PSU Magazine Spring 1990

Jane Goodall Goodall speaks in Portland Jane Goodall , famous for her study of African chimpanzees, wi ll give a public lecture Friday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Portland Civic Auditorium. Goodall was sent by famed anthropologist Louis Leakey to begin a long-term study of chimpanzees in the wild . Now, as she com– pletes her 29th consecutive year of study at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania , Goodall and her work have become legen– dary. This is the last lecture in a year- long series which brought renowned sc ientists to Portland . The lectures are sponsored by the Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy at Portland State, the University, Oregon Public Broadcasting , the Waggener Group and Oregon Advanced Computing Institute. Tickets for Jane Goodall are $ 16.50, $18.50 and $20.50 (student and senior discounts available) and can be reserved through TicketMaster and Portland Center for the Perforn1ing Arts. Goodall also will participate in a policy forum at the Portland Marriott Hotel at lO a. m. on April 7 . For tickets, $35, call 224-TIXX . The famous scientist wi ll speak in Seattle on April 8; Vancouver, British Columbia, April 9; Eugene, April IO; and Spokane, April 11 . PSU 2 Presidential search in final stages The Park Blocks should be buzzing thi s summer with the announcement of a new permanent president for Portland State University. ChancellorThomas A. Bartlett will soon review three to five finalists and forward some or all of these names to the Oregon State Board of Higher Education for appointment. These final stages in the presidential search process fo llow six-months of work by a 14-member committee chaired by State System of Higher Education board member Tom Bruggere. The committee reviewed 214 applications from across the nation and "some very strong candidates," said Larry Large, vice chancellor for public affa irs and liaison to the search committee. The semifinalists chosen by the search committee were interviewed by a campus screening committee of faculty, staff and students. These applicants included present and former college and university presi– dents, vice presidents, provosts, deans and executives from private industry. The group was two-thirds male and one-third female , and included persons from under-rep– resented ethnic groups. Korn/Ferry International, an executi ve search fim1 based in Washington, D.C., helped in recruiting and evaluating candidates. New building acquired PSU will add nearly a full city block to the campus with acquisition of the State Fish and Wildlife Department's building and property at S.W. Fifth between Mill and Montgomery Streets. The purchase was approved Jan . 26 by the Oregon Legislative Emergency Board . The property, including a two-story, 38,000-square-foot office building and paved parking for 55 cars, is within the University 's already approved campus boundary. Purchase will be financed by $480,000 in PSU parking reserves and by non-taxable bonds to be sold next April. Purchase of the building hit a snag when the Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office recommended the Emergency Board defer the project until the Governor's Commi ssion on Higher Education in the Portland Metropolitan Area made clear PSU 's miss ion and needs at the conclusion of its study, expected in November. This argument was rejected by the Leg islators. Once minimal repairs are made, the former Fish and Wildlife building can be used to house administrati ve offices of some uni versi ty programs, freeing up space for needed classrooms and related academic purposes . The Oregon State Fish and Wildlife agency expect to move its offices to quarters it has purchased at 2501 S.W. First Avenue in Portland during February or March. PSU looks to Washington County Interim President Roger Edgington has appointed a special task fo rce to " ... recommend how we at Portland State can best improve our deli very of higher education to Washington County." Edgington named PSU 's new vice president for Development and External Relations, Earl Mackey, to chair the group . Other members are H . "Chile" Erzurumlu , dean of the University 's School of Engineer– ing and Applied Science; Vergil Miller, dean of the School of Business Administration; State Rep. Mary Alice Ford; Tom Long, Tektronix , Inc. 's vice president for development; and Mary Tobi as, director of the Tualatin Valley Economic Development Corporation. Miller is a current member of the Beaverton Chamber and its Transporta– tion Committee. Edg ington charged the new task force with mak ing its recommendations by May l. "We must establish our own footprint ," he said . "We must establi sh learning centers and branch campuses in Washington County, Clackamas County, Multnomah County, and maybe even in Vancouver."