Publications adviser candidates visit campus this week

This week, students will have a chance to meet the candidates for the coordinator of student media position, which oversees Student Publications, with open interviews taking place tomorrow through Friday.

Candidates Jil Freeman, Reaz Mahmood and Natalie Shaak will give presentations on how they would handle a hypothetical problem. The presentations are an opportunity for students to learn about the candidates and offer their feedback to the committee in charge of hiring the new adviser.

“Those people’s styles and personalities and philosophies make a huge difference in how successful student leaders can be at PSU,” SALP Director Aimee Shattuck said. “It matters that we hire people students can connect with.”

The adviser’s purpose is to provide support and instruction to students involved in KPSU, PSU.tv,
the Vanguard, the Rearguard, the Portland Spectator, the Portland Review and Pathos literary magazine.

According to current adviser Judson Randall, who is retiring after serving as the publications adviser for 17 years, the adviser’s goal is to “foster an atmosphere in which students can express their voice through publications.”

The new adviser would do this by teaching publication and management techniques and serving as a resource for students with questions. The adviser would also help the publications with legal matters, such as making contracts with outside companies for necessary services, and administrative tasks such as payroll.

Tomorrow, Freeman will be interviewed from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 294. Mahmood will be interviewed Thursday at the same time and place, and Shaak will be interviewed from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in SMSU, room 296, on Friday.