus Public Safety Officers. The Faculty Senate debated the issue during their meeting yesterday, Dec. 1,…
New process looks to reinvent the classroom
Professors and students at Portland State are working together to reinvent the classroom setting altogether. Through a project called Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning, or POGIL, instructors are replacing their…
Portland State reinstates Chiron Studies
Portland State officially announced that beginning in winter 2015, three Chiron Studies courses will be offered through University Studies. These courses are taught by students and aided with faculty oversight….
Saturday protest breaks down, still no peace
A crowd gathered before the Justice Center on Nov. 29 to further protest the non-indictment decision of the grand jury in the case of Michael Brown and Darren Wilson. An…