PSU Magazine Spring 1990

Training planners for the elderly Making housing, transportation , and even city streets accessible to the e lderly is the goal of new training materials offered by the In stitute on Aging at PSU. "Livable Environments for Older People" includes training material s fo r the profes– siona l urban and rural planner. The curric ulum was shaped by planners themselves through surveys and adv isory boards. Materials range from basic facts on the aging process to zoning options fo r special ized housing. The project was conducted by PSU professors Deborah Howe and Nancy Chapman under a federa l Administration on Aging grant . The training program recentl y received a Special Achievement in Planning Award for 1990 from the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association. City planners throughout the state are already using the material s. One small community has begun work on installing benches and curb cuts , and making its transportation system more accommodating to older persons . A housing advocate used the infomiation in making a housing rehabilitation project more access ible to older peopl e . For more information , including costs of the materials , contact the Institute on Aging , Portland State University, P.O . Box 75 1, Portland , OR 97207, (503) 725-3952. Taking business to Poland Earl Molander, chair of the Management Department in PSU 's School of Business Administration , and three Portland educators and business executives were in Poland recently to establi sh an academic and business exchange. Accompanying Molander were John Otis , director of Portland Community College's Small Business International Trade Program ; Michael Sisav ic, president of Florian Group Management Consultants; and Chris Gniewosz , president of Chrisco Trading. The exchange program, known as "The Polish-American Partnership for Enterprise Development ," is directed by the Soviet and East European Business Administration Center at PSU (chaired by Molander) and the National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators. "Our purpose is to develop a system to train and educate Polish business managers in the methods and culture of a market economy," Molander explained. "Later. we hope to extend thi s program to all other Eastern European countries." Faculty and business trainers wi ll make ten more visits to Poland thi s year to give two-week intensive training programs to Polish institutions and business organiza– tions. Classes at the beach Each summer, Portland State University helps turn Cannon Beach into a temporary artists' co lony. The Haystack Program, now in its 22nd year, offers a diversity of courses taught in small group settings by a11ists and instructors from the Pacific Northwest as well as experts from around the globe . The program features wri ting, music, and art classes along with this year's new addition of courses in the soc ial sciences. Most classes meet for six hours daily, immersing students in the subject with special optional evening events. On Friday evenings class participants present the week's accomplishments with readings , lectures, art exhibits and concerts. A few weekend workshops are also scheduled. Courses are avai lable for credit, non-credit and graduate options for qualified students. A supervised chi ldren's room provides directed activities for ages 3- 12 and is avai lab le at a weekly rate. Brochures on the Haystack Program are available from the PSU Summer Session Office, P.O. Box 75 1, Portland , OR 97207, or call (503) 725-408 1. DON'T HANG UP If you live in the Pon/and metropolitan area, Portland Stare honors student Leo Macleod and developmenr officer Irene Lundquist mav be calling you. During the 1990 phonathon. student callers are asking former donors,friends and alumni ofPortland State for conrributions for the PSU Annual Fund. Gifts help pay for scholarships, special programs, faculty enrichment and the honors program. Anyone wishing to make a personal pledge may call the PSU Office ofDevelopment at 725-4478. Salem Center opened The Uni vers ity opened a new PSU Salem Center this winter at 250 Liberty Street. Operated by the Division of Cont inuing Education and Summer Session , the Center offers continuing education and profess ional development opportunities in cooperation with other institutions of higher education. The PSU Salem Center presented courses thi s winter in Educational Administration and Personnel Management, along with an assortment of seminars. Beyond on-site courses , the Center also wiJJ serve as a resource center for people seeking infomia– tion on the entire range of PSU programs, admissions and registration information. PSU 17