PSU Magazine Spring 1992

Doig to give Kellogg lecture Ivan Do ig is a hunted man. Bes ides being one of the Northwest's most revered novelists, Doig is also one of the region's most sought-after lecturers. He will give this year's Nina Mae Kellogg lecture, reading from a work-in– progress Wednesday, May 13 , at 3 p.m. in 75 Lincoln Hall. A reception and book signing will take place in the Litt– man Gallery, 250 Smith Center, fo llow– ing the reading. Doig is best known for his trilogy of novels, Dancing at the Rascal Fair, EnglishCreek, and Ride with Me, Mariah Montana. His first book, This House of Sky, was nominated for a National Book Award and won The Christopher Award. This is the 28th year for the Kellogg Lecture and accompanying English Stu– dent Awards. Nina Mae Kellogg was a teacher with a lifelong interest in language and letters. A short awards ceremony will take place prior to Doig's reading. A summer of exploration New perspectives on the world through "Exploration" is the broad theme of a series of PSU Summer Session courses being offered to students of all ages. More than 500 classes in 50 depart– ments will be offered beginning June 22 . Most courses will run through Aug. 14, a few are only two-day semi– nars, but some will continue through Sept. 4. Summer Session is part of PSU's School of Extended Studies. Miles Turner, Summer Session pro– gram ass istant, says the exploration theme goes far beyond courses that · focus on geographic exploration of the world . "You can explore the world through reading and research. Anyone taking a class is exploring something new," says Turner. Many of this year's courses have a decided travelers' bent to them. C lasses in the Department of English, for example, include "The Literature of Discovery" and "Lady Travelers." The latter course discusses early 20th cen– tury women who wrote extensive travel journals-some of the first women travel writers. STEVE DIPAOLA HAPPY PSUI This big birthday card greeted Portlanders on SW Columbia and 12th for several weeks during February. Art department students, under the guidance of Walt Fosque, designed the billboard-size card to commemorate the 46th birthday of the University celebrated on Feb. 14. The project was a cooperative venture between the PSU Art Department, PSU Alumni Association, A· I Silk Screen Company, and Ackerly Outdoor Advertising Company. The Western Culinary Institute provided power and parking during the unveiling. "Human Disease and Travel," offered by the Department of Biology, investigates how diseases are spread throughout the world , and informs the would-be globetrotter about what diseases may be encountered in foreign lands. The travel theme is extended through special classes on the tropical rain forest and domestic tourism. "Geographers are looking at tourism more intensely these days," says Turner. "Tourism has a tremendous economic impact on Oregon and the Northwest." This summer's tourism classes will examine both the economic and environmental effects of tourism in America and Europe. Field trips, of course, make up a notable part of Summer Session offer– ings. Included this year are four field trips to explore volcanoes of the Northwest's Cascade Range. Another outing will examine the alpine ecology of Mt Hood. Serious explorers can choose from among eight overseas programs, including France, Italy, the Virgin Islands, and Palau, a chain of islands in the Pacific. For a free Summer Session catalog, which lists a full slate of classes, ac– tivities and special programs, call the Summer Session office at 725-4081 in Portland. Or call toll-free inside or out– side of O regon at 1-800-547-8887. Long-time HPE prof dies Joe Holland, first football coach and athletics director at Vanport Extension Center, died of cancer Jan. 23 in a Portland hospital. He was 75 . Holland became a coach at Vanport in 1947 and continued as a director and as a member of the faculty until his retirement in 1981 . He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Willamette University in 1941 and 1945 and received a doctorate from the University of Oregon in 1956. PSU J