Alumni News Fall 1986 Inside Reflecting on the '70s & '80s I 3 An alum, a sludenl and a professor lake a look allhe lasllwo decades. Animal School I 5 Ann ChUders 1'85) can help dOlis and people become betler friends. The only teacher in town I 7 Palricia Cox (,77) gravilales 10 lawns where all the swdenlS fit in one room. Your favorite professors I 9 Alumni celebrale 40 years ofgrealleaching with cfassroom memories. Homecoming '86 I 10 Vikin8s ride winning streak to traditional meet with the University of Montana AlumNotes I 4 Foundation News I 11 Campus News I 13 Calendar I 15 See the special pages on Homecoming and the search for the Missing Viking I 8, 14 On the cover: PSU Presidenl Joseph Blumel and Portland Mayor Neil Goldschmidl, recenlly elecled governor of Oregon, were often seen together during the early days of PSU and Portland's "vital partnership," a Bilimel innovation. In this 1975 photo, the two commune on the Presiden(s Cramer Hall balcony. The Blumel Years: A Remembrance His colleagues threw their support behind him and on May 22, 1974, Joseph Blumel became the fourth president of Portland State - the first to have come up through the ranks. It was at a time when the University needed healing. Still smarting from the student upheavals of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and reeling from the serious budget crisis and enrollment slump of 1972-73, PSU was in need of direction. The quiet economics professor was perceived by his fellow faculty members - and the State Board - as the right kind of leader to take the young university to maturity. As vice president for academic affairs, Blumel had helped guide the campus through difficult times and won the faculty's affection with his accessibility and fairness. Though he never forgot his colleagues, the Continued on page 2 Milestones in programs, policy mark 12 years of progress 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 "Vital Partners Week" Undergraduate Certificate in Women's Studies New registralion procedures; simpler, less paperwork 1980 School of Urban Affairs; Master of Public Administration, Ph.D. In 1981 Urban Studies 1982 Athletic Training minor lincoln Hall remodeling PSU Distillgui hed Service Awards Alumni Relations program Formal working relationship wilh Muhnomah County Phase I Profes,ional Schools Building and Smith Center 1983 remodeling approved First development officer Master of Urban Policy First woman vice president in State System - Orcilia Forbes Joint and tri-university doctoral program in Education (with OSU and UO) Master of Taxation Parking Slructure II groulldbreaking BS in Compuler Science 1984 BS in Mechanical Engineering Graduale Certificate in Gerontology PSU Mission and Goals statement approved by Stale Board, "full university" status for PSU First annual Alumni Fund First meril scholarships for freshmen BS in Civil Engineering Reorganization o( School of Engineering and Applied Science. College of liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Performing Arts, School of Urban and Public Affairs Task force for PSU strategic academic plan appointed OSSHE Strategic Plan modified to more accurately reflect PSU's mission Oregon Institute of Technology branch on campus BNBS ill Computer Engineering ROTC comes to campus MNMS in Applied Stiente changed 10 MNMS in Engineering wilh oplions in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering Ph.D. In Electrical and Computer Engineering 1985 1986 International Trade and Commerce Institute BA in International Studies Cooperallve agreement between PSU and China's Zhenlhou University tegj,lative budget note directs State Board to plan (or "comprehensive research university" status ror PSU New stale sySlem budget formula favors PSU by recognizing costs of part-time students. Oaegu University in Korea becomes PSU's sister . Ed.D. in Educational Leadership First on-campus student housing approved (Monlgomery Block) Phase II Professional Schools Building (School of Business) groundbreaking Computer Applications minor Shattuck Hall remodeling for expanded computing center Agreemenl with Central Oregon Community College to ease transfer of credits from cacc to PSU State Board adopts new PSU mission statement
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