Category: Student Life
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Conversing and Collaging with Contemporary Artist Jay Lynn Gomez
In late February, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU (JSMA at PSU) invited nationally recognized, contemporary visual artist Jay Lynn Gomez to campus to facilitate a student art-making workshop and participate in the museum’s first “Art in Conversation” event, featuring PSU students and faculty in conversation with contemporary visual artists.
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Finals Study Tips and Treats
Feeling stressed about finals? The Learning Center can help, and has some great tips to share to prepare you for the end of the term. Plus, you can visit the Learning Center on the second floor of Millar Library for access to tutoring and academic support services that are always free for students. You’ll definitely…
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CRC Spotlight: Pan-African Commons
The Pan-African Commons (PAC) is a community space that reclaims African, Black American, Caribbean, Central/South American and Black identities through programming, resources and identity development.
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Changemaking 101: The Mobilizing Hope Capstone
Portland State is designated as a Changemaker Campus by Ashoka U, a global organization that promotes education to support social innovation and civic engagement. That means that throughout their time at PSU, students encounter opportunities to put their ideas for a better world into action.
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PSU Love Stories
Happy Valentines Day, Vikings! We hope you enjoy these wonderful memories of romances and friendships that had their start or a special connection with PSU. Our heartfelt thanks to all the PSU students, alumni, faculty and staff who shared their stories.
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Scholarships Through PSU
It’s true, college can be expensive. Fortunately, PSU has an extensive database of scholarships called Scholarship Universe, where current and incoming students can apply for millions of dollars of scholarships available each year.
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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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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…