Portland State Magazine Spring 2015

SPRING 2015 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 1 2 FROM THE PRESIDENT Leveraging our strengths LETTERS Inspired by RFK Recalling brother’s contributions Praise for the archivist A football legacy Departments C O N T E N T S 12 14 Features 29 10 ON THE COVER A 15th-century Book of Hours is now on display in the PSU Library. Photo by Kelly James. See story on page 10. PORTLAND STATE M A G A Z I N E SPRING 2015 VOL. 29 | NO. 2 PARK BLOCKS New Comics Studies Program Protected bike lanes Rebooting a career Describing core values Demographics tell a story Viking Pavilion partnership Food from the past Tell us about your crowdfunding experience FANFARE Singers make waves Abstract glass Win an original print New Works ALUMNI Portraits of gay life Alumni in the news GIVING Giving employees a leg up ATHLETICS Vikings get new leadership LOOKING BACK College Bowl team put Portland State on the map 3 24 27 26 8 18 20 22 ILLUMINATING THE PAST Exhibit tells the story of the Library’s new Book of Hours. CLEARING THE FOG Researchers receive world attention for e-cigarette study. BACKYARD EDENS How well do natural backyard habitats encourage birds and bugs? IT’S NEVER TOO LATE Helping students go the last mile to get their degrees. CREATING FUTURES Scholarship campaign changes students’ lives. TEAMING UP ON AUTISM A chance meeting becomes a mission to help autistic adults. 4 Page 27 Page 14 Page 12

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