Portland State Magazine Fall 2012

◄ CONTENTS Departments 2 FROM THE PRESIDENT Reflections upon entering my fifth year at PSU 3 LETTERS Urban renewal caution Rutherfords remembered Similar 'black family' story 4 PARK BLOCKS Celebrating 40 years of child care Paralympic competitor Coastal buzz A prize for ingenuity Internationally renowned ELEVEN DAYS OF SERIOUS FUN, INCLUDING PSU WEEKEND EVENTS, PAGES 14-17 6 22 23 26 28 FANFARE Creation continues Writing's unintended consequences The truth behind the hits Mixing it up New Works GIVING Advancing chip design ATHLETICS Big Sky football kicks off Sept. 22 Honoring past standouts ALUMNI Picture this Welcome class of2012! Pride of place Alumni in the news LOOKING BACK 50 years of education abroad ON THE COVER Community health professor Karen eccombe has found chat marriage provides benefits beyond chat of cohabitation. Illustration by Brett Forman. See story on page 8. Photography by Holly Andres MFA '04 is part of a PSU Art Alumni Exhibit on campus in October and November. FALL 2012 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 1