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 Employer Profile: Portland State University
The mission of Portland State University is to enhance the intellectual, social, cultural and economic qualities of urban life by providing access throughout the life span to a quality liberal education for undergraduates and an appropriate array of professional and graduate programs especially relevant to metropolitan areas.
PSU is committed to providing access and opportunity to learners from regional, national, and international communities in their pursuit of lifelong learning and diverse educational goals.
PSU values its identity as an engaged university that promotes a reciprocal relationship between the community and the university in which knowledge serves the city and the city contributes to knowledge in the university.
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 Portland State University Academics, History, Financial Aid, Alumni, Campus, Students, Faculty, Address, Tuition, and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Portland State University defines its mission as “to enhance the intellectual, social, cultural and economic qualities of urban life by providing access throughout the life span to quality Liberal Education for undergraduates and an appropriate array of professional and graduate programs especially relevant to metropolitan areas.”
Portland State encourages all students, regardless of major or previous academic performance, to complete and submit a FAFSA to be considered for financial aid.
Portland is the heart of America’s northwest region, and it is surrounded by some of the nation’s most beautiful rivers, lakes, forests, and skies.
portland.stateuniversity.com   (923 words)

  
 Portland State University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Portland State University, Oregon’s only urban university, is the largest and most diverse in the state system.
Portland State also is among the nation’s best colleges in five categories that lead to student success, according to U.S. News & World Report in its “America’s Best Colleges 2005” edition.
Portland State University's online Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice provides the launching pad for those with any associate's degree or 90 quarter credit (60 semester credit) hours of transferable college work to rise through the ranks, taking your career wherever you want it to go.
www.classesusa.com /featuredschools/portlandstate/form.cfm   (210 words)

  
 Software Association of Oregon - Nanotechnology at Portland State University
Hammerstrom joined Portland State University, where he is a professor in the ECE department and associate dean for research in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science.
PSU is currently doing nanotechnology research in the areas of semiconductors, memory, magnetic storage and bio-sensors.
Much of the research at PSU is focused on the development of nanofabrication techniques for the property-controlled growth of nanotubes and nanowires, and the investigation of carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires as building blocks for nanoelectronic devices and as the new generation of electron field emitters.
www.sao.org /Resource_Center/newsletter_articles/200606/200606_linda_barney_psu.php   (954 words)

  
 Portland State University | International Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability International Education ...
Portland State University (PSU), a nationally acclaimed leader in higher education, announces its plan to offer full-time students and working adults online instruction, workshops and certificate programs.
PSU has provided rigorous environmental education for thirty years, and has added innovative education in sustainability over the past decade as businesses, governments and other organizations pursue sustainable development.
The university partners will be selected to facilitate the delivery of high quality educational programs in their locales.
www.iess.pdx.edu   (217 words)

  
 Center for Lakes and Reservoirs - Portland State University, Oregon, USA
The Center for Lakes and Reservoirs (CLR) at Portland State University (PSU) was established by the Oregon State legislature to address lake management and invasive aquatic species issues in Oregon.
The CLR is in the Environmental Sciences and Resources Department at PSU, which has a major focus on watershed and aquatic ecosystem management.
The CLR is responsible for implementing the Plan in cooperation with state agencies with management responsibilities (Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State Marine Board).
www.clr.pdx.edu   (508 words)

  
 Portland State University
Portland State University is seeking an energetic professional for the position of Archives Consultant.
An overall view of the current state of PSU’s archives, assessing collections in the university archives and archival collections in PSU academic units and departments.
The state retention schedule may be used as a basis, but this new document shall be specifically for archival material.
www.lib.washington.edu /nwa/Consultant--PortlandStateUniversity_000_000_000_000_000_000.htm   (534 words)

  
 The Portland Alliance, PSU student senate endorses Coke-Odwalla boycott
The resolution was presented by the PSU Progressive Student Union on behalf of SINTRAINAL, Colombia’s food and beverage workers union, representing Coke workers at 10 plants.
On July 1 PSU evicted and removed the campus Taco Bell outlet from the school cafeteria in support of the now successfully-completed Taco Bell Boycott (also organized at PSU by the Progressive Student Union).
The activist student coalition at Portland State is also planning to ask the Portland Public School District, which has an exclusive contract with Coke, to cancel its contract for the upcoming school year in support of the boycott.
www.theportlandalliance.org /2005/aug/psuboycott.htm   (362 words)

