PSU Magazine Spring 1988

From the classroom to job placement PSU's new councils provide a commi T hanks to 330 supportive individuals in the community, PSU is achieving new excellence. This last year each school, depart– ment and program on campus formed an advisory council of community leaders interested in guiding and sup– porting its programs. President Sicuro set this assembling of councils as a priority when he came on campus in September 1986. There are now 35 in place. "The councils will keep Portland State responsive to the needs of the region and help represent the Univer– sity in the community," says Sicuro. Council members are contributing ideas from many different segments of the community. Archaeologists, engi– neers, financial planners, social workers and high school teachers are present on the councils promoting positive relations with the business, governmental and educational communities. The tasks each council tackles are varied but can include: establishing goals and priorities responsive to the needs of the community; developing activities for financial support; seeking support from various constituencies of the school; giving advice on possible research opportunities; assisting with the placement of graduates; and some councils help recruit faculty and administrators for the department. "President Sicuro's directive that we establish an Advisory Council was right on the mark," says Roger Jen– nings, chairman of the Psychology Department. "I have found ours to be extremely helpful and excited about the opportunity to work with us." Jen– nings' council has been particularly successful in finding placements in the community for psychology undergrad– uate and graduate students. In other instances, the Advisory Council for the History department brought impressive historical pro– gramming to the community. Members of the International Trade Institute Advisory Council have lectured at seminars, contributed newsletter arti– cles, and revised the institute's mission statement. And a major library auto– mation project is next on the agenda for the Library Council. PSU's Advisory Councils are contri– buting energy and time to the Univer– sity. "The work our councils have already done is exemplary," says Sicuro, "and we look forward to a long and mutually supportive relationship." The University wishes to recognize and thank the following 330 individu– als serving on PSU Advisory Councils. Portland State University A College of Liberal Arts and Sciences This council is composed of the following 21 departmental advisory council chairpersons. Department ofAnthropology Yvonne Hajda, Consulting Anthropologist Patty L. Martinez, Student Mary Ricks, Director, PSU Institutional Research Christine Rossi, Assistant Manager, Fabricland Mark Shortridge, Contract Archaeologist Daniel D. Sullivan (Chairman), Senior Power Statistics Analyst, Pacific Power and Light Company Wayne Suttles, Professor Emeritus Allison Topik PSU MAGAZINE PAGE 16 Marc Feldesman (ex-officio), Chairman, Department of Anthropology Department of Biology Lolita Carter, Environmental Scientist, Portland General Electric Ralph Macy, Professor Emeritus Peter Paquet (Chairman), Fisheries Management Program & Planning, N\V Powe r Planning Council Andrew ~chaedel, Head of Biology Program Laboratory, DEQ and Applied Research Michael Skeels, Director, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory Richard R. Petersen (ex-officio), Chairman, Department of Biology