4 The RAPS Sheet February 2021 1. Who is Smith Memorial Student Union named for? A.The state board president who allowed the original college to exist as long as it enrolled at least 1,000 students. B. The first provost of Portland State after it became a university. C. The major donor who provided the funding to build the student union. D. A student on the PSU team that won College Bowl, a television quiz show, in 1965. 2. While Bill Clinton was president, how many visits did he make to PSU? A. 1 visit. B. 2 visits. C. 3 visits. D. 5 visits. 3. How many degree programs does PSU currently offer? A. 203 in total. B. 89 in total. C. 93 in total. D. 350 in total. 4. Lincoln Hall was once: A. An elementary school. B. A middle school. C. A high school. D. A trade school. 5. What was the date PSU was founded? A. 1964 B. 1952 C. 1946 D. 1956 6. What nearly wiped out the first PSU campus? A. A financial recession that affected the budget. B. Zoning issues that restricted the use of wartime buildings. C. Flooding of the Vanport area. D. The Columbus Day storm. 7. Last year PSU celebrated the 50th anniversary of which program? A. Black Studies B. Public Health C. Social Work D. Women’s Studies 8. Approximately how many people are currently employed by PSU? A. 7,500 B. 6,400 C. 5,000 D. 4,300 9. When was Portland State granted the status of a four-year college? A. 1955 B. 1961 C. 1948 D. 1963 10. How many buildings does PSU have? A. 50 B. 45 C. 38 D. 60 11. What percentage of current PSU students are from Oregon? A. 55% B. 78% C. 65% D. 40% 12. What PSU-related performance has been viewed 1 billion times? A. The 2019 production of La Finta Giardiniera by the PSU Opera Program. B. PSU graduate Esperanza Spaulding’s performance at the Obama White House. C. Faculty member Darrell Grant’s production of Sanctuaries. D. Student Madisen Hallberg’s rendition of the national anthem in the Park Blocks with opera singer Emmanuel Henreid. 1: D—Michael Smith of College Bowl. The student union is named after Michael Smith, a key team member of the 1965 PSU team that won the GE College Bowl. 2: B—2 visits. President Clinton attended the 1995 Pacific Rim Economic Conference and was the 1998 PSU Commencement speaker. 3: A—203. PSU currently offers 203 programs: bachelor’s: 93; master’s: 89; doctoral: 21 4: C—A high school. Lincoln High School first graduated students in 1875! From 1912 to 1952, PSU’s Lincoln Hall served as the campus of Lincoln High School. 5: C—1946. In 1946 PSU first opened its doors to 220 students as the Vanport Extension Center. The first college was in Vanport, a city built to house wartime shipyard workers. 6: C—The Vanport Flood. The Columbia River broke through a dike on May 30, 1948, after torrential rains, letting in a 10-foot wall of water. 7: A—Black Studies. PSU’s was the first Black Studies program offered in the Pacific Northwest, and offered courses to Albina residents as well offering community assistance. 8: B—6,400. Research and instructional faculty: 1,796; academic professionals and managers: 742; administration: 91; staff: 680; graduate assistants: 680; student employees: 2,019; other: 355. 9: A—1955. Given the “baby boom,” legislators realized that they needed to have a college in Portland that could supply sufficient graduates to meet the expected demand for public school teachers. 10: A—50 buildings. The 50 PSU buildings include the new multi-purpose building, housing programs of PSU, PCC, OHSU, and city of Portland being built at SW 4th and Montgomery. It will feature ground-level retail, a dental clinic, classrooms, and a variety of offices. 11: B—78%. Top states represented at PSU: California, Washington, Hawaii, Idaho, and Colorado. 12: D—Hallberg and Henreid duet. Their rendition of the national anthem recorded for the 2020 PSU graduation was picked up by many news outlets. PORTLAND STATE CELEBRATES ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY Yes, you served Portland State for years . . . But how much do you really know about PSU? ANSWERS
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