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13 Oct 2008	Catherine de Rivera and Mark Sytsma receive Pacific State Marine Fisheries grant Catherine de Rivera and Mark Sytsma, Environmental Sciences faculty, and others received a $100,000 grant from the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Council for "Green Crab Control Methods, Phase 3: Expanding Capacity to Control European Green Crab Populations in the Northeast Pacific."
13 Oct 2008	Christine Cress discusses community-based learning at Southern Oregon University Christine Cress, Educational Policy, Foundations and Administrative Studies faculty, gave an invited presentation, "Integrating Community-Based Learning into the Curriculum: Course Design Strategies for CBL and Service Learning Instructors," at Southern Oregon University, Sept. 11.
13 Oct 2008	David Ervin chosen chair of national biotechnology committee David Ervin, Environmental Sciences and Management, Economics, and the Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices faculty, has been appointed chair of the National Research Council Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm Economics and Sustainability. During the next year, the committee will produce a consensus report of the findings of its study and identify future applications of plant and animal biotechnology that are likely to affect agricultural producers decision-making in the future.
13 Oct 2008	David Sailor presents at World Green Roof Congress David Sailor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering faculty, gave an invited talk, "Energy and Urban Climate Benefits of Green Roofs," to the World Green Roof Congress in London, Sept. 17. More than 300 researchers and government officials attended the congress.
13 Oct 2008	Devon Allen directs play at The Kingstad Devon Allen, Theatre Arts faculty, directed Will Eno's Pulitzer Prize nominated play, Thom Pain (based on nothing), at The Kingstad Theatre, Beaverton, in November.
13 Oct 2008	Elise Granek co-authors article in Conservation Biology Elise Granek, Environmental Sciences faculty, co-authored "Engaging Recreational Fishers in Management and Conservation: Global Case Studies" published in Conservation Biology, Vol. 22, No. 5.
13 Oct 2008	Enjoy the smell of incense Enjoy the smell of incense at a free lecture by a master in this Japanese art Monday, Oct. 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in 328 Smith Union.
13 Oct 2008	Gerry Sussman co-authors article in Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture Gerry Sussman, Urban Studies and Planning and Communication faculty, and student Sascha Krader, co-authored an article, "Template Revolutions: Marketing U.S. Regime Change in Eastern Europe," published in Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, Vol. 5, No. 3.
13 Oct 2008	Heejun Chang, Martin Lafrenz, and Miquel Figliozzi receive Oregon Transportation grant Heejun Chang and Martin Lafrenz, Geography faculty, and Miguel Figliozzi, Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty, were awarded a $87,002 grant from Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium to study future flooding impacts on transportation infrastructure and traffic patterns resulting from climate change.
13 Oct 2008	Hiro Ito presents at Asian Economic Integration in a Global Context conference Hiro Ito, Economics faculty, presented "U.S. Current Account Deficit Debate, with Japan Then, and China Now" at the Asian Economic Integration in a Global Context conference, organized jointly by the American Committee for Asian Economic Studies and the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis, at University of Bologna, Rimini, Italy, Aug. 29-31.
13 Oct 2008	Internationally acclaimed artist opens lecture series 2008-2009 MFA Monday Night Lecture Series opens
13 Oct 2008	Janet Walker co-authors article in The System of Care Handbook Janet Walker, Research and Training Center/Social Work faculty, co-authored "Individualized Services in Systems of Care: The Wraparound Process" published in The System of Care Handbook: Transforming Mental Health Services for Children, Youth, and Families, Paul H. Brookes (2008).
13 Oct 2008	Janine Allen and Cathleen L. Smith author article in the Journal of College Student Development Janine Allen, Education faculty, and Cathleen L. Smith, Psychology emerita faculty, authored an article titled "Importance of, Responsibility For, and Satisfaction With Academic Advising: A Faculty Perspective" in the current issue of the Journal of College Student Development.
13 Oct 2008	Jennifer Perlmutter authors article in French Seventeenth Century Literature Jennifer Perlmutter, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, authored an article titled "Ana and Commemorative 'Truth'" published in Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature, XXXV, 69 (2008).
13 Oct 2008	Jessie Dillard receives Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award Jessie Dillard, Business Administration faculty, received the prestigious Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award at the American Accounting Association's Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., this past August. The co-authored paper is titled “Beyond Competition: Institutional Isomorphism in U.S. Accounting Research.”
13 Oct 2008	Laurie Powers and Jo-Ann Sowers receive Research in Disabilities Education grant Laurie Powers and Jo-Ann Sowers, Social Work faculty, received a $690,000 grant from the Research in Disabilities Education, National Science Foundation to explore the impact of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) mentors with disabilities on students with disabilities.
13 Oct 2008	Mara Tableman presents at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Mara Tableman, Mathematics and Statistics, presented a block course on Survival Analysis for the Weiterbildungs-Lehrgang in Angewandter Statistik of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, during August and September.
13 Oct 2008	Margorie Burns authors chapter in Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On Margorie Burns, English faculty, authored a chapter, "Containment and Progression in J.R.R. Tolkien's World," published in Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On, The British Tolkien Society, 2008.
13 Oct 2008	Mark Chubb presents before Regenhard Center for Emergency Responder Studies Mark Chubb, Executive Leadership Institute faculty, presented the keynote paper at the Regenhard Center for Emergency Responder Studies' session of the Academy for Critical Incident Analysis symposium sponsored by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York in New York, Oct. 3. The presentation proposed a model for examining public policy and public management issues arising from disasters through the first-hand experiences of front-line responders.
13 Oct 2008	Mark Fishbein presents at Plant Taxonomists meeting Mark Fishbein, Biology faculty, presented "Are Milkweeds Getting Hairier? An Evaluation of Herbivore-Driven Escalation of Trichome Density in Asclepias (Apocynaceae)" at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Vancouver, B.C., in July.
13 Oct 2008	Meet the Chief Meet the Chief of Campus Public Safety at his monthly open forum Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m. in 225 Smith Union.
13 Oct 2008	Michele Gamburd authors article in City & Society Michele Gamburd, Anthropology faculty, authored an article titled "Milk Teeth and Jet Planes: Kin Relations in Families of Sri Lanka's Transnational Domestic Servants" published in the journal City & Society, June 2008, Vol. 20, No. 1.
13 Oct 2008	Pamela Miller presents at Oregon Hospice Professional Practices Exchange Pamela Miller, Social Work, presented the plenary talk, "Communication at the End-of-Life: Social Work, Hospice and Oregon's Death with Dignity Act," at the Oregon Hospice Association's Professional Practices Exchange in Redmond, Oct. 3.
