Portland State Magazine Fall 2017

FALL 2017 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 1 2 FROM THE PRESIDENT A new beginning LETTERS Early Ondine was coed for sure Coed housing led to true love Homeless label disappointing Living free in Massachusetts PSU gear hard to find PARK BLOCKS Starting Four Years Free Turn on, tune in, but don’t drop out Departments C O N T E N T S 12 15 20 Features 3 10 ON THE COVER A NASA-funded project allowed Portland State engineering students to record the eclipse and its shadow on the surrounding countryside from balloons at 100,000 feet. See story on page 12. PORTLAND STATE M A G A Z I N E FALL 2017 VOL. 32 | NO. 1 Bizarre discovery leads to NASA grant Experiments in space Find a tree to know its history Film captures unsettled resettlement Red Means Help Tiny home village complete FANFARE Big win in Bali Hear them for yourself New Works ALUMNI Working her way up the corporate ranks Alumni in the news ATHLETICS Honoring football great Arthur Dickson GIVING Donor investments transform Neuberger Hall LOOKING BACK In the midst of change 24 26 29 28 22 RELATIONSHIP BUILDER Rahmat Shoureshi begins a new era as president of Portland State University. MOONSTRUCK Students send balloons into the stratosphere to document the Great American Eclipse. SHARING THE WORLD International students bring a fresh perspective to their American peers. OPEN FOR BUSINESS It’s bigger, brighter and designed to transform The School of Business. TEAMING UP FOR SCIENCE Grants enable high school teachers to partner with PSU professors. 8 Page 6 4 Come to the campus for fun, free and low-cost events; see list on pages 18-19. page 10