Portland State Vanguard Events Calendar

Cascade Job Fair 2013: Meet representatives from TriMet, PGE, and more! Attend a free seminar on using social media for your job search! FREE profile photo when you Dress to Impress... More info: www.pcc.edu/cascadejobfair

After a long day of marching and action against capitalism and the state come join Red & Black for a celebratory evening of music, drink, and solidarity!

Dr. Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University, and Editor-in-Chief of Asian Perspective, a quarterly international journal. He is the author of over 20 books on China, US foreign policy, and international politics, including China's Security and Global Politics in the Human Interest.

On May 2, Ooligan Press will celebrate the release of Daniel Kine’s new novel, Up Nights, a classic road novel for a new generation. The [...]

The Department of Environmental Science and Management is pleased to present "Can We Talk About Coal?", a panel discussion on the many sides of the debate surrounding coal export in the Pacific Northwest. This discussion will encourage dialogue about the different economic, environmental, health, and social facets of exporting coal through the region.

In honor of the many donors who have made the Walk of the Heroines a success, this event brings together a dynamic panel of speakers to discuss the factors involved in designing and sustaining urban gardens as places of community formation and participation.

Come meet and chat with the Vegan Black Metal Chef! For more info check out the website here: http://veganblackmetalchef.com/

Enjoy a wide variety of events at Portland’s Cinco de Mayo Festival. Activities range from musical performances and a carnival of games and rides to a food court and...

The United Indian Students in Higher Education invite you to the Naimuma Traditional Pow Wow, an event that celebrates Indigenous culture with a highlight on family and education. Traditional music and dancers...

Martin Nicholson, the Curator of the Hoyt Arboretum, will conduct a private tour of the arboretum and offer those in attendance a look...

Following the Naimuma Pow Wow, the United Indian Students in Higher Education will be holding a traditional Gourd Dance...

Help KPSU raise money to acquire an LPFM license in order to make a place for Portland State on an FM radio station. The event begins with a car smash, where you can swing a sledge hammer at a car for $2 per swing or $5 for three...

The wonderful women of Phi Sigma Sigma are going to be selling baked goods to raise money for their non-profit organization. If you're wearing a [...]

On Tuesday nights the Bossanova Ballroom offers you the chance to learn to tango. Bring a partner or come alone for free dance from 8 p.m. to...

If you have legal questions regarding owning and operating a bicycle on the street this workshop can provide answers. From traffic laws...

Join Portland Fruit Tree Project for the second of our spring benefit happy hour events. Stop by any time between 5 and 8pm for dinner, drinks, or both! Lompoc Brewing Company will generously donate 20% of revenues from your purchases to the Portland Fruit Tree Project! Bring your friends, and spread the word! All ages welcome. This great brewery features delicious seasonal beer and has a full dinner menu too! Hope to see you there. For more information contact [email protected] or visit us online at http://portlandfruit.org/spring-happy-hour-series

In the War on Terrorism, women’s rights were initially invoked to justify military intervention, particularly in Afghanistan. In the words of Laura Bush, “ The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.” From “Shock and Awe” to drone strikes, Therese Saliba will look at the real effects on women’s lives from a decade of military interventions in the Middle East region, and the implications for women’s human rights.

Therese Saliba, faculty of third world feminist studies at Evergreen State College, Washington, and former Fulbright scholar in Palestine, will be speaking about women’s rights and...

Join the Portland Center for Public Humanities for a talk by Dr. Dori Laub, a child survivor of a Nazi concentration camp and...

Over 60 distillers offering over 100 local, national and international types of whiskey will be present this year at Whiskey Fest Northwest, the Northwest’s largest...

The 7th annual St. Johns Bizarre offers visitors a variety of food and over 70 craft vendors, live local music of multiple...

Urban Tellers is a storytelling series that features people sharing tales of their fascinating experiences with life. This round boasts stories of secret siblings, band groupies...

Professor Peter Boghossian, noted lecturer and philosophy teacher at Portland State University, will be giving and abstract of his new book, A Manual for Creating Atheists, and answering...

The Late period portrayal of Seth as a god of evil generated multiple tales of the “evil” god Seth and passed into Greek literature. In his slide-illustrated lecture, Dr Cruz-Uribe will review some new and unpublished scenes of the god Seth from his own field work in Egypt.

This installment in the Greek Week Series is sponsored by the men of Phi Delta Theta. Jeopardy has been popular since it's inception in 1964. [...]

Drawing on her recent research, Dr. Nair will discuss two Indian novels about lesbian desire: Abha Dawesar’s Babyji (2005), and Manju Kapur’s A Married Woman (2003). She is particularly interested in the novels' turn from sexual desire to political history, as the protagonists become involved in caste and religious politics, and their sexual relationships end. This turn is captured by the vacillation of literary form between Bildungsroman/ domestic novel and historical fiction. This formal instability, she argues, stages the gendered tensions inherent in imagining a politics of the body qua sexual subjectivity and identity within a socialist and secular nationalist body politic.

This installment in the Greek Week Series is sponsored by the women of Alpha Chi Omega. The ladies of Alpha Chi Omega are bringing balloons [...]

Six women in Beirut seek love, marriage, and companionship and find duty, friendship, and possibility. Four work at a salon: Nisrine, engaged to Bassam, with a secret she shares with her co-workers; Jamale, a divorced mother of teens, a part-time model, fearing the encroachment of time; Rima, always in pants, attracted to Siham, a client who smiles back; Layale, in love with a married man, willing to drop everything at a honk of his horn. There’s also Rose, a middle-aged seamstress, who cares for Lili, old and facing dementia. Rose has a suitor; Layale has an admirer on the police force. Is delight a possibility? Is caramel a sweet or an instrument of pain?