13 Oct 2008	Paul Collins authors articles in The Believer, Slate, and New Scientist Paul Collins, English faculty, authored "Buzzkill" published in The Believer, September 2008; "MF'er" published in Slate, August 31, 2008; "I'll Have the Banana Pancake Flambé Stonehenge" published in Slate, August 20, 2008; and "163 Ways to Lose Your Job" published in New Scientist, August 6, 2008.
13 Oct 2008	Richard Clucas appointed executive director of Western Political Science Association Richard Clucas, Political Science faculty, has been appointed executive director of the Western Political Science Association beginning September 2009. Founded in 1948, the WPSA is one of the nation's leading political science associations with more than 1000 members. Its purpose is to promote the study and teaching of government and politics, to foster research, and to facilitate the discussion of public affairs. The executive director is the chief administrative officer for the association.
13 Oct 2008	Robert Strongin presents at American Chemical Society Robert Strongin, Chemistry faculty, presented an invited lecture, "Synthesis and Evaluation of Simple NIR Emitting Dyes with Large Stokes Shifts" at the 235th Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Inc., Philadelphia, Aug. 19.
13 Oct 2008	Roberto De Anda co-authors chapter in book on Immigrant Fathers in North America Roberto De Anda, Chicano/Latino Studies faculty, co-authored a chapter titled "Immigrant Fathers' Labor Market Activity and Its Consequences for the Family" published in On New Shores: Understanding Immigrant Fathers in North America, edited by S.S. Chuang and R.P. Moreno, Lexington Books, 2008.
13 Oct 2008	Sean Kohles receives Collins Medical Trust grant Sean Kohles, Mechanical and Materials Engineering faculty, received a one-year, $30,000 research grant from the Collins Medical Trust in Portland to conduct a study titled "Cell Biomechanics and the Study of Disease States." Co-investigators and collaborators for the grant include Portland State faculty members Derek Tretheway and Randy Zelick and students Nathalie Neve and Jeremiah Zimmerman.
13 Oct 2008	Steve Johnson presents at Oregon Bus Project's Politicorps Steve Johnson, Urban Studies and Planning adjunct, gave a presentation on community organizing in watersheds at the Oregon Bus Project's Politicorps summer camp, July 22.
13 Oct 2008	Student session with Paul Theroux A student session with Paul Theroux is planned for Friday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 3 p.m. in 228 Smith Union. Faculty are encouraged to bring their classes. RSVP to 5-5642 or caestaff@pdx.edu
13 Oct 2008	Teresa Bulman co-authors Oregon Atlas for teachers Teresa Bulman, Geography faculty, co-authored the "Student Atlas of Oregon," an online and hard copy atlas for elementary and middle school teachers. The chief cartographer was David Banis, Center for Spatial Analysis and Research in the Department of Geography.
13 Oct 2008	The Philosophy of Language The Philosophy of Language discussed Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in 236 in a free lecture by Prof. Josh Fost.
13 Oct 2008	University leadership meets Retreat participants discuss moving PSU from "biggest to best"
8 Oct 2008	PSU's Division of Political Science Presents the Election 2008 Roundtable: Issues and Implications, Oct. 20 Portland State University's Division of Political Science within the Hatfield School of Government is putting on the Election 2008 Roundtable: Issues and Implications.
6 Oct 2008	Amy Spring and Kevin Kecskes receive grant from Multnomah County Amy Spring and Kevin Kecskes, Academic Excellence faculty, received a $97,000 grant from Multnomah County for the Student Leader for Service/Educate, Dream, Give: Empower (EDG:E) program.
6 Oct 2008	Carl Abbott authors new book on urban change in Western North America Carl Abbott, Urban Studies and Planning faculty, is the author of How Cities Won the West: Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America, published by University of New Mexico Press, 2008.
6 Oct 2008	Carl Wamser presents at Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines conference Carl Wamser, Chemistry faculty, presented an invited talk at the Fifth International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines held in Moscow, Russia, in July. The presentation described work carried out by his PSU research group in the area of artificial photosynthesis, specifically the synthesis and characterization of novel conductive polymers for use in solar cells.
6 Oct 2008	Charles Deemer publishes his comedy Charles Deemer, English adjunct faculty, has published online and as a DVD a silent comedy, The Heirs, written, directed, and edited by Deemer. It is available online at http://www.ibiblio.org/cdeemer/Heirs.htm.
6 Oct 2008	Christopher Monsere presents at North American Travel Monitoring conference Christopher Monsere, Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty, presented three papers at the North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition and Conference in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6-8. The co-authored papers were titled "Toward Incorporating Arterial Performance Quality in the PORTAL Archived Data User Service," "Building a WIM Data Archive for Improved Modeling, Design, and Rating" and "Techniques for Establishing and Measuring Data Quality in an Archived Data User Service."
6 Oct 2008	Cynthia Mohr co-authors article in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Cynthia Mohr, Psychology faculty, and student Debi Brannan co-authored "Evidence for Positive Mood Buffering Among College Student Drinkers" published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 34, Issue 9, 2008.
6 Oct 2008	Debra Gwartney presents at Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Debra Gwartney, English faculty, was a research fellow at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Mass., this summer. Last week, she presented her book--a memoir that will be published in February by Houghton Mifflin--to the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. The book was featured as part of the annual Feast of Authors.
6 Oct 2008	Elise Granek participates in Women Evolving Biological Sciences symposium Elise Granek, Environmental Sciences faculty, was selected to participate in Women Evolving Biological Sciences, an annual three-day symposium aimed at addressing the retention of female scientists and issues related to the transition of women from early career stages to tenure track positions and leadership roles in academic and research settings.
6 Oct 2008	Franz Rad presents lecture series to U.S. Navy engineers Franz Rad, Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty, was invited by the American Concrete Institute to present a series of lectures to the U.S. Navy engineers in Silverdale, Wash., Sept. 15-16. Topics included the application of the 2008 ACI Building Code to the design of reinforced concrete structures, with an emphasis on earthquake-resistant provisions.
6 Oct 2008	Gerry Sussman named to Central European Journal of Communication editorial board Gerry Sussman, Urban Studies and Planning and Communication faculty, has been chosen for the editorial board of the newly formed Central European Journal of Communication.
6 Oct 2008	Heejun Chang presents at American Geophysical Union Heejun Chang, Geography faculty, presented a paper, "Potential Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Willamette River Basin" at the spring meeting of American Geophysical Union, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 30.
6 Oct 2008	Hiro Ito authors review in International Review of Economics and Finance Hiro Ito, Economics faculty, authored a book review of Monetary Policy with Very Low Inflation in the Pacific Rim, published in the International Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2008.
6 Oct 2008	Janet Walker, Dan Coleman, Junghee Lee, and Barbara Friesen co-author article in adolescent psychiatry journal Janet Walker, Dan Coleman, Junghee Lee, and Barbara Friesen, Research and Training Center/Social Work faculty, co-authored "Children's Stigmatization of Childhood Depression and ADHD: Magnitude and Demographic Variation in a National Sample" published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 47, 2008.
6 Oct 2008	John Hall presents to Economic Research fellows in Germany John Hall, Economics and International studies faculty, delivered the lecture "Neoclassical Versus Keynesian Approaches to Eastern German Unemployment" to fellows of the institute for Economic Research in Halle, Germany, Sept. 17.
6 Oct 2008	Junghee Lee presents at Asian Women Artist conference Junghee Lee, Art faculty, presented a paper, "Refinement and Sexuality: Women Artists of the Choson Dynasty," at a conference titled "Places at the Table: Asian Women Artists and Gender Dynamics" at University of California Berkeley Art Museum on Sept. 13.
6 Oct 2008	Katherine McDonald co-authors article in American Journal of Evaluation Katherine McDonald, Psychology faculty, and student Shannon Myrick co-authored "Principles, Promises, and a Personal Plea: What is an Evaluator to Do?" published in the September issue of the American Journal of Evaluation.
6 Oct 2008	Leslie Hammer receive $4.1 million National Institute of Health grant Leslie Hammer, Psychology faculty, was awarded a five-year, $4.1 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The grant will fund the Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety, and Health. It is part of a $28 million initiative funded by the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to support research on workplace policies that reduce work-family conflict and improve the health of workers and their families.
6 Oct 2008	Lynn Fox authors article in Augmentative and Alternative Communication journal Lynn Fox, Speech and Hearing Sciences, authored “Interactions: A Therapeutic Consideration for Adults with Aphasia” published in Perspectives in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Vol. 17.
6 Oct 2008	Mara Tableman authors paper in Anesthesia & Analgesia Mara Tableman, Mathematics and Statistics, co-authored a paper, “Long-Term Survival After Colon Cancer Surgery: A Variation Associated with Choice of Anesthesia?” published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 107, No. 1, July 2008.
6 Oct 2008	Marie Lo authors article in Canadian Literature Marie Lo, English faculty, authored "Model Minority, Models of Resistance: Native Figures in Asian Canadian Literature" published in Canadian Literature, Vol. 196, 2008.
6 Oct 2008	Marjorie Burns presents at Smithsonian and at Central Connecticut State University Marjorie Burns, English faculty, presented "Journey to Vahalla: The Lasting Influence of the Old Norse World" at an Evening Seminar for the Smithsonian Associates at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., Aug. 7. She also presented "Saintly and Distant Mothers: George MacDonald, the Virgin Mary, and J.R.R. Tolkien" as a scholar guest of honor at the 39th Annual Mythopoeic Conference at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Conn., Aug. 16.
6 Oct 2008	Mark Fishbein co-authors article in Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas Mark Fishbein, Biology faculty, co-authored “Rediscovery of Mirabilis hintoniorum (Nyctaginaceae), a Striking Four-o'clock Endemic to the Sierra de Coalcomán, Michoacán, México” published in the Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Vol. 2, 2008.
6 Oct 2008	Michael McGregor presents at Peace and Justice conference Michael McGregor, English faculty, presented "Pax and the Origins of Original Child Bomb: Thomas Merton, Robert Lax and the Poetics of Peace" at the Peace and Justice Studies Association "Building Cultures of Peace" Conference, Portland, Sept. 13.
6 Oct 2008	Natalie Vasey co-authors article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Natalie Vasey, Anthropology faculty, co-authored "A Reconstruction of the Vienna Skull of Hadropithecus Stenognathus" published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Vol. 105, No. 31, August 2008.
6 Oct 2008	Rik Lemoncello receives Small Business Innovation Research grant Rik Lemoncello, Speech and Hearing Sciences faculty, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant with colleagues at Life Technologies, LLC, in Eugene, to research and develop a television-assisted prompting program to assist brain injury survivors with completing daily tasks. This research will involve collaboration with the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center in Portland.
6 Oct 2008	Robert Strongin co-authors paper in National Academy of Sciences Proceedings Robert Strongin, Chemistry faculty, and students Jorge Escobedo and Martha Sibrian-Vazquez co-authored "Seminaphthofluorones are a Family of Water-Soluble, Low Molecular Weight, NIR-Emitting Fluorophores" published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, Vol. 105, 2008.
6 Oct 2008	Steve Johnson co-presents at International Bike Conference Steve Johnson, Urban Studies and Planning adjunct faculty, co-presented the keynote speech at the International Bike Conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 10.
6 Oct 2008	Teresa Bulman receives National Geographic Society and Canadian government grants Teresa Bulman, Geography faculty, received a $50,000 grant from the National Geographic Society for geography education programs and a $2,500 grant from the Government of Canada for a Canada/Oregon geography conference for K-12 teachers.
6 Oct 2008	Vivek Shandas authors article in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management Vivek Shandas, Urban Studies and Planning faculty, authored "Are Planners Using Ecosystem Based Management when Developing Environmental Policy? Evidence from the Pacific Northwest (U.S.)" published in the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, September 2008.
1 Oct 2008	Portland State University Library Receives Endowment from A. Gordon Hunter Estate The late A. Gordon Hunter bequeathed his entire estate to the Oregon Community Foundation to create an endowment for the purchase of titles for the Portland State Library's Special Collections.
30 Sep 2008	Local Educator Recognized for Reform Efforts Bill Bigelow is the first recipient of Portland State University's Graduate School of Education Award of Distinction.
29 Sep 2008	Alex Ruzicka presents at Meteoritical Society in Japan Alex Ruzicka, Geology faculty, and student Thomas J. Schepker presented "Trace-Element Analyses of Pyroxene and Plagioclase in Three HED Meteorites" at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society in Matsue, Japan, July 28-Aug. 1.
29 Sep 2008	Ann McClanan presents at Medieval Congress Ann McClanan, Art faculty, presented a paper, "Spectacles of Death and Animal Violence in Late Roman Official Art," at the International Medieval Congress, Leeds, U.K, in June.
29 Sep 2008	Art Department holds online auction fall term Bid on art and provide student scholarships at the Art Department's online auction, A New Path to the Waterfall.
29 Sep 2008	Barry Messer and Kevin Kecskes author article in higher education journal Barry Messer, Urban Studies and Planning faculty, and Kevin Kecskes, Academic Excellence faculty, authored "An Anatomy of a Community-University Partnership: The Structure of Community Collaboration" published in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.
