November 16, 2009
The Tempest opens Friday
Part dream, part nightmare, The Tempest creates a world in which nothing can be taken for granted, where nothing is as it seems. Director Bill Tate and Bruce Keller, scenic and lighting designer, are planning a PSU Theater Arts production that embraces the full abundance of the play's alternately grim and beautiful illusions.
The Tempest opens Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. at Artists Repertory Theater, 1515 SW Morrison. The evening performances continue Nov. 21, 24, 25, 27 and 28. A 2 p.m. matinee is planned for Nov. 22. Tickets are $8 for faculty and staff and available at the PSU Box Office, 5-3307 or www.boxoffice.pdx.edu.
Sending Ms. Smith to Washington—or Salem
Women comprise over half the U.S. population, yet hold only a fraction of the seats in Congress and state legislatures. That's an imbalance professor Melody Rose is addressing with NEW Leadership Oregon and Teens Lead, both housed at PSU's Center for Women, Politics, and Policy. These programs, led by diverse women experts and leaders, offer public service leadership training for women in college and high school. Read more about outstanding PSU faculty >
Finding Funding for Social Sustainability Research
New and seasoned PSU researchers are invited to the working session "Finding Funding for Social Sustainability Research" Friday, Nov. 20, 1 to 3 p.m. in 485 University Center Building. Representatives from the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects will identify sources of internal and external funding, as well as the steps needed to apply for these funds.
Laurie Powers, director of the Regional Research Institute, and community partner John Dean Ossowski, will share their experiences in finding and using funding for their own research and projects.
Alumni art on exhibit
Double Dutch, a mixed media painting by Anna Fidler '05, is part of the Outlook: Contemporary PSU Art Graduates 2005-09 exhibit through Nov. 27. The exhibit is in Autzen Gallery, 205 Neuberger Hall, Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. James Yood, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is curator.
Discussion of University EcoDistrict continues
Join Tim Smith, SERA Architects, in envisioning and connecting teaching and research interests to the emerging vision for the University EcoDistrict. "Portland's Sustainability and Community Building on the Ground: Developing Our University EcoDistrict (Part Two)," a free Civic Engagement Breakfast presentation, is Thursday, Nov. 19, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., 228 Smith Union. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to caestaff@pdx.edu or 5-5642.
What's the Big Idea?
"What's the Big Idea?" a free lecture series sponsored by the College of Urban and Public Affairs, presents John Perkins discussing "Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy" Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Smith Union Ballroom, third floor. Perkins is on tour promoting his latest book, Hoodwinked! An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the Global Economy Imploded And How to Remake It.
Get a jump on PSU Bookstore holiday super sale
Sign up for free membership to the PSU Bookstore and receive an invitation to the 40 percent off members only night sale, Tuesday, Dec. 1, with extended sale hours from 6:45 to 10 p.m. Also save 10 percent off software in Powersource Electronics on Members Only Night. The super sale continues Dec. 2-5 at 30 percent off storewide (some restrictions apply). For more information, call the PSU Bookstore at 503-226-2631.
Go for a ‘Go Green' story
See how students and faculty "Go Green" on the Go Green Web site under YouTube-one of four links to social media sites. Short videos for the "How I Go Green" contest may be submitted until Nov. 30. For help with video equipment, contact Tracy Weber, University Communications, at webert@pdx.edu or 5-8555.
Soccer wins
The PSU soccer team did not advance to the NCAA Tournament but the 2009 season was one for the record books. The Vikings won their first outright Big Sky Regular Season Championship, won 10 games for only the second time in program history, and hosted the Big Sky Championship. The Viks finished Big Sky play with a 4-1-2 record and outscored their opponents 11-5 in conference play.
Head coach Laura Schott was announced as one of three recipients of this year's Big Sky's Coach of the Year Award, and students Toni Carnovale and Dolly Enneking were named to the Big Sky's All-Tournament team. It is Schott's first coach honor and PSU's latest since Tara Erickson won the distinction in 2002. Enneking is the only soccer player to be named to the All-Tournament team twice.
For November 2009
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