  
 Portland State University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portland State University (or PSU) is an urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon.
Portland State University is served on Fifth and Sixth Avenues by TriMet bus lines, by the Portland Streetcar at three stops throughout campus, and by Oregon Health and Science University and Portland Community College Shuttles on SW Harrison Street at SW Broadway.
In 2006, PSU was declared to be the nation's first Salmon Safe University by the nonprofit organization Salmon Safe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portland_State_University   (1561 words)

  
 Portland State Career Center | PSU Career Center
PSU Career Center staff members assist Portland State University (PSU) students and alumni with career development and job search needs.
The PSU Career Center is located in 402 University Services Building, 617 SW Montgomery, Portland, Oregon.
Students who have been formally admitted to Portland State University and are currently registered for classes are eligible for Career Center services.
www.career.pdx.edu   (315 words)

  
 PSU Cycling | Eat, Drink, Ride, Sleep, Repeat.
Portland State University Cycling Club is committed to developing and promoting cycling at all levels of participation and competition.
As a club, we strive to introduce the cycling lifestyle to students that are looking for an enjoyable, healthy, and lifelong recreational activity.
The PSU Cycling Club is committed to the promoting of cycling at all levels of participation and competition.
cycling.groups.pdx.edu   (229 words)

  
 PSU - School of Business Administration
Students studying for a business degree at Portland State are considered pre-business students until they are formally admitted to the School of Business, generally at the end of sophomore or beginning of junior years.
PSU holds orientation sessions for entering transfer students throughout the summer.
The Transfer Evaluation is a document prepared by Portland State and sent directly to the student that reflects how coursework taken at other schools has been accepted by Portland State.
www.sba.pdx.edu /programs/undergraduate/transfer/transfer.html   (681 words)

  
 Portland State University MBA Admission: Vault Student Surveys
Portland State is developing their leadership and soft skills aspect of the program.
PSU has focused on leadership and soft skills - and it's not just lip service.
Portland is home to the largest business community in the state of Oregon,and PSU has an excellent reputation in the community and the PNW region.
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 PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
The University, which is part of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, is located in downtown Portland and enrolls 15,000 students in a number of comprehensive programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels.
The university is composed of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the seven professional Schools of Engineering and Applied Science, Business Administration, Education, Fine and Performing Arts, Health and Physical Education, Urban and Public Affairs, and the Graduate School of Social Work; the Division of Continuing Education; and the Library.
Portland State's location in a major international port, its international curriculum and study centers, and its overseas programs and long-standing ties with 20 foreign universities will have an immense influence on the Pacific Northwest in the competitive years ahead.
www.ce.pdx.edu /~scott/grad/Phd.htm   (2291 words)

  
 Portland State University brings essence of Saudi Arabia to Portland area | Friends of Saudi Arabia (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Portland State University's (PSU) Middle East Studies Center, along with a pro-educational non-profit organization called Friends of Saudi Arabia (FSA) announced plans today to host a five-day cultural and educational event at various venues throughout the Portland metro area November 13 - 17.
Portland State University's commitment to students studying abroad from Saudi Arabia goes back many years.
The university has a strong commitment to Saudi students and their unique culture.
www.ameinfo.com.cob-web.org:8888 /101116.html   (598 words)

  
 Portland State University News
PORTLAND -- Four Big Sky Conference teams, including Portland State, have been chosen to participate in the ESPN BracketBusters men's basketball series in February.
College athletics: PSU scholar athletes honored Joey King and Stephanie Lavigne of Portland State were among the Big Sky Conference's 2006 scholar athlete award winners.
Portland State struggled from the field in a 94-77 loss to Northern Arizona in the final regular season game for both teams in what amounted to a preview for the conference tournament.
www.topix.net /ncaa/portland   (658 words)

  
 Portland State Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies & Planning | Letter from the Director   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Portland State Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies & Planning
We envision ourselves as part of a global effort to better understand urban places and the state of urbanity, and to prepare planners, researchers, activists, and citizens to be fully engaged in understanding, making, and remaking urban places in sustainable, socially just, politically responsible, and rewarding ways.
The Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University is the nation's oldest continuously operating instructional program in urban studies.
www.upa.pdx.edu /USP   (499 words)

