PSU Magazine Summer 1989

Portland commission named An executive order issued this spring by Gov. Neil Goldschmidt has created an II- member Governor's Commiss ion on Higher Education in the Portland Metropolitan Area. The Governor has directed the commis– sion to examine all postsecondary educa– tion resources in the Portland area - including public and private colleges and universities, community colleges, and cultural institutions - and to recommend policies, programs and organizational ar– rangements to meet future needs. The study is expected to be completed by March 1990. Don C. Frisbee, chairman of Pctcificorp and a member of the PSU Advisory Board, will serve as the commiss ion's chair. Members of the commission incl ude PSU alumna and retired Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court Betty Roberts, State Senator Joyce E. Cohen, Portland lawyer Susan Hammer, Portland General Corporation President Richard G. Reiten, Oregon Department of Revenue Director Richard A. Munn , school principal Gloria GostneU, Portland attorney and KATU– TV 's "Town Hall" moderator John R. Faust Jr. , City Commissioner Earl Blumenauer, marine facilities consultant Ogden Beeman, and Pendleton's East Oregonian editor Mike Forrester. Foundation finds ready support The challenge of change and new direc– tion at Portland State has attracted seven prominent Port.land citizens to the restruc– tured PSU Foundation Board , according to Lee Koehn , '73 BS, foundation president. Joining the Foundation board are: Bruce Korter, senior vice president, Grubb and Ellis Realtors; Jim McCarthy, prin– cipal owner, Old Town Copyworks; Jeff Farber, senior vice pres ident of the Oregon I CAMPUS NOTES I di vision of Seafirst Bank ; Robert Fischer, publisher of the Business Journal; Jerry ?arson, vice president/controller of Willamette Industries ; Louis Boston, presi– dent of Gresham, Chrysler- Plymouth , Inc.; and Robert McEni ry, senior vice president of Investor/Corporate Com– munications at Benj. Franklin Federal Sav– ings and Loan Association. "These new members took little time in deciding that not only would they join but that they were excited about promoting PSU in the coming year," said Koehn . The PSU Foundation is a private, non- profit organization dedicated to pro– moting Portland State in the community and nationwide. The PSU Foundation has undergone structural changes including the expansion of the board from Tl members to 33 and an increase in the executive committee from fi ve members to 11 . According to Koehn , the board members are committing more time to new fund raising ventures. " It is this year's goal to spread the word that PSU has a lot to offer," said Koehn , "and as messengers of that good news the new Foundation is more fit than ever." Vanport faculty member dies Mildred G. Flanagan, one of the original faculty members of the Vanport Extension Center, died May I of a heart attack. She was 77. During her 31-year career as an in– structor and assistant professor of mathematical sciences at PSU, Mrs. Flanagan served as a role model for university women. She was faculty adviser to the local chapter of Pi Lambda Theta, the national honorary for women in educa– tion, and a member of the National and Oregon Councils of Teachers of Mathematics and Pi Mu Epsilon, the na– tional mathematics honorary. She retired in 1CJ77. Utah academic takes PSU post Sherwin L. Davidson joins the Univer– sity this July as dean of the Di vision of Continuing Education and Summer Ses– sion. This is a new academic position. Prev iously both programs had their own dean and director. Davidson comes to Portland from the University of Utah where she was ass is– tant dean and direc– tor of the Center fo r Adult Transitions, Division of Continu– ing Education, and an adjunct associate professor of educa– tional psychology. Dav idson earned her bachelor's degree at Bowling Green State University, a master's in counseling and personnel from Western Michigan University, and a Ph .D. in counseling psychology from University of Utah. A member of a variety of conti– nu ing education and psychology assoc ia– tions, Davidson has contributed many publications, papers and presentations on continuing education, and consulted with federal, state and pri vate organizations. Directing a summer session program is not new to Davidson, the Uni versity of Utah's continuing education program in– cludes summer sess ion. PSU 's program has over 500 courses from 50 departments , including the largest fo reign language pro– gram in the West. Portland State's continuing education program offers nontraditional students flex– ible courses in di fferent locations all year. Courses are tailored to community and in– di vidual needs. According to Davidson, the wave of adults returning to colleges and universities for continuing education is a nationwide phenomena. "There is so much to capitalize on at Portland State,'' she said , "a real sense of momentum." PSU 21