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Visitors to PSU say you don’t notice where the city stops and the campus starts. We like it that way. Our classroom is the community, our research and teaching shape the region, our graduates are its future.

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PSU’s Business Accelerator is helping 22 emerging businesses innovate in industry clusters important to Oregon’s economy CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP

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PSU has a $1.2 billion economic impact on the metro region CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP

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The Park Blocks are a favorite hangout for the campus community VIBRANT CAMPUS Getting out

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Lifting people around the world out of poverty through small business education GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Professor Kristi Yuthas

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U.S. News & World Report ranks PSU seventh among “Up-and-Coming” national universities GLOBAL EXCELLENCE

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PSU received the first national Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration GLOBAL EXCELLENCE

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Since 2003, the student-run Food For Thought Café has served up tasty local organic meals VIBRANT CAMPUS Eating organic

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Initiating students into the unique world of opera through award-winning performances RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Christine Meadows

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U.S. News & World Report ranks PSU’s community-based curriculum among the nation’s best for fostering student success GLOBAL EXCELLENCE

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Helping people with disabilities take charge of their lives and the services that support them ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Professor Laurie Powers

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Over 1,000 businesses and organizations benefit from partnerships with PSU students and faculty ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY

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Helping students transform a campus terrace into a welcoming and educational green space ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Edible Skylines

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Faculty evaluate the Oregon Health Plan lottery to see what role health coverage plays in the lives of low-income adults ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Oregon Health Plan

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Creating an online tool to help adults around the country finish school RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Steve Reder

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PSU’s Business Outreach Program has assisted more than 500 small and emerging businesses in the last 11 years CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP

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Using technology in the battle against Parkinson’s disease RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor James McNames

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The Miller Foundation donated $25 million to advance the University’s leadership in sustainability GLOBAL EXCELLENCE

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Researching bicycling behavior on Portland streets to help cities understand what cyclists need to get from point A to B RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Jennifer Dill

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Mentoring engineering students who built a very thin fan for cooling mobile computers ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Intel

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PSU’s MBA and MSFA programs provide professional consultation to over 50 regional companies each year ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY

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Students tutor children in the classroom to improve youth literacy ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY King Elementary in NE Portland

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Students facilitate workshops that teach basic music skills to children ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Woodmere Elementary School

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More students than ever choose Portland State—enrollment is at a record 28,000 VIBRANT CAMPUS

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Graduate education students contribute over 300,000 community service hours annually to local school districts ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY

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Understanding best practices and policies for teaching middle schoolers RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Micki Caskey

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Teaching managers how to lead a culturally diverse, international workforce GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Professor Berrin Erdogan

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Connecting global leaders to the city’s innovators in sustainability GLOBAL EXCELLENCE PSU First Stop Portland

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Having fun and working out got a whole lot nicer VIBRANT CAMPUS Academic and Student Recreation Center

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Helping local companies help the world CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP PSU Social Innovation Incubator

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Honoring more than 650 women from around the world VIBRANT CAMPUS Portland’s Walk of the Heroines

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Part of an impressive group of writers teaching in the new Master of Fine Arts RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Charles D’Ambrosio

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New Bike Hub offers fully equipped repair space and affordable gear for campus bikers VIBRANT CAMPUS Bicycle fixings

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Sponsoring students as they develop a device to monitor the health of marine habitats ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY The Nature Conservancy

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Funded a turbine prototype built by students that captured power from waves ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Sulzer Pumps USA

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Working with students to develop policy that assures all people access to healthy, affordable food ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Oregon Food Bank

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Nearly 8,000 students, faculty and staff engage in community-university partnerships annually CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP

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Making healthy choices easier in minority communities RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Carlos Crespo

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Sponsoring students as they create a display that makes learning about solar energy fun ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY OMSI

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Working with PGE and leading automakers, PSU researchers are evaluating electric cars from the consumer's point of view GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Toyota and PGE

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Nationally recognized for challenging students to think critically about Native American history and identity RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Cornel Pewewardy

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Shattuck Hall earned LEED Gold for sustainable design, joining five other LEED certified buildings on campus VIBRANT CAMPUS Saving energy

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Already invested $8 million in PSU engineering and now another $3.9 million in mathematics and statistics GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Alumnus Fariborz Maseeh

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Published by retired faculty, the picture book shows what makes Portland State unique VIBRANT CAMPUS The PSU Story

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Students show PSU pride by wearing green on Fridays and creating winning Go Green! videos VIBRANT CAMPUS Go Green!

