Annual Fund Report University h a good frien in Caroline by Cynthia O. Stowell There are many ways to be a friend of Portland State University. Caroline Stoel ('73 MAl knows all of them. Giving money is one very valuable indication of friendship, and Sioel has been generous in that respect. But she also gives freely of her time and talents. It's the kind of support that's hard to quantify, but goes a long way toward enriching the University environment. • For the lasl decade. Stoel has been an adjund professor in PSU's history department as well as a member of the PSU Foundation Board. These involvements have given her two different perspectives on the University as well as two spheres in which to contribute. Sloel also has a graduate degree from Portland Siale. A lavvyer by training, she had little opportunity to practice ner profession while raising a family, and came to PSU in the '60s to broaden her liberal arts background. Shortly after earning her master's in history in 1973, she began teaching law-related courses through PSU's history department on a partly-compensated adjunct basis. "When we had the great budget crunch and they couldn't pay me anymore, I could have Quit," said the adjunct professor. ''But I enjoy the relationships I've developed with the students and the faculty, My teaching has led to friendsh ips and lots of interesting conversations." Stoel has stayed on, volunteering her time in the classroom, Around the time Stoel began teaching, she was asked by PSU ~r:s:~~~ ~f~~~~S~o~~u~d~i~~. ~he accepted and has been an active member for the last ten years. "I'm very interested in the future of PSU and feel it has a very definite role to play in the life of the city," said Stoe!' "It deserves all the support the community can give it." The Foundation Board, Sioel feels, is an effective vehIcle for changing community attitudes about PSU. "Business leaders are invited to sit on the board, their feelings change, and then they go out into the community with a positive message." Portland State's image has generally improved over Ihe years, observed Sloe!. "Some people, especially graduates of other schools, feel that PSU is not necessary as a fu /I university, that it's not wise to dilute the state funds. But I think this idea is passing. "President Blumel has done a great deal to bring a different image of 2 Portland State to the community. We were on the right track with the 'partners' concept, and faculty certainly have encouraged that point of view." Groups such as "Friends of History" do much to promote good feeling in the community, said Stoel, who sits on the group's board. "Friends of History" provides a way for citizens to offer their support to PSU's history department and for history faculty to take their expertise into the community. Alumni are anolher source of support for the University, said Stoel. "They're wonderful support for the school, finanCially and in the area of public relations." Sioel served on the committee that set up the alumni program at PSU, helping to identify graduates and organize the first alumni fund. Stoel is as active in the community as she is at Portland State. She is the vice chairman of the Oregon Committee for the Humanities and is Caroline Stoel ('73 MA) active in several historical societies. The list of her recent board memberships includes such groups as the Nature Conservancy, the City Club, and Planned Parenthood. Stoel was also the first president of the Women's Association of the Multnomah County Bar and the first woman president of the World Affairs Council. "I know almost all the community leaders," she remarked. She feels each of her civic involvements is enhanced by her other associations. In her future dealings with Portland State, Stoel will continue to be an advocate for the humanitiES, ensuring a balance of liberal arts and the sciences. "Because of PSU's location, there is great potential in its relationship to business and industry and we can assist in economic development in the state," said Stoe!' "But as we develop high technology in our society we have to think of the human element. The humanities are basic to everything else." Private support Continued from p. 1 School also learned this fall that it had received its fourth gjft in just over two years from the Chiles Foundation to further enhance the Center. Of equal importance are the many gifts made by individuals. PSU alumni continue to be a valuable source of 5Upport through their own donation5 and their contact5 in the community. Alumni Fund V netted $71,095, of which corporate matching gifts accounted for $6,495. And this year, a few hundred PSU students responded enthusiastically to a new fund raising appeal and contributed their general deposit refunds, for a total of S6.BOO. The funnel for most of these gifts is the PSU Foundation, a public non-profit organization authorized to receive and administer private funds for the Univer5ity. Directed by a board o( 39 volunteer community members, the Foundation helps to make Portland State more visible in the community. Ultimately, of course, the University speaks for itself. "It's the people that you're turning out for the professions," said President Blume!. "It's the experience that individuals have when they come for continuing education work here. It's the kind of professional expertise that's evidenced in the work that faculty members do outside their regular teaching. These are the things that create the image of the institution. "1 think people give to things they believe in." continued Blume!. "There have been a lot of people in this community who have been very generous because they recognize the quality of this institution. They're very much committed to access to higher education and they know that Portland State University provides that access. Here they can see opportunities that don't exist elsewhere. They can see careers develop that would not otherwise have developed. And they take great satisfaction in helping that happen." mrr ~rspective PSU ~iw is published qU<lrterlY during the VN' by News ~ Inforrmtlon SerYk:e br illumru, ~Ity...d ~ff and fnends 01 Portl.. nd St.I~UniYefJiry. fditorCynlhi~ O. Stowell CMtrIbuton C~e Hein '65 CliffJohmon c.alrfncbrEditor PatScon chilnp of «id1'ftS: Send bod! new and old add~ ao f'SU f'm;ptdiw, P.O. Box 7S I, Portl~nd Stile Univers~, Portllnd, Oreton, 97207. 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