2 The RAPS Sheet October 2021 CO-PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Fall has returned, and so have in-person programs FALL IS MY FAVORITE SEASON of the year. We have moderate temperatures, leaves are changing colors, and the vegetables I’ve planted and nursed along are producing delicious results. This year, unlike last, PSU will have in-person activities and classes. As a result, RAPS will begin meeting in person for our monthly programs. We will follow University guidelines and likely be masked and socially distanced. Our first program took place September 16 with a guided tour of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Fariborz Maseeh Hall (formerly Neuberger Hall). If you were not able to attend, the current exhibit is of French-American artist Louise Bourgeois’ works. During fall each year the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, takes place. This year a friend sent me this message (from an unknown author): To those I have wronged, I ask for forgiveness. To those I have helped, I wish I did more. To those I neglected, I ask for understanding. To those who helped me, I sincerely thank you. No matter your religious orientation, aren’t these wonderful words to guide all of us? This year RAPS has a wonderful lineup of programs for you. I’d like to especially thank Dawn White for arranging such an impressive set of programs and activities. Our first speaker program of the school year will take place on Thursday, October 21, in 333 Smith Memorial Student Union. The program will feature Juan Barraza, director of student innovation at PSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship. He and students in the program will speak about the center’s activities and how those students brought their creative ideas from concept to reality. As always, we will begin with a deli lunch at noon and then move onto our program. Looking ahead, our November 18 program will feature President Steve Percy and Dr. Ame Lambert. Their topic will be PSU’s racial justice and equity initiatives. As always, we are open to your ideas. Feel free to contact Pat Squire, Dawn White, or me if you’d like to share them. —Bruce Stern ‘Portland State Magazine’ keeps you in touch with PSU ARE YOU GETTING every issue Portland State Magazine? Well, if you’re not, you should! And it’s easy and free to have it delivered to your email inbox. The magazine—previously titled PSU Magazine—has been published since 1987. (Before that, PSU published a quarterly newsletter.) Portland State Magazine tells the story of the University through compelling writing, photography, and design. Last spring the magazine was recognized with two regional awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The spring 2020 issue won a gold award for best magazine on a limited budget. The cover feature, “1970: The Year That Shaped PSU,” was noted for being a “standout for its approach, writing and design.” Author Suzanne Pardington Effros won a CASE silver award for writing. The latest issue featured a fascinating look at Portland State’s past through short articles on 21 objects and artifacts. Among objects examined were PSU’s seal, the copper beach tree that fronts Millar Library, and the 14-foot mural by Isaka Shamsud-Din ’99 in Smith Memorial Student Union that tells the story of the Vanport flood. You can receive Portland State Magazine via your email by clicking https://psudayofgiving.org/s/1904/bp19/interiorfull-width.aspx?sid=1904&gid=2&pgid=820&cid= 2553&post_id=0. Copies of the magazine will also be available at the monthly RAPS general meetings. We will follow University guidelines and likely be masked and socially distanced.
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