Portland State Magazine Fall 2008

0 10 a.m A Personal Glimpse of Portland State through the Decades CHARLIE WHITE, Ph.D. - Distinguished Professor Emeritus, history Charlie White offers a look at PSU history as seen from the inside– from Extension Center to College to the largest University in the scare. The Artist as Time Bandit: How to Find the Time to be Creative In a World that Makes No Allowances for Such Frivolous Behavior PIERRE OUELLETTE '69 -Author All arrisrs have to come ro rerms wirh rhe fact char what rhey consider "work" is regarded by many as "play," and therefore a less rhan respon– sible use of rheir time as fully funcrional adults, especially if it consumes a large portion of their waking life. This attitude turns out to be much more a function of the society we live in rhan one caused by character flaws in creative people. Connecting Green: Integrating the Built and Natural Environments in the Portland Metropolitan Region MIKE HOUCK '7 2 - Executive Director, Urban Greenspaces Institute Connecting Green is an initiative to create the world's greatest system of parks, trails, and natural areas in our own backyard. Mike will share information on rhe vision, participation and implementation, and role PSU has played in Connecting Green. U1 0 w ~ N U1 J,. I.O ~ 00 "O V, C QJ C 3 @ "O a. ?< (1) a. C ~ ~ ;!: QJ C 3 ::::, "O a. ?< (1) a. C 7