PSU Magazine Spring 2006

campaign at a glance Left to right: Prof. Jason Podrab– sky in new fish lab; Michael Sah, Ames business scholar; new Native American Student and Community Center; and the Integrated Circuits Design and Test Laboratory. Scholarships for tomorrow's best minds No contribution has a greater impact for students than scholarship support. Gifts for scholarships pro– vide for the people who will teach our children, dispense our health care, create new industries, protect our envi– ronment, and bring beauty and meaning to our lives. This support allows Portland State to open its doors to all who have the desire to learn and draws students of excep– tional promise who enrich our learning community. ■ 6 PSU MAGAZINE SPRING 2006 New buildings, high-tech research laboratories, and improved student study and gathering areas help students get the most from their uni– versity experience and offer valuable resources to others in the community. Private gifts to Portland State are funding the construction of first-class teaching, research, athletics, and student facilities that attract exceptional students and faculty, and benefit local companies as well. Creating vital and relevant programs Working in close partnership with the community, Portland State offers programs that sus– tain our region's high quality of life. Current and deferred campaign gifts are funding innovative new programs in such areas as astrobiology, urban planning, sustainable business, and "small tech" nanotechnology. These and other programs are contribut– ing unique research and study that benefits the region and beyond . ■