PSU Magazine Fall 1994

Michael Flower and William Becker were among 250 National Science Foundation grant recipients recently recognized for their innovations in cience education reform. The faculty members are co-directors of a Science in the Liberal Arts Curriculum project which offers non-traditional science courses for students who choose not to major in the sciences. The project is funded by a $181,000 NSF grant. Ann Fulton '76, a history instructor, is helping write a historic survey of Timberline Lodge for the Forest Service with help from the National Park Service. The $175,000 project includes photographs and a detailed study of the 1936 lodge. Candice Goucher, black studie faculty, has been appointed guest cura– tor of the reinstallation of the Gebauer Collection of Cameroon Art at the Portland Art Museum. The project received a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Bryan Johanson '75, music faculty, had the CD "The Secret Guitar" released this year on Gagliano Records. All compositions on the recording are by Johanson, and it includes performances by faculty members Hamilton Cheifetz, Carol Sindel!, Yoshi Nakao, Tom Svoboda and Joel Bluestone. Ansel Johnson, professor of geology, received the George and Virginia Hoffmann Award for Faculty Excel– lence thi spring. The colleague– nominated award was given to Johnson for application of his training to real-world problems of environmental geology in the Pacific Northwest. Shu-Guang Li, civil engineering facu lty, is teaming up with Metro to study the future impact of contami– nants flowing underground from the St. Johns Landfill in north Portland. Li received an $83,459 contract from Metro to develop a three-dimensional computer model that determines the status of contamination in the area. Harold Linstone, professor emeritus of systems science, has co-authored a new book, The Challenge of the 21st Century: AProud Supporter of PSU's Business Program In keeping with our philosophy of community involvement, we are pleased to provide continuing financial support to PSU and its School of Business Administration. • Commercial Litigation • Estate Planning and Probate • Alternative Dispute Resolution • Employee Benefits and Pensions • Banking and Finance • Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights • Corporate and Taxation • Planned Giving • Real Estate and Construction • Employment Law SUSSMAN SHANK WAPNICK CAPLAN & STILES ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1000 SW Broadway • Suite 1400 • Portland, OR 97205 • (503) 227-1111 4 PSU Magazine Managing Technology and Ourselves in a Shrinking World. The book, published this year by State Univer ity of New York Press, opens with an examination of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and how this disaster foreshadow the problem of managing hazardous technology on a global scale. Rosalind Wang, Library faculty, ha had her second children' book published by Beyond Word Publishing Company in Hillsboro. The Magical Starfruit Tree is a Chinese folktale. Her first book, The Fourth Question, was published by Holliday House. PSU hits the airwaves Hard work and perseverance have paid off. Project KPSU, the new campus radio station, will begin broadcasting Oct. 1 on KBPS 1450 AM. From 5 p.m. to midnight, seven days a week, students will deliver news, talk, and music programming targeted toward the 1 cal college and high school audience. KPSU's live broadcast will reach all of Portland and Vancouver, with over one million potential listeners. The project was begun two years ago by students and has now received administration approval, a $42,000 budget from tudent incidental fees and a contract with Portland Public Schools' KBPS 1450 AM for 49 hours of air-time each week. Broadcast of KPSU is taking place in 18 Smith Memorial Center, where students came across a crate of old tapes made by students in 1969 for release on KGW. KPSU plans on airing ome of the e pieces-so stay tuned Clas of 1969. A song a day keeps the... Camaraderie, a creative outlet, and promoting a positive attitude have all been attributed to the noon-time PSU Community Chorus by its members. Downtown alumni are invited to join the fun Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Campus Ministry Building, 633 SW Montgomery. Membership is $45 a term. For more information call Nancy Goldman '76 at 725-4027.