PSU Magazine Winter 1995

Good neighbor concerts T erwiII iger Plaza has rnken the motto of be ing a good neighbor to heart– with song. The retirement fac ility, whi ch is located evera l mile south of campu , is sponsori ng a concert series with all proceed going to the Music Scholarshi p Fund at Portland S tate. The fi rst two concerts this fa ll featured music fac ul ty and studen ts . The se ries con tinues with a caba ret performance by Northwest inger Nora Michaels on Feb. 9, and three centuri.es of keyb ard mu ic from PSU students and fac ulty on April 13 . A ll concerts begin at 8 p. m. and are held in T erwilliger Plaza's new auditorium , 2545 SW T erwilliger. For ticket info rmation call T erwi lliger Plaza at 226-49 11 . Be a Friend of English Those ded icated to the pre ervation of literary art in all its fo rms are inv ited to join PSU Friends of English. The new community o rganiza ti on is planning free lectures and fo rums in 1995 that will put a publi c face on PSU's English Department. Professor Nathan Cogan, fo under and secretary pro- tem of the group, is one of the first speakers scheduled winter term . O n Feb. 15, he will share his award -winni ng Holocaust video documentary hot while on a Fulbright in Li thuania. Later in th e spring, Professor Deanne Westbr ok will presen ted "Baseball and Myth: Fathers and Sons," a chapter from her soon-to-be published book on baseball's influence on litera ture. O ther speaker include Professor Duncan Carter ta lking on "W riting Across th e C urriculum-'What Doe It Really Mean ?'," Feb. 1; and Primus St. John reading from h is work in "Poet' Progress," April 5. The lectu re season culminates on May 17 with hari Benstock presenting the annual ina Mae Kellogg lecture. A ll lectures are free and open to the public. An organizational meeting fo r Friends of English i sched uled on Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. in 407 Neuberger Hall. The group is looking fo r committee vo lunteers and new members. Bas ic annual membership is $25; contri buting $50 or more is a "Friend" membership (both tax ded ucti ble). A lumni and friends of the U ni ve rsity interested in joining the orga ni zation may contact Na than Cogan at 725 -4736. D Tom Autzen, president of the Autzen Foundation and a long-~ime supporter of Portland State, was honored in October by President Judith Ramaley (pictured Left) and Barbara Sestak, chair of the-Art Department. Through a generous gift from the Autzen Foundation, a gallery in 205 Neuberger Hall was remodeled . and renamed the Autzen Gallery. Ellen Bussing joined the University this fall as a Development Officer for Corporate and Foundation Relations. Don Dickinson, senior vice president at Gerber Advertsing, is the new chair of PSU Corporate Associates. The Corporate Associates was estab· lished in March 1984 by the School of Business Administration's Busi· ness Advisory Council. The Associates promote and enhance business programs at PSU, assist with fundraising, and provide a link with the business community. W INTER 1995 17