29 Sep 2008	Christina Luther receives Service to Homeland Award Christina Luther, International Affairs, received the Service to Homeland Award from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for her assistance coordinating, notifying, and hosting town hall meetings with academic stakeholders about the importance of the congressionally mandated Student and Exchange Visitor Program.
29 Sep 2008	Christopher Monsere authors paper in Accident Analysis and Prevention Christopher Monsere, Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty, co-authored "Safety Effects of Reducing Freeway Illumination for Energy Conservation" published in the Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 40 (2008).
29 Sep 2008	Craig Schiller interviewed in Ed Tech magazine and OPB Craig Schiller, Information Technology, was interviewed by Dennis Carter for the article "Botnets: Beware the 'army of darkness,'" appearing in Ed Tech magazine, June 16. He also was interviewed by Oregon Public Broadcast reporter Pete Springer for the radio and Web page report, "Oregon Third in the Nation in Terms of Spam Rates," Aug. 8.
29 Sep 2008	Dacian Daescu authors paper in Monthly Weather Review Dacian Daescu, Mathematics and Statistics, authored a paper, “On the Sensitivity Equations of Four-Dimensional Variational (4D-Var) Data Assimilation” published in Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 136, No. 8, August.
29 Sep 2008	Dave Ervin was visiting scholar at Cambridge University Dave Ervin, Environmental Sciences faculty, was a visiting scholar in the Department of Land Economy at Cambridge University May through June 2008. During his stay, he interviewed European scholars on the economics of business sustainability and university-industry research relationships for two book projects. He also presented seminars at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris on voluntary business environmental management and at University of Lancaster on university-industry relationships in biotechnology.
29 Sep 2008	David Ritchie authors paper in Metaphor and Symbol David Ritchie, Communication faculty, authored "X IS A JOURNEY: Embodied Simulation in Metaphor Interpretation" published in Metaphor and Symbol, Vol. 23, No. 3, Summer 2008.
29 Sep 2008	David Sailor and Graig Spolek receive U.S. Green Building and Oregon BEST grants David Sailor and Graig Spolek, Mechanical and Materials Engineering faculty, received a $149,500 grant from the U.S. Green Building Council and a matching grant of $75,000 from Oregon BEST for research leading to the development of a green roof energy savings calculator. The research also involves collaboration with colleagues at University of Toronto and the trade organization Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.
29 Sep 2008	Elise Granek presents at International Coral Reefs Symposium Elise Granek, Environmental Sciences faculty, co-authored and presented the talk "Mangrove-Exported Nutrient Incorporation by Sessile Invertebrates on Adjacent Coral Reefs" at the International Coral Reefs Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in July. Granek also co-authored and presented the poster "The Protective Capacity of Mangroves during Tropical Storms: A Case Study from Wilma and Gamma in Belize."
29 Sep 2008	Eva Nunez authors article in Hispanofila Eva Nunez, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, authored an article titled "La Diamela Eltit de Mano de obra: mistica de los trabajadores" published in Hispanofila, Vol. 152, 2008, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
29 Sep 2008	Free tickets for science lecture series Free tickets for the Science, Technology and Society lecture series are available at the PSU Box Office one week prior to the Thursday evening events. Tickets are available on a first-come-first-served basis. PSU is a sponsor of the series.
29 Sep 2008	Gerardo Lafferriere co-authors paper in American Control Conference proceedings Gerardo Lafferriere, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, co-authored the paper "Control of Formations under Persistent Disturbances" published in the Proceedings of the 2008 American Control Conference that took place in Seattle in June. He presented the paper at the conference.
29 Sep 2008	Gerry Sussman presents at Polish Communication congress Gerry Sussman, Urban Studies and Planning and Communication faculty, gave an invited plenary speech on the topic of systemic propaganda and regime change in Eastern Europe at the first congress of the Polish Communication Association in Wroclaw, Sept. 14-16.
29 Sep 2008	Gil Latz joins U.S. advisory group on education cooperation with Vietnam Gil Latz, International Affairs vice provost, will represent PSU on a United States advisory working group charged with formulating a set of recommendations on how to strengthen higher education cooperation between the United States and Vietnam. In June, the United States and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an education task force. The advisory will submit its recommendations to each government by January 2009.
29 Sep 2008	Heejun Chang co-authors paper in Geography Compass Heejun Chang, Geography Faculty, and alumnus Jon Franczyk co-authored "Climate Change, Land-Use Change, and Floods: Toward an Integrated Assessment" published in Geography Compass, September 2008, a special issue on “Geographies that matter.”
29 Sep 2008	Hiro Ito co-authors articles in policy analysis and economics journals Hiro Ito, Economics faculty, co-authored "A New Measure of Financial Openness" published in the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 2008. He also co-authored "Global Current Account Imbalances: American Fiscal Policy versus East Asian Savings" published in Review of International Economics, Vol. 16, Issue 3 (August 2008).
29 Sep 2008	Investment plan forming for $25 million gift Faculty and staff invited to forum Oct. 7 on academic activities in sustainability
29 Sep 2008	James White co-authors article in Archives of General Psychiatry James White, Social Work faculty, co-authored “Effects of Enhanced Foster Care on the Long-term Physical and Mental Health of Foster Care Alumni” published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, Vol. 65, No. 6, June 2008.
29 Sep 2008	Janet Walker and Elizabeth Thorne present at Georgetown children systems of care institute Janet Walker and Elizabeth Thorne, Regional Research Institute/Social Work, presented “Increasing Youth Involvement in Systems of Care: Tools and Strategies” at the Georgetown University Institutes: Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and Their Families, Nashville, Tenn., in July. Walker also co-presented “Data-Driven Strategies, Tools and Resources to Implement Wraparound and Sustain Fidelity.”
29 Sep 2008	John Hall authors article in economic journal John Hall, Economics and International Studies faculty, co-authored the article "Continuity and Continuous: The Chain of Ideas Linking Peirce's Synechism to Veblen's Cumulative Causation” published in the Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. XLII, No. 2 (2008).
29 Sep 2008	John Luke Gallup receives Fulbright Scholarship John Luke Gallup, Economics faculty, received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach at the Vietnam University of Commerce in Hanoi for the 2008-2009 academic year.
29 Sep 2008	Join President's Commission on the Status of Women Join the President's Commission on the Status of Women to help with campus concerns by contacting Nanci Feltner at nfeltner@pdx.edu or 5-8229.
29 Sep 2008	Jong Sung Kim co-authors article in Biometrical Journal Jong Sung Kim, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, co-authored the article "Generalized Log Rank Tests for Partly Interval-Censored Failure Time Data" published in Biometrical Journal, Vol. 50, 2008.
