—2— Again we read and witness the intrusion of needless violence and death on a college campus. Universities must be open to ideas and access for and by its community of scholars, faculty, students, and contributors. A mantle of fear and terror must not be accepted—either in an open university or a free society. In our collective RAPS lives, we have endured fear in a world war and terror in a Cold War that threatened nuclear annihilation. I remember my mother saying, “I’m going downtown to dance in the streets, because the war is over.” And I remember elementary school bomb shelters against Soviet bombers and that we were required to wear dog tags in high school. So it’s clear that our RAPS’ generations have experienced more anxiety than all the promotion of fear and terror that has been shoved at us since 9/11 could possibly trigger. The promotion of fear needs to be resisted. A free and open environment must prevail in our society and our universities. Our RAPS office will soon relocate from the Alumni Relations office to the second floor of Koinonia House, sharing space with the Society for Values in Higher Education (SVHE). In my first President’s Message last September, I noted that Alumni Relations needed to grow. Since then, your RAPS Board and individual members have been actively seeking a suitable new location, while the University as a whole has been striving to accommodate space reallocation as a number of buildings come off-line. I wish to thank Marvin Kaiser, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, for responding to our need. His staff and SVHE have been most helpful and welcoming as we address details of the move. We will send a membership email when the move has been completed. Meanwhile, an Art Museum tour was just enjoyed by about 40 RAPS folks, and our annual potluck is coming up on March 20. Engage your organization! —BobTufts President’s Message house that she was building along the Willamette River. Sally Jacobsen, formerly a part-time English instructor at Portland State, and more recently on an English department faculty at a Kentucky university, decided to move back to Portland after 20-plus years elsewhere. She bought a condo in a 100-yearold building in Northwest Portland. VicDahl came to Portland State in 1959 to teach history and served in a variety of administrative positions, including dean of Undergraduate Studies and director of International Programs. Vic and his wife, Beryl, are determined to remain as long as possible in their family home in Lake Oswego. Charlene Levesque, who served as manager of Campus Event Scheduling until her retirement last year, will talk about housing options for low-income seniors in Portland. There will be time for the audience to ask questions and to discuss still other options for housing as we age. Markyour calendars April 17, noon President’s Luncheon University Place, Columbia Falls Ballroom May 15, 1:00p.m. Ice Cream Social Michael Munk, “Portland’s Radical Past” University Place, Astoria Room Housing options . . . continued from page 1 RAPS seeks nominees for awards Nominate a colleague for a RAPS award who deserves to be recognized for achievements made after retirement. Nominees should be exemplary in three of four areas: service to the community; service to the university; professional/career achievements; service to RAPS. Submit your nomination(s) to the RAPS Office, Simon Benson House, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207. Contact the RAPS Office, 503-725-3447 or raps@pdx.edu, to obtain a nomination form.
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