Portland State Magazine Spring 2016

SPRING 2016 pORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 1 2 from the president Our faculty make us who we are LETTERS Courtesy of the Viking Vets Club Gregory Wolfe’s compassion remembered The people behind PSU’s success Graduating at age 73 PARK BLOCKS Fifty years of teaching A sign of the times One million downloads Departments C O N T E N T S 13 16 Features 3 10 On the Cover Hanan Al-Zubaidy ’15, who was born in a Saudi refugee camp, felt isolated in her first years on campus. See story on page 13. Photo by NashCo Photography. PORTLAND STATE M A G A Z I N E SPRING 2016 VOL. 30 | NO. 3 Ping-pong in space Giving Portland babies a boost Old technology meets new Keeping campuses safer FANFARE Puppetmaster Intrigue in Saudi Arabia Dairy farmer documentary New Works giving A lasting legacy alumni Engineering is right fit for vet Alumni in the news ATHLETICS Winning by leaps and bounds looking back 50 years in the great outdoors 26 28 29 25 20 22 PASSIONATE VOICE Choral Director Ethan Sperry inspires grand performances. THE MUSLIM STUDENT EXPERIENCE Seen as outsiders or worse, Muslim students seek acceptance. ART CONNECTION Works of art by alumni and faculty are everywhere in Portland. PORTLAND’S GROWING PAINS More people, more cares, higher rents. What are we to do? INQUIRING MINDS PSU program gives high schoolers a jumpstart on college-level learning. 8 Page 4 Page 22 Page 28 4