29 Sep 2008	Julie Rosenzweig and Eileen Brennan authors article in Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Julie Rosenzweig and Eileen Brennan, Social Work faculty, authored “Child Care and Employed Parents of Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders” published in the Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 16, No. 2 (2008).
29 Sep 2008	Junghee Lee presents at Korean art conference Junghee Lee, Art faculty, presented a paper, "Environment of the Buddhist Art of Korea," at the Art and Environment conference organized by the Society of Korean Art Studies, held at Sungsil University, May 31.
29 Sep 2008	Kimberly Willson-St. Clair judges Willa Awards 2008 Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, Library, served as a poetry judge for the Willa Awards 2008, Women Writing the West. The awards will be presented at the Willa Awards banquet in San Antonio in October.
29 Sep 2008	Kris Kern and Claudie Weston receive Museums and Library Services grant Kris Kern and Claudie Weston, Library faculty, received in August an Institute of Museums and Library Services grant, Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a collection which "includes an essential set of books, online resources, and a user's guide that can profoundly affect the ability of small libraries and museums to care for their collections."
29 Sep 2008	Large crowd turns out for new president at Fall Convocation Faculty and staff were welcomed back to campus at Fall Convocation September 23, 2008
29 Sep 2008	Marjorie Burns give keynote at Tolkien conference Marjorie Burns, English faculty, gave the keynote talk "Night-wolves, Half-trolls, and the Dead Who Won't Stay Down: The Saga Supernatural in Tolkien's Middle-Earth" at the 5th Annual Tolkien Conference at University of Vermont, April 12.
29 Sep 2008	Meiru Liu co-authors book on Chinese business mind Meiru Liu, Business Administration faculty, co-authored a book, Anatomy of the Chinese Business Mind, published by Cengage Learning in July 2008.
29 Sep 2008	Miguel Figliozzi presents at North American Travel Monitoring Conference and Exposition Miguel Figliozzi, Civil and Environmental Engineering, presented a paper, "Linking Freight Planning and Real-Time Traffic Data to Monitor Freight Performance Measures," at the North American Travel Monitoring Conference and Exposition, sponsored by the Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6-8.
29 Sep 2008	PSU Planning: Five Guilding Themes President Wim Wiewel presented five guilding themes for PSU at Fall Convocation, Sept. 23
29 Sep 2008	Patricia Backlar participates in panel at Pandemic Summit: Beyond the Basics Patricia Backlar, Philosophy faculty, was a panel member in the Pandemic Summit: Beyond the Basics at the Portland World Trade Center, Sept. 16. Backlar's panel analyzed the ethical challenges that confront private business, with the goal of maintaining public trust and minimizing social disruption and economic loss during an influenza pandemic.
29 Sep 2008	Patricia Wetzel and Masami Nishishiba receive U.S. Department of Education grant Patricia Wetzel, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, and Masami Nishishiba, Public Administration faculty, received a three-year, $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Education International Research and Studies grant for a project to develop online training in interpretation and translation. The grant will be used to create e-learning modules for Japanese interpretation and Arabic translation.
29 Sep 2008	Peter Dusicka receives National Science Foundation grant Peter Dusicka, Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty, received a $349,600 grant from the National Science Foundation for development of an innovative structural system for steel frame buildings. The project also involves collaboration with faculty at University of Washington and California State University in Los Angeles.
29 Sep 2008	Queer History Month features film series For Queer History Month, the Queer Resource Center is showing free films Oct. 3, 10, 17 in 401 Smith Union.
29 Sep 2008	Richard Brinkman and June Brinkman author paper in economic journal Richard Brinkman, Economics emeritus faculty, and June Brinkman, Sociology retired adjunct faculty, co-authored "Globalization and the Nation State: Dead or Alive" published in the Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. XLII, No. 2, June 2008.
29 Sep 2008	Robert Strongin presents at Chemistry Professors’ Conference in Peking Robert Strongin, Chemistry faculty, presented "Detection and Bioorganic Chemistry of Biological Thiols" at the fourth Sino-U.S. Chemistry Professors' Conference, Peking University Health Sciences Center, Beijing, China, June 12.
29 Sep 2008	Rowanna Carpenter, Jeff Gerwing, and Wende Morgaine present at Core Commitments Summer 2008 Institute Rowanna Carpenter, Institutional Research and Planning; Jeff Gerwing, University Studies faculty; and Wende Morgaine, Child and Family Studies instructor, co-presented "Assessing Ethics and Socially Responsible Learning Outcomes from Portfolios of Student Work" at the Core Commitments Summer 2008 Institute, held at Portland State, July 25.
29 Sep 2008	Sean Kohles and Derik Tretheway author article in Measurement Science and Technology Students N. Nève, J.K. Lingwood, J. Zimmerman, and faculty Sean Kohles and Derik Tretheway, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, authored "The Micro-PIVOT: An Integrated Particle Image Velocimeter and Optical Tweezers Instrument for Microenvironment Investigations" published in Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 19, No. 9, 2008.
29 Sep 2008	Silvia Boero authors essay in teaching Italian book Silvia Boero, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, authored the essays "Italian Freaks and Punks: History of Italian Culture from 1950s to 2005 Retold by Protest Songs" published in New Approaches to Teaching Italian Language and Culture: Case Studies from an International Perspective, Cambridge Scholar Press.
29 Sep 2008	Steve Johnson co-presents at Arte Piazza Bibai Steve Johnson, Urban Studies and Planning adjunct, co-presented the keynote speech "The Role of Arts and Civic Space in a Healthy Community" at the opening ceremony for the Arte Piazza Bibai in Bibai, Japan, July 3. Johnson also presented a paper on the role of civic engagement in creating sustainable communities at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan, July 7. Johnson was selected to be part of an international research group sponsored by the university and Japan's Ministry of Education, studying partnership developments of local governance.
29 Sep 2008	Sue Brower presents at University Film and Video Conference Sue Brower, Theater Arts faculty, presented "Hip-Hop Films: Tales of the 'New Racial Reality'" at the annual University Film and Video Conference, in Colorado Springs, Colo., in August.
29 Sep 2008	Sue Taylor presents at Maryhill Museum Sue Taylor, Art History faculty, presented a lecture on "Andy Warhol: Postmodern Persona" at the Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Wash., July 24.
29 Sep 2008	Susan Chan gives piano recitals in London Susan Chan, Music faculty, performed a piano recital in Clare Hall at University of Cambridge, Aug. 10, and at Steinway Hall in London, Aug. 13.
