PSU Magazine Spring 1994

New, improved programs Child and Family Studies, an inte r– d isciplinary undergraduate degree program approved last fall, is a lready responding to community needs in the social services and education fields. Ten students are enro ll ed in the two-year program deve loped by PSU, O regon Health Sciences University, and dozens of Portland-area ·ocial service agencies in respon e to a grow– ing need for professionals speciali zing in children up to age 8 and their and families. The program empha ize · an inter– disciplinary approach, drawing on l different academic field . The C hild and Family Studies program required no new funds or faculty, and almost all courses for the program were a lready in place at PSU . A new Master of Public H ea lth program is expected to enroll at least 40 students this fa ll. The program, the first in the state, is offered through the joint effort~ of P U, Oregon Hea lth cience University, and Oregon State University. Each university will offer the degree with an empha ·is on a different ·pecialty. Ar PSU, students may choose from health administration and policy or health education/health promotion. The program~ are co-administered by the Department of Public Administra– tion and Public Hea lth Education. Severa l new cou rses have been created to meet the master's program needs; a ll other courses arc already in ex istence. P U and O HSU will share faculty and other resources to keep costs down. The Master of Business Administration degree program has been rethought, revised, and retooled. The new version is ready for launching next September. The new MBA program will include fewer traditional core clas es such as marketing and economic . New team– taught course · on competitivene s, process management, and performance measurement will be add ed. A lso, students must comp lete a six-hour learning-based project. Working in CAN'T SEE How YOU'LL AFFORD COLLEGE FOR YOUR CHILD? We'll show you how. John Hancock 's free, no-obligation financial analysis can show you how to begin a savings plan today. 503-235-8741 Ask/or Steve Khamkhosy or Rob Erick en OFFICIAL LIFE INSURANCE SPONSOR 1994/1996 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAMS John Hancock Mutual Life ln"1rance Company and aflilimed companie,,. Bo>ton. MA 02117 4 PSU Magazine teams under faculty supervision, the ·tudents wi ll help solve prohlems fa ed by loca l and regional businesses. C hanges in the program have been in the works fo r the past three year~, as facu lty worked with O regon business leaders, alumni, and students. ArtsMAP, a new Arts Management Assistance Program in the , chool of Fine and Performing Am, is helping sma ll and emerg ing art organizations in Portland. A cooperative project with the Portland Metropolitan Art Commis– sion, ArtsMAP provides as istance with busine s management, account– ing, taxation, graphic design, and public relations. Three Portland organi:ations have been selected to participate in the first year of the program: Northwest Afrikan American Ballet, Miracle Theatre Group, and ArtNet. Applications fo r the second round of the program are being accepted in June. Interested groups should contact the Portland Metropolitan Arts ommission at 823-5 111. Music camp for kids The sou l-hea ling power of music is the belief behind a summer camp for Portland inner-city kids this July. Portland State is working with elf Enhancement, Inc., to bring 30 at-risk youths, ages to 10 years old, to campus for a week of hands-on musical experience. P U music facu lty and area experts are volunteering their time to teach classes on singing, piano, compos ition, and rhythm. "I'm exc ited about this program. l bel ieve music can alter children's lives and change who they are," say · Mary Kogen, camp coord iatnor and a faculty member in the PSU Music Department. The students' training wil l culmi– nate in a free pub! ic conce rt on July 15 at 7 p.m. in 75 Linco ln Hall. The summer music camp is offered through elf Enhancement, Inc., an orga ni:ation that serves at-risk inner-city ch ildren in orth and Northeast Portland. D