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Recent News About Portland State University
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: PSU Professor Honored For Broader Impacts of Research Activities
The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) has selected PSU Professor Ken Stedman (Biology) as the 2022 ARIS Impact Goals award recipient.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Developing Equity in Publishing
Arriving at Portland State University was a matter of luck for Ivory Fields, who graduates this year with a Master’s of Science in Book Publishing.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Climate Justice Symposium Highlights Opportunities for PSU
On May 12, Portland State hosted a symposium on climate justice that brought together staff members from community organizations, regional and local climate policy leaders, and student activists from PSU and PCC to discuss their priorities and explore how PSU can aid and elevate the efforts of those working directly on this important issue.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: PSU is an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution
Excelencia in Education has designated Portland State University as an “emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution” (HSI), a distinction provided to institutions in which Hispanic students make up between 15 and 24 percent of full-time undergraduates.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: PSU Joins Here for Portland Effort to Support Downtown Businesses
Portland State employees have joined thousands of other downtown employees in the collective effort to revitalize downtown Portland by coming back to work on campus. Now they are eligible to receive one of 5,000 $50 gift cards for use at downtown businesses.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: PSU Professor Receives Prestigious Imperial Award From Japan
A Portland State professor has been awarded one of Japan's highest honors for his contributions to the introduction of Japanese culture in the U.S. and the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the U.S.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Center for Entrepreneurship Announces Winners of the 10th Annual Cleantech Challenge
A showcase of invention projects born from the creativity and passion of Portland State University students was held on April 15 at the Native American Student and Community Center on the PSU campus.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Portland State Hosts Gov. Roberts Book Launch
The Center for Women’s Leadership at Portland State University is hosting an event to celebrate the history-making leadership of former Governor Barbara Roberts and the release of her new book, A Voice for Equity (NewSage Press, 2022).
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Regarding the Shooting near Campus Early this Morning
The Portland State community is saddened to learn that the epidemic of deadly gun violence that has plagued so many cities has hit close to home. A shooting took place at a neighboring business near SW 6th and College Ave. early this morning at around 1 a.m. resulting in the death of an unidentified woman.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Dr. Rick Johnson Appointed as Interim Dean of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
As you know, David Bangsberg, M.D., M.P.H. announced he will step down as dean of the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH), effective June 30, 2022. Dr. Bangsberg was named founding dean of the OHSU-PSU SPH in Sept. 2016.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: The Center for Entrepreneurship's New Home, Chosen Strategically to Inspire Collaboration
The Portland State University (PSU) Center for Entrepreneurship (CE) has a new and strategic location on campus – selected and designed with collaboration in mind. The Richard & Maurine Neuhberger Center on SW 4th avenue is ‘home’ – and also a hub for all students across PSU’s campus to collaborate and innovate.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Portland State University Names John Johnson as its New Director of Athletics after a Nationwide Search
After a nationwide search, Portland State today named John Johnson as its new Director of Athletics.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Invent Oregon, The Only Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition, Welcomes Students for its Sixth Annual Event
Every day on college campuses, students have innovative ideas with the potential to change the world. What they don’t have, are resources. That’s where Invent Oregon (InventOR) comes in.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: In-Person Commencement Returns
Friday, March 4 marked the 100-day countdown to PSU’s spring commencement ceremonies. For 2022, Portland State is thrilled to announce a return to in-person festivities.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: Portland State Selected as an Amazon Career Choice Partner
Amazon employees in the Portland area have a new option for pursuing a college degree at Portland State University through the Amazon Career Choice education benefit.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY: PSU awarded grant to help incarcerated students access Pell Grant
Beginning in July 2023, students who are currently incarcerated will once again have access to Pell Grant funding — access that was stripped away by the 1994 Crime Bill.
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1.5 percent of Portland State University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018
In 2017-2018, 1.5 percent of Portland State University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
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Cost of college went up for all students at Portland State University
In-state tuition and fees rose 3.7 percent for 2018-19 at Portland State University, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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90 percent of applicants to Portland State University were admitted for fall 2018
At Portland State University, 63 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 54 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Graduates earn 6,990 degrees, certificates from Portland State University
About 18.2 percent of the 6,990 degrees and certificates handed out by Portland State University in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.