29 Sep 2008	Susan Wladaver-Morgan participates in American Historical meeting Susan Wladaver-Morgan, Pacific Historical Review, participated in a panel on "Publishing and the Profession" at the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch-American Historical Association in Pasadena, Calif., Aug. 7 -9. She also chaired a panel titled "Constructing Images of Women: Ideology and Material Culture" at the conference
29 Sep 2008	Tom Hastings presents at International Peace Research Association Tom Hastings, Conflict Resolution faculty, presented at the International Peace Research Association conference in Leuven, Belgium, in July. Hastings was also elected to the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association.
29 Sep 2008	Walk the Labyrinth, Sept. 30 Walk the Labyrinth tomorrow, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 328 Smith Union thanks to Growing Roots and the Spiritual Life Center.
24 Sep 2008	Portland State Library Celebrates Donation of Dark Horse Comic Collection, Oct. 16 Portland State University will recognize and celebrate the Dark Horse Comics collection generously donated to the Portland State University Library by Dark Horse Comics, Inc., founder and president Mike Richardson and executive vice president Neil Hankerson.
17 Sep 2008	Dark Horse Comics, Inc., Donates Complete Collection to Portland State University Library A generous gift from Dark Horse, Inc., will result in a complete collection of the Dark Horse corpus to be preserved in the Portland State University Library Special Collections.
12 Sep 2008	Portland State University Participates in International Peace Conference Portland State University professor Harry Anastasiou delivers a presentation at Cyprus and Divided Societies Conference.
9 Sep 2008	Study Finds Previously Deportable Immigrants More Likely to be Re-arrested After Leaving Jail Study conducted by PSU professor finds previously deported immigrants are more likely to be rearrested after they are released from jail than other deportable immigrants without the prior history of expulsion.
26 Aug 2008	PSU President Wim Wiewel Pedaled to Work on his First Day Joined by Mayor-elect Sam Adams, new PSU President Wim Wiewel, rode his bicycle to Portland State for his first day.
14 Aug 2008	PSU to have Russian Flagship Program Starting fall 2008, Portland State University will have a Russian Language Flagship program, aimed at creating superior speakers of Russian.
13 Aug 2008	Kenya's Ambassador to Speak at Book Signing and Benefit at Portland State, August 14 Kenya's Ambassador, Peter Nichols Rateng Oginga Ogego, will be the keynote speaker during a benefit for the Chwele community development in Kenya, Aug. 14.
13 Aug 2008	Portland State University Library Receives Conservation Bookshelf Objects and artifacts held by the Portland State University will be preserved for future generations with help from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections Bookshelf
11 Aug 2008	Alan Yeakley presents at two environmental conferences Alan Yeakley, Environmental Science and Management faculty, presented a research seminar, "Riparian Ecology and Management in Portland, Oregon," at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Md., June 27. He also presented "Changes in Riparian Vegetation Buggers at both the Patch and Landscape Scales in Response to Development in Three Oregon Cities from 1990 to 2002" at the American Water Resources Association Specialty Conference on Riparian Ecology and Management in Virginia Beach, Va., June 30. He co-authored the paper with Connie Ozawa, Urban Studies and Planning faculty.
11 Aug 2008	Bin Jiang co-authors article in Applied Physics Letters Bin Jiang, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, co-authored "Bioinspired Broadband Antireflection Coatings on GaSb" published in Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, Issue 14, April 9.
11 Aug 2008	Christine Cress authors article in Learning Inquiry Journal Christine Cress, Educational Policy, Foundations and Administrative Studies faculty, authored "Creating Inclusive Learning Communities: The Role of Student-Faculty Relationships in Mitigating Negative Campus Climate" published in the Learning Inquiry Journal, Vol. 2.
11 Aug 2008	Dirgham Sbait authors essays in Oregon Literary Review Dirgham Sbait, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, authored the essays "A Tribute to Nazik al-Mala'ikah, Poetess & Scholar Par Excellence" and "Debate in the Improvised-Sung Folk Poetry of the Palestinian Poet-Singers" published in Oregon Literary Review, Vol. 3, No. 2, Summer/Fall 2008.
11 Aug 2008	Dragan Milosevic receives research achievement award from Project Management Institute Dragan Milosevic, Engineering Management faculty, was awarded the Project Management Institute Research Achievement Award at the institute's biennary research conference in Warsaw, Poland, July 13-16. The award recognizes a person who has significantly advanced the concepts, knowledge, and practice of project management through professionally conducted and authored project management research.
11 Aug 2008	Elizabeth Almer is president-elect for American Accounting Association section Elizabeth Almer, Business Administrative faculty, is president-elect for the Accounting, Behaviors, and Organization section of the American Accounting Association.
11 Aug 2008	F. Rudolf Beyl has article republished in London Mathematical series F. Rudolf Beyl, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, had his article "Isoclinisms of Groups Extensions and the Schur Multiplicator" republished in "Groups-St Andrews 1981, Revised Edition," London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series 71, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2007.
11 Aug 2008	Give blood this Wednesday PSU is hosting a summer term Red Cross blood drive Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Smith Union Ballroom. To schedule an appointment go online to www.givelife.org/index.cfm?Sponsor=PortlandState or contact Gwyn Ashcom at gwyn@pdx.edu or 5-5123.
11 Aug 2008	Grace Dillon authors article in Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts Grace Dillon, University Studies faculty, authored "Indigenous Scientific Literacies in Nalo Hopkinson's Ceremonial Worlds" published in the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, Vol. 48, No.1 (Spring 2008).
11 Aug 2008	Gretta Siegel guest edits Public Services Quarterly Gretta Siegel, Library faculty, guest edited a "Libraries and Graduate Students: Building Connections” issue of Public Services Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 3-4.
11 Aug 2008	Jan Haaken welcomes DVD distribution of documentary film Jan Haaken, Psychology faculty, has had her documentary film, Queens of Heart, chosen by Cinema Libre for distribution. The DVD is being released on September 30.
11 Aug 2008	Janet Walker, Daniel Coleman, Junghee Lee, Peter Squire, and Barbara Friesen author article in Adolescent Psychiatry journal Janet Walker, Daniel Coleman, Junghee Lee, Peter Squire, and Barbara Friesen, authored an article, "Children's Stigmatization of Childhood Depression and ADHD: Magnitude and Demographic Variation in a National Sample," published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 47, No. 8, 2008.
11 Aug 2008	Jesse Dillard co-authors article in accounting journal Jesse Dillard, Business Administrative faculty, co-authored "Green Owl and the Corn Maiden" published in the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, (Spring 2008) Vol. 21, No. 4.
11 Aug 2008	Julie Rosenzweig and Eileen Brennan author article in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders journal Julie Rosenzweig and Eileen Brennan, Social Work faculty, co-authored "Child Care and Employed Parents of Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders" published in the Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 16, No. 2.
