Our Values
Our work is guided and informed by our beliefs in and commitments to:
Learners First
OAI honors faculty, students, and staff’s wealth of community knowledge and lived experiences and works to bring high-impact practices to teaching and learning, focusing on inclusion, equity, and accessibility in PSU learning spaces.
Social Justice
OAI is committed to centering racial justice, equity, and universal design in our practices and programs at PSU.
Community
OAI’s mission is a shared endeavor only possible through accountable and equitable relationships across our university and our region. We prioritize shared governance and transparent, community-sustaining organizational approaches in the spirit of the Portland State motto, “let knowledge serve the city.”
Creativity
We champion creativity in problem solving and envisioning the future. We research, experiment, and put trauma-informed, responsive approaches into practice that encourage diversity of thought, lead us to new findings, and feed our curiosity, play, and joy.