PSU Magazine Winter 1999

Finding jobs online PSU CareerNet, a database of job listings on the Web, is available to alumni who hold a degree or certificate from Portland State. The comprehen– sive career and job list is maintained by the PSU Career Center- with new jobs added as often as every two hours. Alumni must register for the free service at the Career Center's Web site: www.career.pdx.edu . There are many other services listed on the center's home page, including an Internet resource by major fields of study. For example, clicking on biology will bring up lists of books, profes– sional assoc iations, and Internet job and information sites.The Career Center's Web page also lists services that alumni can use by coming into the center, such as workshops, coun– seling, mock interviewing, and resume critiques. Call the Career Center at 725-4613 for help with the PSU CareerNet registration form or to make an appointment with a career counse lor. Oregon and Washington, working together We need to "call an end to our self– congratulation," sa id fo rmer O regon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt to the nearly 300 government, education, and busi– ness leaders attending the "State of the Bistate Region" Annual Leadership Conference this fa ll. The conference, sponsored by the PSU Institute of Portland Metropol– itan Studies and Washington State University-Vancouver, brough t together Gov. John Kitzhaber (O regon) and Gov. Gary Locke (Washington) to discuss the common set of problems that threaten the economy, environment, and education of both states. The overriding message of the conference was perhaps best summa– rized by the blunt remark made by Goldschmidt. He was referring to the region's slow progress in land use plan– ning and livability issues. Goldschmidt used as examples the recent defeat in Oregon of the south-north light rail Mel Katz, sculptor and emeritus faculty, will provide much of the art and all of the inspira· tion for a four-gallery show this March entitled "Carrying on." Katz will show his current work at the Laura Russo Gallery in Portland, 805 NW 21st. On campus, Gallery 299 will feature Katz's earlier work, and the Littman and Autzen galleries will show works by Katz's former students, who are now artists and art teachers themselves. measure and a host of other parks and education measures that fa iled in the November election. Government "is close to discon– necting with our citizens," he said, and he urged local leaders to find new ways to engage citizens in solving regional problems. The past approach of putting major infrastructure and so– called quality of life measures on the ballot every two years, then trying to convince citizens of their worth, simply is not working, he added. Gov. Kitzhaber echoed that message, pointing to "growing skepti– cism" among the general public for large, governmen t-backed public works projects and other li vability measures. The governor sa id local leaders must conv ince the public that public investmen t in transportation, land use planning, education, and other issues is worthy of private invest– ment. C itizen backing of major public works projects will be especially criti– cal in the next 10 years as the region 's transportation , growth, and environ– mental problems increase, he sa id. Governors Locke and Kitzhaber both cited the two states' need to cooperate in every way possible to improve salmon habitat and bolster Pacific Rim trade. Locke also spent much of his address stressing the importance of statewide support for education at all levels. Conference host, the PSU Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, connects the resources of the University with issues confronting the six-county metropolitan area of C lackamas, Clark, Columbia, Multnomah , Washington, and Yamhill counties. Call for campus events Want to know what's happening on campus? Call our new events phone line, 725-2950, and hear a recording listing the week's plays, concerts, lectures, exhibits, and sporting events. The event line, called PSU Now, replaces the printed This Month calen– dar distributed on campus and in the community. D WINTER 1999 PSU MAGAZINE 5