PSU Magazine Summer 1988

I AROUND THE PARK BLOCKS "Officially" open for business A large banner declaring "We Hit the $7 Million Jackpot!" marked the official dedication of the new School of Business Administration Building on June 1. The banner refers to $7 million in State Lottery funds which paid for construction of the six-story building which houses the University's School of Business Administration and the International Trade Institute. Students and faculty moved into the building last fall as contractors took care of finishing touches. The building features a series of "Case Study" rooms, designed to accom– modate the latest in audio-visual technology, an auditorium, and research and study areas. The first floor lobby is highlighted by the hanging sculpture "Levitated Light" by Dale Eldred. The building was designed by Yost/Grube/Hall/PC of Portland. Speakers at the afternoon dedica– tion included Portland State Presi– dent Natale Sicuro, Secretary of State Barbara Roberts, Oregon Lot– tery Chair E.E. " Debbs" Potts, Roger Smith, partner in Arthur Andersen & Co., Vergil Miller, Dean of the School of Business Ad– ministration, and Jack Burns, chair– man of the Board of Burns Bros., Inc. Student newspaper receives high rating Portland State's student newspaper, the Timguard, was accorded the highest national rating this spring by the Associated Collegiate Press, the largest college newspaper evaluation service in the country. The University of Minnesota-based Association gave the paper its All American honor rating for the fall 1987 issues. Newspapers are rated in five broad categories: coverage and content; writing and editing; opinion content; design; and photography, art and graphics. T he Winguard was given "marks of distinction" in all categories except the photography, art and graphics division. A six-way snip made shreds of a bright green ribbon as the new School of Business Administra tion Building was dedicated J une I. Wielding the scissors are (from left): Roger Smith, Vergil Miller, Natale Sicuro, Barbara Roberts, and E. E. " Debbs" Potts (also participating but not pictured is J ack Burns). m 2 Portland architecture tour Get to know downtown Portland in a free, week-long lecture series and Saturday walking tour at Portland State, August 1-6. Participants are welcome to bring a lunch (coffee and tea provided) to the noon "Portland Profile" lectures in Room 338 Smith Memorial Center. Each talk will last 30 to 40 minutes with discussion following. The schedule includes: • August 1, "From the River's Edge to the Suburbs: Influences on Portland's Urban Landscape," by Carl Abbott, PSU professor of Ur– ban Studies and Planning and author of Portland· Gateway to tlie Northwest • August 2, "Fareless Square Seen from all Sides," by Peter Grund– fossen, Director of Community Relations, Tri-Met • August 4, "Portland by the Numbers," comparing Portland to other metropolitan areas by Robert Liebman, PSU professor of Sociology • August 5, "Portland Potpourri: The City's Ethnic Neighborhoods," by Terence O'Donnell, staff member of the Oregon Historical Society and author of Garden of the Brave in Vlizr. On Saturday, Aug. 6, a walking tour of downtown Portland begins at 10 a.m. (come rain or shine) under the clock on the west side of Lincoln