11 Aug 2008	Kathy Rupley presents at Oregon State workshop Kathy Rupley, Business Administrative faculty, presented "Internal Governance, External Governance, and Internal Control Material Weakness Remediation" at an Oregon State University workshop, May 22.
11 Aug 2008	Margaret Neal elected to Gerontological Society office Margaret Neal, Institute on Aging faculty, was elected by the Gerontological Society of America membership as social research, policy, and practice section secretary.
11 Aug 2008	Maria DePriest authored article in Journal of Narrative Theory Maria DePriest, English faculty, authored "Once Upon a Time, Today: Hearing Fleur's Voice in Tracks" published in the Journal of Narrative Theory, Vol. 38, No. 2, Summer 2008.
11 Aug 2008	Mark Fishbein co-authors article in Entomologia Experimentalis Mark Fishbein, Biology faculty, co-authored "Evolution of Latex and its Constituent Defensive Chemistry in Milkweeds (Asclepias)" published in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Vol. 128.
11 Aug 2008	Mellie Pullman receives best article award for Cornell Hospitality Quarterly piece Mellie Pullman, Business Administrative faculty, earned a second place best article award for her co-authored piece, "Visual Methods using Photography to Capture Customers' Experience with Design," published in the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly for 2007.
11 Aug 2008	Michaela Brenner co-authors article in Information Technology and Libraries Michaela Brenner, Library faculty, co-authored "Discovering the Library with Google Earth" published in Information Technology and Libraries, Vol. 27, No. 2, June 2008.
11 Aug 2008	Michihiro Kosuge exhibits sculpture at Laura Russo Gallery Michihiro Kosuge, Art emeritus faculty, is exhibiting his stone sculptures at the Laura Russo Gallery in Portland during August.
11 Aug 2008	Miguel Figliozzi receives Best Paper Award at international transportation conference Miguel Figliozzi, Civil Environmental Engineering faculty, received the Best Paper Award in the Transportation Planning category at the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation held in Athens, Greece, in May. His award-winning paper is titled, "An Iterative Route Construction and Improvement Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Soft and Hard Time Windows."
11 Aug 2008	Mike Burton authored invited article in University of Panamerica publication Mike Burton, Extended Studies provost, authored a requested article, "Connecting to the Part-time Adult Student," published in Revista Panamericana de Pedgogia, Universidad Panamericana, No. 11, May 2008.
11 Aug 2008	PSU Women's Resource Center announces fall conference The Women's Resource Center at Portland State will hold a fall Feminism Conference titled "Under Pressure: Women, Oppression, and Leadership" Friday, October 31, in Smith Union. Students, staff, and community members of all genders are invited to participate. To register for the student-run conference, visit www.wrc.pdx.edu/conference. The conference planning committee is also accepting workshop proposals.
11 Aug 2008	Paul Collins receives top award at Italian Biografilm Festival Paul Collins, English faculty, received the Lancia Celebration of Lives Award in a special tribute at the Biografilm Festival in Bologna, Italy, June 11-15. Recognized for his book of biographical essays, Banvard's Folly, Collins is the first foreign writer to receive the award.
11 Aug 2008	Pelin Basci authors article in Pasaj Edebiyat Pelin Basci, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, authored "Türk Edebiyatı Kanonu ve Ulusal Kimli in Sınırları" (The Canon of Turkish Literature and the Limits of National Identity) published in Pasaj Edebiyat, Vol. 6 (November 2007-May 2008), a special issue on the literary canon.
11 Aug 2008	Portland State Announces Dean's and President's Lists for Spring Term 2008 The Spring 2008 President's and Dean's lists have been released for all of Portland State University's undergraduate academic units.
11 Aug 2008	Robert Strongin co-authors many journal articles Robert Strongin, Chemistry faculty, co-authored "Gold Nanoparticle Sensor for Homocysteine Thiolactone-Induced Protein Modification" published in Langmuir, Vol. 24; "Chiral Recognition of Amino Acids by Use of a Fluorescent Resorcinarene" in Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 62; "Determination of Enantiomeric Compositions of Analytes Using Novel Fluorescent Chiral Molecular Micelles and Steady State Fluoresence Measurements" in the Journal of Fluorescence, Vol. 18. (2008); "Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Chiral Ionic Liquids and Investigation of Their Enantiomeric Recognition Properties" in Chirality, Vol. 20; and "Iron(III)-Salophene: An Organometallic Compound with Selective Cytotoxic and Anti-Proliferatice Properties in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells," in Public Library of Science One, Vol. 3.
11 Aug 2008	Sharon Elteto, Rose Jackson and Adriene Lim author article in portal Sharon Elteto, Rose Jackson and Adriene Lim, Library faculty, authored "Is the Library a 'Welcoming Space'? An Urban Academic Library and Diverse Student Experiences" published in portal: Libraries and the Academy, July 2008.
11 Aug 2008	Sherry Buchanan presents at New York Library Association Conference Sherry Buchanan, Library staff, presented "Just in Time Acquisitions via Interlibrary Loan: Purchasing Models and Workflows" at the 40th Annual State University of New York Library Association Conference in Potsdam, N.Y., June 11.
11 Aug 2008	Silvia Boero authors article in Forum Italicum Silvia Boero, Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty, authored "Metodologie di Sovversione in Monte Ignoso" published in Forum Italicum, Vol. 42, No. 1, Spring 2008.
11 Aug 2008	Students to present summer research projects Aug. 13 Twenty-four Ronald E. McNair student scholars will be presenting their summer research projects from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, in 228 Smith Union.
11 Aug 2008	Victoria Pohl receives Portland Civic Theatre Guild fellowship Victoria Pohl, University Studies and Theater Arts faculty, was awarded the Leslie Fulton 2008 Fellowship by the Portland Civic Theatre Guild at its 30th annual Drammy Award event June 9. The fellowships are awarded to theater artists of high merit to sustain and enhance their creative process.
11 Aug 2008	William Lang authors article in Oregon English Journal William Lang, History faculty, authored "Swimming Canaries: What the Fate of Anadromous Fish Tells Us about the Pacific Northwest Environment" published in the Oregon English Journal, Spring 2008.
5 Aug 2008	PSU Summer Commencement, Aug 16 More than 550 students will participate in Portland State University's 2008 summer commencement ceremony, Saturday, August 16, 2008.
24 Jul 2008	PSU Physics Students Present at OMSI On July 12, 2008, 15 Portland State physics students exhibited their physics knowledge at OMSI by displaying posters on a variety of topics.
21 Jul 2008	PSU Alumnus Joseph LeBaron Sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Portland State alumnus Joseph LeBaron '69, was sworn in as the U.S. ambassador to Qatar, at the Simon Benson House on Friday, July 18, 2008.
