College grads, welcome to the real world. From now on, you’ll be working, paying back student loans, and working some more.
These pages are a guide to your final days at Portland State and the beginning of your life as a real adult.
Enjoy your last few days as ineffectual college students, work hard, and change the world.
Contents:-Dear President Bernstine, It’s great to hear that you’re finally graduating. We at the Vanguard are really proud of you–in fact, the entire school is.-Parting wisdom What I learned while at PSU-All about commencement Tips to reduce the stress surrounding spring graduation-Lookin’ for a job? Tips for new grads trying to make rent-Dealing with debt How to pay off your student loans without starving to death-The year in review From a budget crisis to illegal prescription drug dispensing, the Vanguard rounds up the top news stories of the year-Staff to be honored at graduation Four faculty members to be recognized for excellence in scholarship, university services at PSU-The changing administration As three longtime administrators leave PSU, a new group looks to the future-John Eliot awards23 faculty members honored for excellence