Roles of the Urban University: Expert Advisor

Business Administration – The School of Business Administration’s MBA+ program is ranked No. 20 in the nation for integrating social and environmental stewardship by Beyond Grey Pinstripes. In 2007, our Business Outreach Program (BOP) students provided more than 5,000 hours of consulting services to small businesses in Portland, including minority and women-owned businesses.

Education – The Graduate School of Education is nationally accredited in three areas: Professional Education, Counseling, and Rehabilitation Counseling. The Rehabilitation Counseling program is ranked in the top 25 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. School of Education faculty provide leadership and consultation to school districts, state and national organizations in the areas of teacher education, special education, autism, counseling, adult education, and continuing education.

Engineering & Computer Science – The Maseeh College helps train the region’s engineers and computer scientists. Our faculty does research that makes Oregon’s “silicon forest” grow. This year we graduated 400 new engineers and computer scientists; nearly half with graduate degrees. At the Maseeh College, students graduate with skills that lead to family wage jobs. Their professional contributions impact Oregon’s economy and the engineering profession worldwide.

Fine & Performing Arts – The College of Fine and Performing Arts is nationally recognized for its Jazz and Opera programs and our faculty provide expertise to Portland’s entire creative community, one of the fastest growing sectors of the regional economy. Our innovative new Film Studies program will soon graduate workers with a strong theoretical and applied understanding of film, a targeted area of the Creative Industries Cluster.

Liberal Arts & Sciences – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is PSU’s largest academic unit. We offer 24 Bachelors’ degrees in the Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences. Masters degrees are available in the Liberal Arts and Sciences and we offer Doctorates in Biology, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics Education, and Environmental Sciences and Resources, and joint Doctoral degrees with System Sciences in Anthropology, Economics, Mathematics, Psychology and Sociology. When it comes to expert advice, the region comes to The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Social Work – In the 2008 US News & World Report rankings, the School of Social Work is rated in the top 20% of MSW programs in the country. Social Work faculty provide leadership and consultation for key organizations in the Portland metropolitan area and the state including the African American Commission on Mental Health; the Multnomah County Commission on Children, Families, and Community; the Oregon Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services; and the Oregon Bar Association Task Force on Disability Access.

Urban & Public Affairs – The footprint of the College of Urban & Public Affairs (CUPA) is broad and deep across the region. You see it in the work we do, our many alumni in public service, the thousands of hours our students provide the community through internships, the impact our faculty have solving regional problems and in our relationships with community partners. But excellence also comes from our research and CUPA is known for its ability to translate the knowledge we produce into programs that maintain the livability of our region. Collaboration, service, research, civic engagement, community participation and a sense of social justice are the principles and values that animate our college.