Category: Portland

  • Who helped Portland build an inclusive climate investment plan? Hint: PSU is involved

    Who helped Portland build an inclusive climate investment plan? Hint: PSU is involved

    Portland is about to benefit from $750 million in funding focused on climate action and environmental justice, and the plan guiding the city’s investment was developed with insight from Portland State faculty and students. The Portland City Council unanimously approved the Portland Clean Energy Fund’s Climate Investment Plan on Sept. 27. Associate Professor of Urban…

  • 6 PSU Outdoor Study Spots: Ranked

    6 PSU Outdoor Study Spots: Ranked

    When the sun is shining, it can be hard to study indoors. Here are six places, ranked, to study when you want some fresh air. #6 The Collaborative Life Science Building (CLSB) has a 3rd floor rooftop where you can enjoy the view of the Willamette. There are also some benches by the Max stop.…

  • Getting to Campus: Transportation To and From PSU

    Getting to Campus: Transportation To and From PSU

    It’s a common question we get: how do you get to campus? The answer varies depending on who you ask, and options vary. Some folks take the bus or light rail, some bike or walk, and some drive or carpool. No matter your situation, you’ll be able to find a method that fits your schedule…

  • Ship Talk Episode 4: Transportation

    Ship Talk Episode 4: Transportation

    Episode 4 of Ship Talk, the Portland State University Admissions Podcast, is out today! Stacey and Kanani talk to Emily Sofich, Marketing & Transportation Options Coordinator, about the many transportation options for students at PSU. From discounted Max tickets, to affordable biking resources, to a wide range of resident and commuter parking permits, there’s something…

  • Summer of Art: Galleries to Get Your Art Fix This Summer

    Summer of Art: Galleries to Get Your Art Fix This Summer

    As the year winds down, we students begin to plan to do all sorts of fun things on our summer break. Or heck, some of us might be starting now! Regardless, it’s always helpful to gather some good ideas of how you should spend your newfound freetime. Some of you may head home during break,…

  • Your Life as a Portland State Student

    Your Life as a Portland State Student

    What’s it like to be a student at PSU? Here are answers to some of our most common questions: HOW MANY MAJORS ARE THERE? HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MAJORS AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS?  So many. We have 88 undergraduate majors and a total of 173 undergraduate majors, minors, certificates and concentrations. From accounting…

  • Faculty Feature: Laila Seewang & Todd Ferry—The School of Architecture

    Faculty Feature: Laila Seewang & Todd Ferry—The School of Architecture

    When is a table not just a table? When it is built by hand? Crafted using wood milled from a tree that was hand-selected for harvest, dragged to a solar-powered mill and kiln, processed and retained in the community? When it is designed with extraordinary intention, bringing together students, faculty, and community members around a…

  • PSU violin professor Tomás Cotik performs at Portland Winter Light Festival: video and Q and A

    PSU violin professor Tomás Cotik performs at Portland Winter Light Festival: video and Q and A

    This year’s Portland Winter Light Festival features two performances by Tomás Cotik, assistant professor of violin at Portland State: a video projection of Ombra Musicia II (“musician’s shadow”) at PSU’s Urban Plaza on Feb. 3-4 and a performance of his Trio for Violin, Light and Shadow at the Lincoln Recital Hall on Feb. 11. Portland…

  • Student research: Better design for the neurodiverse

    Student research: Better design for the neurodiverse

    PSU architecture students worked with Portland-based Relay Resources to study ways to improve design for neurodiverse individuals.