______________________ ~@~ffiffi=~M~~~~~ Briefly. .. Todd leaves for Wyoming Jim Todd, vice president for finance and administration at PSU since 1975. resigned in December to accept a similar post at the University of Wyoming. Todd was the first person to hold the finance and administralion vice presidency at Portland State. His duties included resfX)nsibility for the UnivefSity's business, physical plant, personnel, auxiliary services, and athletics. Roger Edgington, director of business affairs, was appointed interim vice president Co-op education gets grant I'SU has been awarded a $350,000 federal grant to expand its Cooperative Education Program to include all disciplines campus·wide. This will make PSU one of only 30 campus·wide cooperative education programs in the nation and the only one in the northwest. Co-op education is an academic credit program of contracts between the campus and an area employer to place students in academically-related work experiences. Will jam A. Ol~en, Ir., program director at PSU, expects to place 1,400 students in co-op education positions by 1986. Most of the grant money, from the U.S. Department of Education, will be used to pay some 18 faculty coordinators who will work with co-op education job developers to recruit and select students for community p)sitions. Urban Affairs has acting dean There have been two changes in the administration of the School of Urban and Public Affairs following the granting of an extended leave to Dean Nohad Toulan who will head th'e master planning effort for the city of Mecca (see story p. 3). Kenneth J. Dueker has been appointed ading dean and Sumner Sharpe has been named acting director of the graduate program in urban studies and planning. Dueker had been assistant dean while Sharpe is professor of urban studies and planning and heads the Master of Urban Planning faculty group. PSU students score high on CPA exams PSU accounting students continue to score well above the slate and national average for candidates passing the examination for Certified ?ubl1c Accountant (C?A). Results furnished by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy show that, among all Oregon higher education institutions which had ten or more students sitting for the 1983 exams, PSU led the state in every category. In terms of the percentage passing all parts of the exam. ?SU showed 31.7 percent, UO 12.5 percent, and OSU 13.B percent. Nationally, 18.9 percent pass all parts. Portland State has led these statistics for some time which helps explain why the major accounting firms make the Portland campus their principal focus for employee recruitment. Senate approves new degrees The University faculty senate has recommended ~tablishmenl of several new degree programs at PSU. A Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering beginning next fall, was proposed to meet the educational, research, and manpower needs of the Portland area electronic and computer industry. The senate also has approved a course of study leading to a SA in international studies, effective in 1984-85. The program, through the College of liberal Arts and Sciences, was deSigned in resfX)nse to requests by corfX)rate executives who said that modern businesses are looking for graduates who, in addition to being trained in the School of Business, have broad·based liberal arts and science backgrounds. A Bachelor of Music degree. also to be effective in the fall, has been approved by the senate. The 8M degree is preferred by graduate schools and also better prepares those , students who wish to go directly into private teaching. More than half of PSU's music graduates open their own studios, Each of the proposed degree programs has gone to the State Board of Higher Education for approval. Portland Review seeks sponsors The Portland Review, PSU's literary magazine, is back after a brief hiatus. The December edition, with its striking yellow and purple cover, contains the work of 45 writers and three photographers from around the world. Conspicuously absent are any advertisements. Editor Nancy Moeller, a junior in PSU's scholars program, is trying a "'ow key" approach to soliciting support for the twice-yearly journal, which is partly funded by student fees. Feeling that ads detraded from previous editions, Moeller is seeking individua 1 sponsors. Moeller invites people to offer their support to each issue of the Review as members (SSO), sponsors lS25) or patrons ($5). In return for their gihs, donors receive a copy of the Review in which their names are listed. "There is also the satisfaction of having supported a worthwhile artistic effort," added Moeller. While the editor is proud of her "global submissions/< of material, she and assistant editor Thomas Rhodes are looking for more work from local poets and short story writers. Of particular interest would be the work of PSU students, faculty and alumni, she said. "Professional-looking manuscripts catch my eye," said Moeller, who only somewhat facetiously added that anything on purple paper is automatically rejected. The editors look for "thoughtful. readable and well-constructed" material and are not averse to experimental work, as long as they can understand it. Visual art submissions are also encouraged, in any medium that will translate well into a two-dimensional black-and-white format. Deadline for Final budget plan revealed, faculty notified of lay-offs Portland State. in an effort to cut nearly $1.7 million from its 1984-85 operating blJdget, will eliminate some 30 academic and 14 classified positions, according to a plan released by President Joseph Blumel in December. OIlhe Sl,695,000 10 be cut, approximately $788,000 will be cut from non-instructional areas, including administrative offiCes, physical plant and various sUpfX)rt services. The remainder will come from a variety of cuts in academic areas. The SI.7 million is PSU's share of a state-wide shortfall in higher education tax revenue due to the depressed Oregon economy and a Significant decline in tuition income from decreased enrollment. The proposed final plan includes continuation of the PubliC Health Studies Center at a reduced level with suspension of the certificate program, and the elimination of the following Full Time Equivalent (FTE) faculty positions: public health, 1.33; Black studies, 0.1; chemistry, 1; English, 1.33; history, 1.34; philosophy, 1; phYSiCS, .33; psychology, .6; SOCiology, 2; university SCholars, .42; university studies, .67; finance/law, .67; management, .5; marketing, 1; special education programs, 1; education curriculum and instruction. .67; health and physical education, 2.17; performing arts, .25; music, 1.4; theater arts. 1; systems science, 2.15. The cuts wilt require the laying off of some tenured faculty. Those persons affected were notified at the end of December, with the effective date in December, 1984. The final budget ptan goes to the State Board for review. the April edition is Friday, March 9. Material can be submitted or conlributions made to the Review at this address: Portland Review. Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207. Copies of the Review, selling for $3.50, are available locally at the PSU Bookstore, B. Dalton's, the Catbird Seat, the Concordia College Bookstore, and the Book Vault in Beaverton. CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING LESSONS Beginners to Advanced February and March. Gel away from the crowd and take advantage of PSU Alumni cross-country skiing lessons . . . designed for all levels, beginners to advanced. Ch;ld",n's ~ lessons, lOO. Ray Adams' team from Timberline Nordic. Inc., . . all certified instruclOrs by Pacific NW Ski Instructors Association, (each from the basics to downhill to racing. The four-class package begins with an Of'ientation meeting on campus - everything you need (0 know about clothing and equipment Action classes meet on Mt. Hood slopes three consecutive \o\o'eekends in February and March ... your choice of Saturday or Sunday. Classes limited to eight. lOIS of jndividual attention, lessons open to PSU alumni and friends. $49.50 adults, $45 children. Call or write PSU Alumni today for complele details. PSU ALUMNI PI) H,,\-)! I'o·tl Hld ()fr~n!'l 'l-,! 1- ;(jl .?2<l·"'·Hl 13
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