This installment in the Greek Week Series is sponsored by the lovely ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Engage with your community, find inspiration and connect [...]

Give yourself a time out by attending the RCSC’s relaxation luncheon! Activities include Chair Massages, Manicures/Pedicures, Tea Bar, Healthy Food, Meditation, Resources for Relaxation in [...]

Portland State University’s Master’s program in Book Publishing, along with Ooligan Press, is excited to host a panel discussion about comic and graphic novel publishing. [...]

This installment in the Greek Week Series is sponsored by the ladies of Phi Sigma Sigma. Within the atmosphere of the grand Queen Anne style [...]

Opening night of Qdoc, the Queer Documentary Film Festival, begins at the Bagdad with the film, I AM DIVINE, a documentary about a drag superstar...

Sharon Gerstels Professor of Byzantine Art History and Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles Trained in art history and religious studies, Gerstel’s work focuses on the intersection of ritual and art, particularly monumental painting. Her first book, Beholding the Sacred Mysteries, was published as a CAA Monograph in 1999.

TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! TOGA! This installment in the Greek Week Series is sponsored by Greek Council. While the end of the week Toga Party will [...]

This installment in the Greek Week Series is sponsored by the men of Kappa Sigma. This rousing contest of might and aim with be determine [...]

Not sure what you are going to do after graduation? This event can help. You will be able to hear from Portland State alumni who have made it in the real world and gain information about...

This festival celebrates Indian culture with a number of performances that range from traditional dance, music and skits to food a, a DJ and standup comedy...

Fundraiser for the impoverished Women and Children of Honduras The Old Wives’ Tales restaurant (1300 E. Burnside Portland, OR) will be hosting a free fundraising [...]

Women in Persian Literature Dr. Dick Davis, Professor of Persian at Ohio State University and translator of Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings Women and Political Leadership in Iran Dr. Shahla Haeri: Prof of Anthropology and Director of Women Studies Program at Boston University Free and open to the public.

Students with children are invited to participate in this fun and challenging event! Complete a Road Block, Detour and follow Route Markers all leading to [...]

The men of ΦΔΘ Phi Delta Theta are conducting their annual 48-hour Teeter-Totter event to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland. [...]

Missed the first happy hour event in May? Join Portland Fruit Tree Project for relaxing and fun event at East Burn. This is the third [...]

Join Portland Fruit Tree Project for our spring benefit happy hour. Stop by any time between 5 and 8pm for dinner, drinks, or both! Migration [...]

Can a person remain good in a broken world? Brecht's The Good Person of Setzuan is a sobering exploration of relative morality. Tony Kushner's adaptation [...]

The Portland State community is invited to the University's spring Tweetup and Roots Festival Fair Thursday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in [...]

A book discussion of In an Antique Land by Amitav Gosh with Bishupal Limbu, Assistant Professor of English, Portland State University.

Portland State Kaibigan, the Filipino American Student Association, invites you to join them for the 8th annual Pilipino culture night, a festival that will feature Filipino cuisine, modern as well as traditional dancing, songs, poetry and...

Actor Tyler Mane, Michael Meyers from Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II as well as many other noted horror roles, will be at the Hollywood Theatre for one night only for a screening of his new film...

The Zumiez Couch Tour brings brands and fans together for an event unlike any other. Celebrity skateboarders will be performing demonstrations of the latest gear and Portland local band Red Fang...

All students are welcome to attend this information session about Portland State Study Abroad programs. Students who have just returned from studying abroad themselves will be available to answer...

How’s Your News? is a documentary film that follows the journey of a set of reporters with developmental disabilities as...

In his lecture, Professor Sherman Cochran will discuss family survival strategies and decision making based on a new book that he and his co-author, Professor Andrew Hsieh, have recently published, The Lius of Shanghai (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013). In their private correspondence, the parents and their twelve children in the Liu family discuss sensitive political issues – should they collaborate with the Japanese occupiers of China? should they flee after the communist takeover of the country? – as well as intimate matters like marital infidelity.

Grab a friend or come and be paired up with a new one to compete in the Portland State version of the Amazing Race. Teams will work their way through the rec center to complete challenges for the chance to win fantastic prizes...

The event is a one hour debate between Bart Rask and Truman Smith. Mr. Rask is an Orthopedic surgeon. He earned a B.S. in microbiology [...]

Are you interested in pursuing a career in a health related field? The Portland State Pre-Health Society is holding and end-of-the-year event for all interested [...]

The Portland State Association of African Students welcomes guests to the 33rd annual African Culture night. Cultural education and entertainment will be provided in the form of dancing, music and poetry as well as the chance...

Smith Memorial Student Union will be hosting an event aimed at discussing whether social media and help resolve or prevent conflicts on a global scale and help prevent nonviolence across the world. The event will be seminar style and feature...

Frances Li will provide a visual, historical introduction to this distinctive complex in Beijing. During both the Ming and Qing dynasties, the China's Imperial Palace [...]

Support Portland State and celebrate 100 years of the Portland Rose Festival at the Starlight Parade, an annual event that is family friendly and free, where floats and participants will be decorated with lights...

Portland Global Initiatives is an organization that raises funds to help build clean water wells in under-developed countries. For the fifth year in a row they will be facilitating a walk where participants will pledge $20 to simulate the three mile average walk...

If you have artifacts, fossils or interesting antiques that you would like to know more about bring them to OMSI for Portland State’s Archaeology Roadshow, where experts...