PSU Magazine Winter 1998

Alumni around the state Alumni from southern and central Oregon met new PSU President Dan Bernstine at receptions held in Ashland and Bend this fall. The events were ponsored by the PSU Alumni Association. Southern Oregon University was the setting for the gathering in Ashland. Diane Christopher, a State System of Higher Education board member who chaired the search committee that hired Bernstine, was a co-host of the event. Some 40 alumni and community members heard a presentation on landslides and public policy by Scott Bums, associate profes– sor of geology, then adjourned to the Rogue River Room for a wine and cheese reception. The Bend reception, held at Broken Top Resort, drew 45 alumni and friends to the lodge's great room. Bernstine visited with legislators and other friends in both cities. The skybridge says it all Next time you drive down SW Broadway through campus, look up at the second skybridge and check out the gift given by students and alumni to the University. Given partly as a farewell present to President Judith Ramaley and partly a a liv ing legacy of the mission of the institution, the new lettering on the southern-most skybridge sends the perfect message to students, faculty, and the community: Let knowledge serve the city. "What better way to tell the world what we want out of the life of thi University than to hout it from the rooftops, or at least the skybridge," says Dean Sasek, the Student Ambassador with the golden idea. "We had to find a way to thank President Ramaley for all her hard work and at the same time wish luck to our new leader, President Dan Bernstine. This is the perfect gift." The Student Ambassadors worked with city officials, campus administra– tion, and alumni-who raised most of the money- to place the golden– lettered slogan. D The benefits of your PSU education ju t keep growing... Think of it as an extension of col/ege– Your pass to the future. Access to the PSU Library is just one benefit you tap into with the PSU ALUMNI BENEFIT CARD (ABC). Research new career avenues, help your young students at home, explore business issues, or complete your own research. The PSU Library is this city's richest resource for information and it's open and waiting for you through your ABC card. Your ABC card offers.•. some of the lowest rates in town. You have access to the PSU Library, Computer Labs, and the Peter W. Stott Center with pool, gym, covered track, tennis courts, racquetball, weight and workout rooms and more. Your ABC card also gives you... discounts on PSU Performing Arts events and Theatre Arts productions, access to Music Department performances open to faculty and students, and student rates on recreational equipment rental from the PSU Outdoor Program. Extend your college experience. Order your ABC card today. Call (503)725-4948 , Lfl PSU • Or email I ~ iumnz psualum@pdx.edu ~JSOCtatzon for more information. PORTLAND STATE lJNIVERSITY Another service of your PSU Alumni Association WINTER 1998 PSU MAGAZINE 19