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FAFSA Myths Busted
The 2024-25 FAFSA is available now! The simplified form is your chance to receive many types of financial aid. We sometimes find that students don’t fill out the FAFSA because they think they’re not eligible, won’t get any financial aid, that it’s too complicated, or that it only impacts federal aid. We’ve busted these myths…
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Shop Alumni-Owned Businesses with the PSU Holiday Gift Guide
As you work through your shopping list this holiday season you can support local small businesses and find unique items with the PSU Alumni Holiday Gift Guide. The fourth-annual gift guide features items and services offered by Portland State University alumni. Many businesses are offering limited-time promotions for PSU alumni, staff and students, and community…
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Get to know PSU by meeting with a Student Ambassador
The best way to find out about the student experience at a university? Go directly to the source! Portland State University Student Ambassadors (known campus wide as STAMBs) are available most weekdays for 1:1 virtual chats with prospective students or any other individuals who want to learn more about Portland’s unique urban university. A variety…
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Taking care of business: how PSU alum Trang Tran launched her career
Trang Tran went from a foster care home in Vietnam to graduating summa cum laude from Portland State. In this Q&A, Tran shares how she put what she learned at PSU to use in launching her business career.
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What’s a microcredential? PSU pilots first microcredential for students in leadership
Proving skills to potential employers can be a challenge for recent graduates, but a new program could make it a little easier for students at Portland State. PSU has launched its first microcredential in Reflective Leadership Practice, available to students participating in the Leadership Fellows program through Student Activities and Leadership Programs (SALP). What is…
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Best Resources for First-Gen Success
Hello reader! Are you a First-Gen college student? More than 50% of first-year students this year at PSU are! Last week was First-Gen week at Portland State. It’s a dedicated week of events and activities targeted toward first-gen students — but all are welcome! A quick primer on why celebrating and supporting first-gen students is…
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Portland State Showcase coming November 16
Join us on Thursday, November 16, from 7-8 pm for a special broadcast program sharing stories from Portland State. During the second annual televised PSU Showcase, you’ll meet students, alumni and professors who are making our city a better place. See how incredibly important Portland State is to our city and region through a surprising…
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President Cudd joins the PSU Football team, goes viral
Dr. Ann Cudd joined Portland State as its 11th president in school history in August. Now, she’s gone viral as PSU’s newest football star. In a video that has more than 8.6 million views across all media platforms as of October 26, President Cudd joined the Portland State football team for a workout and even…
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Five pieces of advice for first-year students
Welcome my fellow classmates! I hope you’re excited for a fun, fall term. You may be feeling nervous, or full of excitement, or maybe both! Starting college is such a shift as a first-year student: the class sizes are larger, expectations are higher and campus expands further than your high school grounds ever did. Well…
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