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Urban diversity and student support gets Juan Mestas the job PSU names Juan Mestas Dean of Students. Mestas is chosen because he has worked at an urban school, has a background in diversity programs, and the students are impressed by him, said Norman Rose, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. “When I come in I intend to talk to students and talk to Student Affairs staff and from those conversations I will develop a sense of priorities and relative urgencies,” he said. Endangered urban kids PSU gets a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. It is the first time the federal government has made grants available to urban universities. The grant proposal. Endangered Urban Children and Youth, targets violence, poverty, drugs, adolescent pregnancy, education and employment opportunities in three high school areas in Portland. Juan Mestas is the new Dean of Students