College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Black Studies/Mentoring Class

REAP Inc., a community, nonprofit organization dedicated to serving at-risk youth and underprivileged communities, partnered with Portland State University Black Studies Department to develop a Black Studies/Mentoring class for the African American students at Grant High School. The course offered black studies curriculum, a black professional lecture series, mentoring, study tables, leadership development activities, individual success planning, and peer mentoring.

Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge: Bird Fest

PSU anthropology faculty and graduate students give lectures and walking tours of archaeological sites during the annual Bird Fest celebration at the wildlife refuge.

Arlington Club History

The Ooligan Press is collaborating with the Arlington club members to design, edit, and publish a book about the history of the 140-year-old Portland organization.

Red Cross Archive Project

Students and faculty inventoried, processed, and developed an on-line search tool and public history installation based on the Red Cross, Oregon Trail Chapter's in-house archives.

LIDAR Pilot Study Interactive Map

Using high resolution elevation data obtained via airborne laser instrumentation to map geohazards.

Economic Impact

$20,934,973

Portland State students, faculty & staff contribute almost $21 million a year to our community through their work in classes, research & service.

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