  
 Portland State University
Portland State University is an urban campus located in downtown Portland, Oregon.
With an enrollment of over 20,000 students, it is the biggest university in Oregon.
Portland is the center of a thriving concentration of high-tech industry (the "Silicon Forest"), which offers our students many opportunities for internships.
www.mentornet.net /Partners/Campuses/CampusInfo.aspx?CampusCode=PSUXX   (107 words)

  
 Portland State University, All Criminal Justice Schools
As part of the Oregon University System, Portland State University’s vision is to enhance recognition of the value of higher education.
Portland State University’s online Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice provides the launching pad for those with an associate’s degree or 90 quarter credit (60 semester credit) hours of transferable college work to rise through the ranks, taking your career wherever you want it to go.
And reflecting the philosophy of the university, you will have ample opportunity to apply your new skills and knowledge in your community.
www.allcriminaljusticeschools.com /schools/ID1670   (496 words)

  
 Official Home Page of the University of Portland Pilots - PortlandPilots.com
The University of Portland volleyball team (8-15, 1-9 WCC) faces arguably its most difficult road trip of the season, travelling to play defending West Coast Conference champions No. 22 Santa Clara (18-6, 7-4) on Thursday and No. 18 San Diego (20-5, 10-1), the current top team in the WCC, on Saturday.
Portland goalkeeper Luis Robles was named the West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned his third consecutive All-WCC First Team award, the league announced on Wednesday.
Eight University of Portland women’s soccer players earned All-West Coast Conference honors highlighted by Michelle Enyeart claiming WCC Freshman of the Year honors, the league announced on Wednesday.
www.portlandpilots.com   (418 words)

  
 News Search: portland state university   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Charles Colgan, a former state economist and a professor at the University of Southern Maine, said the wording in Question One confused people.
Portland finished with the worst record in the league.
Throughout the entire state, a warm and dry growing season with little precipitation and no disease pressure resulted in a harvest that wine grape growers and winemakers throughout Oregon say is a rare...
www.topix.net /search?q=portland+state+university&n=search&start=21   (742 words)

  
 The Women's Resource Center at Portland State University Homepage
The Women's Resource Center seeks to empower women and to encourage their active and equal participation in all levels of the university community and the larger society.
The WRC began as the Women’s Liberation Movement student group circa 1970 and later was known as the Women’s Union.
The assault on the North Lounge is designed to inform PSU students about the current nationwide movement which seeks to establish full equality for the weaker sex.
www.wrc.pdx.edu   (571 words)

  
 About the Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The School was established at Portland State University in 1961 by a resolution of the Oregon Legislature.
The Child Welfare Partnership, established in 1994, which brings together Portland State University and the Oregon State Office for Services to Children and Families for a research and training partnership to improve the delivery of child welfare services to children and families in Oregon.
Consistent with the goals of Portland State University and the Oregon State System of Higher Education, the three major functions of the School are teaching, research, and community service.
www.ssw.pdx.edu /pgAboutGSSW.shtml   (450 words)

  
 GoViks.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Portland State junior Jake Schneider won the 184-pound title at the Mike Clock Open Sunday.
Portland State will host a wrestling camp for wrestlers in grades 5-12, every Thursday evening from Oct. 5-26.
Portland State Director of Athletics Teri Mariani has announced the hiring of Mike Haluska as the new head coach of the Viking wrestling program...
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 Portland State University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Political Science Division of the Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University, invites applications for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level beginning in September 2006.
Candidates should have a primary research and teaching interest in comparative politics, and be able to teach comparative political theory at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Portland State University is an AA/EO institution and, in keeping with the President’s diversity initiative, welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity.
www.isanet.org /jobs/pdx2.html   (246 words)

  
 Portland State Sustainability | Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
We are dedicated to ensuring that sustainable practices are fundamental considerations in all University processes and endeavors, and invite you to join us in our efforts.
Achieving a recycling rate of 75%, for example, would be more sustainable than a 50% recycling rate, and yet we would still work towards 100%, even while recognizing that we might never achieve that lofty goal.
By conceptualizing sustainability as a continuum rather than an endpoint, we as a University are better positioned to identify our successes while simultaneously focusing on future goals.
www.sustain.pdx.edu.cob-web.org:8888   (345 words)

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