2 Jul 2008	"Tour the World at Home This Summer" with Free Noon Lectures from Internationally Renowned Professors at PS Portland State University will host its award-winning summer lecture series showcasing visiting professors.
2 Jul 2008	Children's Book Authors and Illustrators Gather in Portland for Annual Conference, July 14-18 The Pacific Northwest Children's Book Conference for writers and illustrators, sponsored by Portland State University, will be held on the campus of Reed College, July 14-18, 2008.
2 Jul 2008	Frank S. Cater Endowment Established for Portland State University Library Professor Emeritus Frank S. Cater has generously established a Portland State University Library endowment to purchase journals and mathematics materials for the Library collection
24 Jun 2008	Announcing a New Initiative: Aging Matters, Locally and Globally The College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University is pleased to announce a new program of its Institute on Aging that will influence how we as a community address the issues of aging both here and internationally.
11 Jun 2008	PSU Celebrates Largest Graduating Class at Spring Commencement, June 14 Portland State University will graduate its largest class ever Saturday, June 14, 2008.
9 Jun 2008	Oregon BEST Invests in State's Sustainability Sector The Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center, one of Oregon's new signature research centers, is investing $480,000 in 10 faculty teams at Oregon universities whose work has the potential to fuel the state's growing sustainability and renewable energy sectors.
9 Jun 2008	Portland State Wins First U.S. National Carter Foundation Partnership Award Portland State University's Community Watershed Stewardship Program won the first-ever United States National Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus Community Collaboration.
6 Jun 2008	PSU's Art Department Launches Online Art Auction, Bidding Starts June 6 Portland State's Department of Art presents its first annual online auction. Bidding starts June 6, 2008.
5 Jun 2008	New Master's Degree in Architecture Added to Portland State's Graduate Programs The State Board of Higher Education has approved a new master's degree program in Architecture at Portland State University.
2 Jun 2008	Cassie McVeety and Julie Smith present at Development Officers conference Cassie McVeety, University Relations vice president, and Julie Smith, University Communications, presented "Building and Managing Your Institutional Brand" at the 2008 Willamette Valley Development Officers Regional Conference in Portland, May 16. McVeety and Smith discussed the importance of developing an integrated marketing program and the relationship of branding to fundraising at Portland State.
2 Jun 2008	Chip Long presents at University of Texas Humanities Research Center Chip Long, University Studies Faculty, presented "The Men Were Old: Waugh and Twelfth Night" at the Evelyn Waugh and His World conference held at the University of Texas Humanities Research Center in Austin, May 21-24.
2 Jun 2008	Christine Cress presents at Community College Engagement conference Christine Cress, Educational Policy, Foundations and Administrative Studies faculty, presented “Integrating Service Learning into the Curriculum: Course and Syllabus Design Strategies for Service Learning Instructors” at the Community College National Center for Community Engagement Annual Conference, Scottsdale, Ariz., May 21.
2 Jun 2008	Darrell Brown presents at two sustainability conferences Darrell Brown, Business faculty, presented a poster, "What is the Measure of Success: Is the GRI Driving Reporting or Sustainability?" at the 2008 Global Reporting Initiative Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, May 8-9. Colleague R. Scott Marshall co-authored the poster. Brown also served on the panel "Perspectives on Developing Sustainability and Stakeholder Issues into MBA-level Accounting" at the Western Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association in San Francisco, May 2.
2 Jun 2008	David Burgess presents at annual Institutional Research forum David Burgess, Office of Institutional Research and Planning, presented "Using Time Series Graphs to Quantify and Analyze Undergraduate Admissions Data" at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research held in Seattle, May 25-28.
2 Jun 2008	Faculty to receive top honors at commencement Spring Commencement scheduled for June 14 in the Rose Garden Arena
2 Jun 2008	Gretta Siegel presents for Portland Area Library System workshop Gretta Siegel, Library faculty, presented "Saving the Environment, One Reference Question at a Time" at a Portland Area Library System workshop, May 9.
2 Jun 2008	Hamid Moradkhani presents at European Geophysical Union in Vienna Hamid Moradkhani, Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty, provided three presentations at the European Geophysical Union's General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, April 13-18.
2 Jun 2008	Jack Corbett talks on immigration and integration Jack Corbett, Public Administration faculty, was interviewed on Radio Movimiento´s "Hora Campesina" about immigration policy and prospects for undocumented workers. Corbett also presented "Research Questions and Research Methods: Strategies for Integration in Field Settings" at the Center for Advanced Research in Social Anthropology in Oaxaca, Mexico.
2 Jun 2008	Jennifer Ruth lectures in People's Republic of China Jennifer Ruth, English faculty, presented "Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the United States" at Maoming University; "Where Have all the Literary Critics Gone?" at Nanjing University of Science and Technology; "Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the United States" at Ginling Collegek; and "The Impact of Michel Foucault on American Literary Criticism" at Nankai University in the People's Republic of China.
2 Jun 2008	Jesse Dillard presents at Critical Perspectives on Accounting conference Jesse Dillard, Business faculty, presented "Green Owl and the Corn Maiden" at the Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference in New York City, April 24-26.
2 Jun 2008	Jong Sung Kim co-authors article in Journal of Clinical Oncology Jong Sung Kim, Mathematics and Statistics faculty, co-authored the article "Prediction Model for Estimating the Survival Benefit of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Gallbladder Cancer" published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 26, 2008.
2 Jun 2008	Juliette Stoering, Rowanna Carpenter and Lina Lu present at annual Institutional Research forum Juliette Stoering and Rowanna Carpenter, Office of Institutional Research and Planning, presented "Student Enrollment Pattern Characteristics: Contributors to Community College Student Transfer and Bachelor's Degree Attainment in an Urban Metropolitan Region" at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research held in Seattle, May 25-28. Colleague Lina Lu with Stoering and Carpenter also presented "Evaluation of a Co-Admission Program: Community College Transfer Students' Experiences and Outcomes" at the forum.
2 Jun 2008	Kathi Ketcheson presents at annual Institutional Research forum Kathi Ketcheson, Office of Institutional Research and Planning director, presented "Different Approaches to Charting Transfer Student Pathways to the Baccalaureate: Examples from Two States" at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research held in Seattle, May 25-28.
2 Jun 2008	Mark Kaplan appointed to Department of Veterans Affairs panel Mark Kaplan, Community Health faculty, was appointed to an experts panel that will make recommendations to the Department of Veterans Affairs on ways it can improve its programs in suicide prevention, research, and education.
2 Jun 2008	Micki Caskey edits Middle Level Education Research Annual Micki Caskey, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, edited the book Middle Level Education Research Annual: Middle Grades Teachers and Teacher Education, published by t