A virtual Meet & Greet for Black students and faculty was held on Sept. 28 as a part of Portland State’s “Viking Days,” a series of events meant to welcome…
Fall classes at PSU will be mostly remote
Portland State President Stephen Percy announced in a letter to the PSU community on July 30 the university is planning for a mostly remote fall term. “I have heard…
PSU community remembers Jason Washington
Jason Washington was shot and killed by two Portland State police officers on the university’s campus on June 29, 2018. Last Monday, on the two-year anniversary of his death, hundreds…
Open Letter from the CLAS Chairs to President Percy
8 June 2020 On May 30, 2020, Lisa Weasel, Professor & Chair of the Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, wrote a letter to you as an individual, that…
The graduation must go on
After a term full of uncertainty—what will, for many students, be their last—Portland State will officially hold an in person commencement ceremony. At least, as soon as they can. …
Stephen Percy will become PSU’s 10th president
Watching the special Board of Trustees meeting on May 27 over a computer screen, watching grainy video and professionals forget to unmute themselves, it was one of plenty things at…
The team behind PSU’s pandemic response
Portland State’s Incident Management Team (IMT) is a cross-functional group, understanding and responding to emergency events affecting the campus community; it has been critical in determining PSU’s response to COVID-19….
ASPSU weighs in on tuition hike, Percy and Board of Trustees
“I got more from watching a garden YouTube video than this whole term at PSU,” said Kyle Leslie-Christy, president of the Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU). “I don’t…
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences continues scholarly community through virtual conversations
@ This Moment—a weekly webinar series—brings subject matter experts to faculty, staff and students via Zoom to discuss questions on various topics relating to COVID-19. The free six-part series…
“Temporary workforce reductions”
“I was expecting the layoffs, and suspected I might be on the list because I am a part-time employee,” said Sheri Pitcher, an accountant for Student Activities and Leadership Programs…
4.9% increase to tuition ‘likely’
Portland State Interim President Stephen Percy will bring a new budget plan to the Board of Trustees meeting in June 2020 that will likely include a 4.9% tuition increase for…