Portland State Magazine Fall 2011

PORTLAND~ STATEi FALL 2011 / VOL. 26 NO. 1 EDITOR Kathryn Kirkland CONTRIBUTORS Tyler Brain, Chris Broderick, Scott Gallagher, Sean Martinez, David Santen COPY EDITOR Martha Wagner DESIGN Brett Forman LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 730 Market Center Building PO Box 751 Portland OR 97207-0751 503-725-4451, fax 503-725-4465 psumag@pdx.edu ADDRESS CHANGES PSU Alumni Association www.alumni.pdx.edu click on "update your info" or call 503-725-4948 ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT OFFICE Mary Coniglio, Associate Director Simon Benson House 1803 SW Park Ave. PO Box 751 Portland OR 97207-0751 503-725-4948 psualum@pdx.edu PSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Keys '81, MBA '92, President Ron Adams '60 Leila Aman '99 Sarah Bracelin '01 Chris Cooper MBA '06 Aubre Dickson '98 Al Fitzpatrick MA '83 Nicole Gallagher '01 Jerry Gordon '68 Richard Helzer '62 Kelly Hossa1n1 '90, MURP '93 Shelby Kardas '96 Bill Lemman, Vanport, HD '04 Dan McDonald MBA '91 Kendal McDonald MA '02 Knshnakumar Regupathy MS '99 John Whearty '91 Portland State Magazine 1s published three times a year, during fall, winter, and spring terms. Contents may be reprinted only by perm1ss1on of the editor. The magazine is printed on recycled paper. Portland State University is an affirmative action / equal opportunity institution 2 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE FALL 2011 FROM THE PRESIDENT President Wim Wiewel charges up an all-electric Tesla at the opening of the University's new Electric Avenue. Revitalizing our urban campus TH IS FA LL marksanotheryearofvibrant growth and development at Portland Scace University. Over the summer, we opened Electric Avenue, a block of parking on campus dedi– cated co charging stations for electric and hybrid cars as well as electric bicycles. This is a collaborative research project with Portland General Electric and the city of Portland and the first of its kind in Oregon. Car and bike owners pay to park, but the battery charg– ing-from a variety of test stations-is free, thanks co renewable energy from PGE. Casa Lacina, a new academic and cultural support center for Latino students, is up and running in Smith Memorial Student Union. In addition co computers and study areas, the center features striking murals created by students from PSU and local high schools. A new Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop opened in the Urban Center Plaza, which is giving job training co ac-ri k youth through an inspired partnership berween Porcland Scace and New Avenues for Youth. In October, we unveil the Science Research and Teaching Center, a huge modernization project for Science Building 2 and a vital link in the chain of science education, advanced research, and workforce development for health care, manufaccming, biocech, and high-tech businesses. We al o are opening a new entrance and lobby for Lincoln Hall that faces Southwest Broadway. The hisroric building houses our cheater, music, film, and dance classrooms and performance spaces. Solar panels being installed on the roof of Lincoln Hall will make it PSU's first LEED Platinum build– ing-status that was earned, in part, as a resulr of philanthropic support. Also this fall, we extend our campus easrward by breaking ground on the Col– laborative Life Sciences Building, a joint $110 million projecr with Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon Scace University along the South Wacerfronr. An architectural rendering of the building is included in this issue along with om College Station residence hall, which is quickly going up on the south end of campus. The featme "Prepared for Growth" visually lays out recent projects and proposed plans for the next two decades as Pordand Scace expands co serve the growing number of students who make us Oregon's largest and most diverse university. I invite you co come to campus and see these many changes for yourself. The most frequent comment I hear from visitors is: ''I've never seen the campus look chis good!" Wim Wiewel PRESIDENT, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY