Modular classrooms have been an increasingly popular solution for schools facing overcrowding, budget issues and fluctuating enrollments. Now, thanks to the Portland State School of Architecture faculty and students, the…
Good grades aren’t enough for the future: Part II
By a wide margin, the number one employer for recent college graduates is Enterprise Rent-a-Car, according to data from College Grad’s table on top employers. In 2016, Enterprise expects to…
Good grades aren’t enough for the future: Part I
For some college students, the purpose of getting a college degree is to gain access to a career that they could not have gotten otherwise. In the “Gallup-Purdue Index 2015…
Advocacy and prevention course addresses underpinnings of interpersonal violence
An experiential learning course that offers students job skills and potential career training seems like a hot commodity. But Amy Kayon, instructor of a three-credit Portland State course which does…
Biology research lab approaches new learning methods in the sciences
When Dr. Erin Shortlidge became part of Portland State’s biology department in fall 2015, she was put in charge of a new sort of science project: how to effectively absorb…