PSU Magazine Fall 1988

ner for the Portland Bureau of Planning, and graduate students Tom Bizeau , Jim Crawford, Barton Delacy, Yousef Massou– difar, Tom McConnell, Foziah Rahman, Ezzatollah Rassoli and Barbara Sochacka. Most of these students already work in the community in planning or a related field . OHSU and its neighbors are now re– viewing the study, which was conducted last winter. Major recommendations in the plan include building off-campus parking structures and connecting them to campus via a shuttle service; changing zone restrictions to allow high-density apartment living; creating housing suit– able for faculty and students within walk– ing distance; and setting limits for cam– pus expansion with lower height standards in order to maintain a view corridor. The plan also considers recreation needs, asking for better trail signs and new children's parks, and also gives sug– gestions for improving neighborhood and university relations with meetings, news– letters and an information center. According to Harrison, "the realism of the recommendations vary." There are parts of the plan he would like to see im– plemented right away and others that may only stimulate discussion. Gordon Ranta, OHSU's director of fa– cilities planning and advisor for the PSU study, agrees. When he met with the Homestead Association, they found the study a "good communications tool ." "There are some great ideas in there," says Ranta , "and we will use it as we work together." Degrees added PSU has received State Board of Higher Education approval for three new degree programs and been allowed to drop one undergraduate program. Beginning this fall, Portland State will offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ap– plied Linguistics and create a Department of Applied Linguistics within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A Master of Arts degree in Foreign Literature and Language will also begin immediately, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Social Work and Social Research will begin in Fall 1990. Elimination of the Bachelor of Arts/Science degrees in Social Work is ef– fective immediately. The degree in Applied Linguistics and creation of the new academic department will prepare students to teach in language education programs or related areas. Graduates may continue their studies toward an advanced degree, and the pro– gram will provide more sophisticated training to help non-native speakers of English obtain a higher level of proficien– cy in the language. The Master of Arts in Foreign Literature and Language is designed part– ly to answer the projected need for language teachers at the college and com– munity college levels and to provide graduates who are highly proficient in languages for careers in international business, government agencies, journalism and other fields. The degree program also has been set up to admit students interested in languages which are normally "under– represented" at the masters level (Russian and Japanese) . Initiation of the Ph .D. in Social Work and Social Research, along with elimina– tion of the existing bachelor degrees is necessitated by the complexity of prob– lems facing social work graduates. There is a need for programs which train people for leadership and research positions and , at the same time, the MSW has become the entry level degree for the profession . The University has not accepted any undergraduate students in Social Work for the past three years because undergraduate preparation in a solid liberal arts degree is preferred for admis– sion to the Graduate School. PSU's is the only Graduate School of Social Work in the state. A green oasis is provided by PSU's new mini park on the north side of the School of Education and School of Business Administration, between Broadway and S.W Sixth Avenue. PSU 3