PSU Magazine Winter 1987

Asecond new degree, the Master of Science in EngineeringManagement, is now being offered th rough the School of Engineering and Appl ied Science in coop– eration with the School of Business Administration. Approved by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, the program is designed for engineers who are moving toward management responsibilities. Public officials in the Salem area are now being offered graduate instruction leading to the Master of Public Adminis– tration in a program run jointly by PSU 's School of Urban and Public Affairs and Lewis and Clark College. For those whose bachelor's degree is in something other than business but who now want to go into the field of accounting, Portland State's Accounting Department designed a program leading to a post-baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting. The cou rse includes 30 undergraduate accounting credits and 15 credits in business administration. To help students thrive in a complex society that values breadth of education as well as depth , the University's Faculty Senate approved the offering of 25 aca– demic minors for the Fall of 1987 . The minors are offered in nearly every aca– demic department, allowing students to cross disciplines to gain a wider educa– tional perspective. Building Firsts The first major new campus facilities in a decade opened for learning and li ving in the Fall of 1987. The School of Business Administration Building at S. W. Sixth and Harrison was completed in time for the beginning of the 1987-88 academic year. Constructed wi th S7 million of funds from the Oregon State Lottery, the six-story building houses the School of Business Administration and the International Trade Institute. On the other side of the campus, Phase I of West Hall , Portland State's first student housing, also opened in the Fall. The nine-floor complex of one-bedroom apartments is owned by the University and managed by Portland Student Serv– ices. Bond sales financed the S5.6 million project. Not buildings, but still welcome addi– tions to the campus scene are the new signs on the Park Blocks and over S. W. Broadway marking entrances to the University. The Broadway sign , 34 feet long, with 12-inch gold anodized alumi– num letters, is the work of local artist Elizabeth Anderson . The signage is part of a campus-wide identification and beautification project to make the campus more attractive and distinctive. 71Je Scbool of Business Administration 811ildi11g, completed in 1987. West Hall, 11e111student bousing. IV