PSU Magazine Fall 1990

Come back to PSU for Alumni Week! A College Bowl match, lecture by famed author and columnist Richard Reeves, and special seminars and parties for alumni are pl anned for PSU Alumni Week, Oct. 25-28. The PSU Alumni Association is sponsoring the activities around the theme, "Welcome Back... to the Future." Beginning Thursday , Oct. 25, the campu s community and alumni are in vited to a 25-years- later version of the formerl y televised G.E. College Bowl , from 11 :30 a. m. to I p.m. in the Smith Center Ballroom . Alumni team members Marvin Foust (' 70 BS), Moll y Ingram (' 74 BA), Al Kotz (' 65 BA), and Larry Steward (' 63 BS) will compete against a team of current PSU students. That evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Ball – room, author/columnist Richard Reeves will talk on "The World in the '90s. " Reeves, a syndicated columnist carried in 160 newspapers here and abroad, is the author of seven books including the bestselling "American Journey: Travelling with Tocquev ille in Search of Democracy in America." As a global political and economic journali st, Reeves can talk realisticall y about our nation's future, the choices we must make and how education will play a key role. On Friday , Oct. 26, many PSU school s and departments will host gatherings for their alumni (see the schedule on the foll owing page). And on Saturday, Oct. 27, in Smith Memori al Center, the alumni association has schedul ed a career pl anning seminar for alumni from 9 to 11 a. m. , an introductory meeting for those interested in being PSU Alumni Advocates from 9:30 to 11 :30 a.m., and a reunion luncheon at noon for the Class of '56, Portland State 's first degree graduating class. Saturday evening at 7 p.m., the Viking Football team takes on Eastern Washington at Civic Stadium, and a pre-game party for all alumni is pl anned from 5 to 7 p.m . at the neighboring Multnomah Athl etic Club, 1849 S.W. Salmon. Call 725-4000 for party reservations and football ticket information . PSU 24 Author Richard Reeves will discuss "The World in the '90s" on Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Smith Center. PSU Alumni Week comes to a close Sunday, Oct. 28, with the Inauguration of PSU President Judith Ramaley at 2 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 111 9 S.W. Park . Call 725-49 10 for reservations. Jory Abrams (' 79 BS) is chairperson for the Alumni Association's Alumni Week committee and John Eccles ('69 BS) is publicity chair. During the weekday events, alumni are encouraged to ride Tri-Met buses in Fairless Square to campus. Free evening and weekend parking is available in any of the PSU parking structu res. For information on any of the Alumni Week events, please contact the PSU Alumni Office, 725-4948. Planning a career move? The IDAK Career Match Program, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room 298 Smith Memorial Center, is designed to evaluate aptitudes and match career options with over 60,000 poss ible career choices. This introductory session is free to all alumni and will be fo llowed by a series of three evening seminars: • November I, 7 to 9 p.m., hear a description of the career dec ision-making process, including how to assess your aptitudes, establish a realistic goal, and develop a job search. After the fi rst seminar, you can complete your Career Match exercises at home for later computer process ing. This seminar is free. At thi s time, if you wish to purchase the career match program from IDAK, the spec ial alumni program discount is $74.95. • November 8, 7 to 9 p.m., return your Career Match exercise and gather further insight into evaluating your interests, values and natural aptitudes. $5 charge. • November 15 , 7 to 9 p.m., attend an in-depth evaluation of the Career Match print-out, including assessment of your talents, I 0 best career matches, and directions for findin g employers who fit your career matches. $5 charge. Introducing Alumni Advocates Portl and State Uni versity alumni and fri ends interested in helping to shape the future of the university are in vited to an introductory meeting of the Alumni Advocates on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9:30 to 11 :30 a. m. in Smith Memori al Center. Alumni Advocates, begun last winter by the Alumni Board of Directors, is chaired by Peter Grundfossen (' 58 BS, '66 MST) and has 75 members. Pres ident Judith Ramaley will talk to the advocates about PSU's mission, goals and priorities. According to Grundfossen, the introductory sess ion will be a good way for interested alumni to catch up on what is going on at their changing uni versity. "This meeting will be informational," he says. " It 's designed to give potential advocates some good information about Portland State, its present situation, and what they can do to influence its future." All interested alumni , not just current Alumni Advocates, are invited to attend the meeting. For additional in formation, call 725-4948.