Category: Proud Viks
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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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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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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…
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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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Alumni share notes of encouragement for new students
Navigating campus for the first time can be a lot! Thankfully there are tens of thousands of PSU graduates (now alumni) who have been in your shoes and have some wisdom to share. “Pursuing higher education can be intimidating, it will be hard, but all the difficulty will be worth it in the long run.…