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Leading a National Academy of Sciences investigation into the impact of genetically engineered crops GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Professor David Ervin

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2009-10 Big Sky Conference regular season champions, NCAA Tournament participants VIBRANT CAMPUS Women’s Golf

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Researchers are studying how solar panels and green roofs can work together to increase energy efficiency GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Solar Research

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Sponsoring architecture students as they build a paper model house for Haiti relief efforts ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Green Innovations Pacific Ltd

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President Wim Wiewel signs a Climate Action Plan that sets PSU on a course to become carbon neutral GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Green campus

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Students from every U.S. state and over 97 different countries study at Portland State VIBRANT CAMPUS Global citizens

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United Indian Students in Higher Education host the annual Salmon Bake on campus VIBRANT CAMPUS Sharing culture

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2009-10 Big Sky Conference Tournament champions, earning their first appearance at the NCAA Tournament VIBRANT CAMPUS Women’s Basketball

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Asked students to gather statistics on downtown Portland trail use along the Willamette River ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Metro Regional Government

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The new College Station Apartments will add housing for more than 900 students VIBRANT CAMPUS Living on campus

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Helping schools make higher education a reality for diverse students RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Michael Smith

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Graduate students in social work counsel teenagers in local high schools to address mental health service needs ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Portland Public Schools

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New transit mall connects staff and students to campus via TriMet bus, streetcar and new Green Line light rail CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP Transportation hub

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Investigating the roles that mentors play in the lives of children RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Tom Keller

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2010 Big Sky Conference Golf Coach of the Year VIBRANT CAMPUS Coach Kathleen Takaishi

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PSU’s Senior Capstone program generates over 230 community-based projects each year ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY

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Over 75 percent of students and staff walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit to campus VIBRANT CAMPUS Earth friendly

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Groundbreaking research finds some smokeless tobaccos are seven times more minty than candy RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor James Pankow

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Food carts along Fourth Avenue feed campus flavorful dishes from Bangkok to Baja VIBRANT CAMPUS Eating out

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Colleges with a Conscience, a Princeton Review book, lists PSU for its excellent service-learning programs GLOBAL EXCELLENCE

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Co-founder of Stroke Camp Northwest, where survivors and caretakers find a therapeutic retreat ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Professor Susan Poulsen

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Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranks PSU’s MBA number 1 in the Northwest and 25thamong “Global Top 100 Schools” GLOBAL EXCELLENCE

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New PSU Green Space serves as a center for student sustainability initiatives VIBRANT CAMPUS Seriously sustainable

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Every Saturday the Park Blocks at PSU bustle with the excitement of the Farmers’ Market VIBRANT CAMPUS Farm fresh

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Student use of cardio equipment in the new Rec Center provides energy for the building VIBRANT CAMPUS Pump power

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Under new head coach Nigel Burton, Viking football plays at Hillsboro Stadium this year VIBRANT CAMPUS Football

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The Outdoor Program inspires all kinds of fun with guided trips and a full variety of rental equipment VIBRANT CAMPUS One with nature

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We are proud of our 121,000 alumni who contribute to causes that matter GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Alumni matter

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Working with students to map tobacco advertising around K-8 schools and change public policy ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Multnomah County Chronic Disease Prevention Program

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Offering students courses in nearly 25 foreign languages—more than any other Oregon university VIBRANT CAMPUS Language proficiency

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2009 Big Sky Conference regular season champions VIBRANT CAMPUS Women’s Volleyball

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MBA students work with Portland businesses to create case studies about successful sustainable business practices ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY Columbia Forest Products

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Testing and improving green roof design to save energy, reduce stormwater and cool our urban environment RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Graig Spolek

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2009 Big Sky Conference regular season champions VIBRANT CAMPUS Women’s Soccer

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Advising Congress on limiting the magnitude of future climate change RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP Professor Loren Lutzenhiser

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Students contributed 1.44 million volunteer hours with community partners in 2009—a service worth $25 million CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP

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Keeping bodies of water around the globe safe from pollution GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Professor Scott Wells

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2010 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Mountain Division Coach of the Year VIBRANT CAMPUS Coach Tobin Echo-Hawk

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Contributing to the world’s knowledge of changing ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Professor Christina Hulbe

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PSU Programming Board hosts a midnight breakfast for students who need a study break before final exams VIBRANT CAMPUS Midnight Breakfast

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2010 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Mountain Division Champions VIBRANT CAMPUS Women’s softball