A stuc Studies neighbo authorit four ye: bu~lt,sa neighbc average ~lichousing no impact , real estate r does it? Jy by PSU's Center for Urban has found no apparent im- pact on real estate values when sub- sldlzed public housing i: neighborhood. The study. commissl~ Housing Authority of PO a grant from the Ford f found ''no apparent eft1 tributabie to the projects, even our- ~ n gthe critical three-year period around the opening of the proiects." Nor did the study uncover any ap- parent soclal problems due to the projects. The PSU researchers studied trhoods around six housing y projects. They found that, I ~S after the proiects were ies prices of homes in the lrhoods were hlgher than the sales prices for comparable units In Muitnomah County as a whole. Interestingly, the PSU study re- vealed that, while a maiority r placed In a I med by the I rtland under I 'oundatlon. I 3cts at- 1 Delayed Stress Sync is focus of PSU clas of restdents around the housing sutnorlty protects were unaware that they were public houslng unlts. some 38.6 percent of those m aware of the public hou! regarded the overall Im ne~ghborhoodsas negE The Vietnam War ended SIXyears ago, but for those who sewed. another, perhaps more devastating war continues: Delayed Stress Syndrome (DSS),the problem of re- adjusting to soclety after serving in Vietnam. More Vietnam vets have died as 1 result of post-war suicides than n the actual war, according to .eon Johnson, spokesman for the 'ortland chapter of the Disabled 4merican Veterans (DAV). In response to this phenomenon. Elizabeth Rawlins, a PSU speech communicat~onsmajor and Air Force vet, designed the course. "identity and Crrsis: Vietnam Era." to help vets overcome the effects of DSS.and to broaden soc~ev'saware- ness of veterans' needs. "it is critical to educate people that there is a problem that needs addressing." said Rawlins. who has been a U.S. Air Force drill instructor. a human services outreach worker. and a member of the board of directors for varlous Social action aaencies. "If it's never addressed. documenrary aooul ~ne war. nlcner- son also sewed as adviser with the production crew of "Apocalypse NOW."(a recent movie based on the Vietnam War experience). AS word 01 thecourse has spread. Rawlins has found that local interest has increased. "I wish there were funds available to work with. SO we could operate at community colleges in this area." she said. "I've had calls from Marylhurst. Portland Community College. Mr. Hood Community College, and Clackamas Community College, ail wanting me to set up programs in those ~nstitu- lions. Interest on the national level is also being stirred. The Portland chapter of the DAV has forwarded lnformaton on the class to 11s Natlonal Service and Leglslatlve Headquarters in Washington D.C.. which may adopt Rawlln's program. rho were 8 sing projects pacts on the I ~tlve. I ~" 11wtil never go away." nation. the course w89 initiated throuoh Chlron Studies. PSU's O nCaml)US Survey reveals top execs oppose P.U.D. porate . metropl soread people'! Salm more th CPIIIIV~T vey wer PUD pr, would h econom the cow Jeffrey Saimedei, a senior in Busmess Administration, attracted Ihelnterest of local news media prior to the November electlon when a study he conducted among top cor- and business leaders In the ,I!tan area tndlcated wide- opposition to the concept of 3 util!ty districts (PUD'S). redel's study showed that an three-fourths of the ex- .-; who responded to the sur- e strongly opposed to the lposltion, beicevlng that they ave had an adverse IC effect on the operation of ~paniesinvolved. Art works find expeGmental college. during fail term. and met with great success. It 1s betng olfered agaln this term through PSU's Divcsion of Continu- Ing Education as Speech Com- munlcations 199/Psychoiogy 299. The class will isolate post- traumatic Stress disorders and the healing processes vets need. The format wiil include a "flash back" approach. and will feature several Prominent guest speakers, as well as student Input and a therapy rap Paul Hanson. KATU televlsior news reporter, and Carlos Rick, son. a Clackamas Community Coileae video ~nstructor.are am those-lnvlted to appear Both combat veterans, the two are currently worklng on sectlons of a New population census predicts big increase Portland State's Center for Popuiatlon Research predicts new census flgures wiil show Oregon's popuiatlon has Increased by 25 1 cent in the past ten years. Cent Director Edward Schafer says tt growth In Oregon has occured m IY In and near Portland. Salem. per- er 1e am- lew directors lppointed to 'SU Foundation I Poniand State at last has a plea- sant, secure, and easily access~ble Soace for the exhibit of art works with the opening of the new Littman Gallery. on the second floor of Smith Center The gallery was named in honor of Freder~ckLittman, the late sculptor who taught at PSU during the 1960's and early 1970's. The Llttman Gallery is open from noon to 6 p.m. dally. The current ah"s*' ,--ludes works bv 31 PSU art Eugene and In Jackson County Nat~onwlde,a nlne percent pop- Ulatlon Increase is expected I ?ntfacuitv members. writer wins award Clarence Hein, director of PSU's News and Information Ser. vices, was awarded a "Pacesetter" citatlon by the Oregon Commun~catorsAssocia. tion for a feature artccle in the November '80 Paspsctive. The feature, about Vlklng quarterback Neil Lomax, was described as "sensitively written" In the award. TWOprominent members of the Portland banking communlW, V. F. Booker, president. American State Bank, and Mlchael Danielson, presi- dent, The Oregon Bank, have been appointed to the Portland State University Foundation Board of Directors. PSU Foundation directors repre- sent a vital link to business, industry. government and organizations, a partnership which Is important to the continued success of PSU. Founded in 1963, the Foun- dation's Board of Directors conslsts of 39 members who work to promote a better understanding of PSU's role in the community. The PSU Foundation is responsi- ble for soliciting, administering and investing contributed gifts on behalf of the University. At the Foundation's annual meeting Dec. 3 at the University Club. Portland, George H. Fraser. partner in the Portland law firm of Stoei. Rives. Boley, Fraser and Wyse, was chosen to serve as Board president for the comlng year. Directors reappointed for three- year terms were- Ted C. Achllies - Vice Pres~dentlDirector,Morrow Eiec- tronlcs, Salem: Pearl Base - Financial Consultant. Firs1 National Bank of Oregon (retired); Earie A. Chiles- President, Meyer Foundation. Portland: George H. Fraser. Partner. Stoel. Rives. Boley. Fraser and Wise, at- torneys. Portland, Howard Hubbard - President and Chief Operating Officer. Equitable Savlngs and Loan Association, Portland: Manhew McKirdie. M.D. - physi- cian. Portland (retired): Gorham Nicol. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Gamble. Inc . Portland: Ronald Peterson - Owner. Peter- son Properties. Inc.. Portland; Wallace Phillips, Senior Vice President and Controller, Amfac Foods. lnc.. Tigard: Lofton Tatum. Partner. Wood. Tatum, Mosser. Brooke and Holden. attorneys. Portland; and Fay Thompson - Partner. Thompson-Rubenstein and Assoc~ates.Portland.
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