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| April 2006 | Volume 1, Number 7 |
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Keeping track of the comings and goings of the general fund budget for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences during nearly a decade of exceptional growth
has kept life interesting for me as fiscal officer for the college.
During this time I have seen the CLAS general fund budget climb from $21 million to $33 million, its external grant expenditures increase
from $4 million to $15 million, and its student credit-hour production grow from 240,000 to 340,000.
Miles Turner Fiscal Officer, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Read more Graduate Students Take Top Writing Prizes Portland State graduate students recently took three of the four top prizes in Oregon Quarterly's Northwest Perspectives writing contest. All three essays originated in classes taken through Portland State's Center for Excellence in Writing. In the open category, Sue Pesznecker took first place for her essay on Celilo Falls. In the student category, first place went to Kelle Lawrence for an essay on visiting family in Otis, Oregon. Second place went to Lucy Burningham for an essay on the Pearl District. Oregon Quarterly "is a state and regional magazine of good writing and important ideas" published by the University of Oregon. Congratulations to all three of our winners.Read about the Center for Excellence in Writing
Ronald Graham to Give Inaugural Fariborz Maseeh Lecture in Mathematical Sciences 
There is no question that computers have had a dramatic impact on what mathematicians do and on how they do it. However, there is increasing evidence that even apparently simple problems may in fact be forever beyond any conceivable computer approach. Professor Ronald Graham will describe a variety of mathematical problems in which computers have had, may have or will probably never have a significant role in their solutions. Please join us May 17 at 7 PM in 75 Lincoln Hall for Professor Graham's lecture: "Mathematics and Computers: Recent Successes and Insurmountable Challenges." The lecture is free and open to the public. Professor Graham's visit to Portland State is supported by a grant from the Massiah Foundation.Read about Professor Graham Read more about the Maseeh Lecture
Katrine Barber's Death of Celilo Falls Published 
History Professor Katrine Barber recently had her book Death of Celilo Falls published by the University of Washington Press. It examines the impact The Dalles Dam (erected on the Columbia River in 1957)
had on the communities of Celilo Village and The Dalles, particularly the loss of sustainable Indian fishing and the gain of both modern hydroelectric power and increased river navigation.
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Dr. Friedrich Schuler, History, has had two chapters published in the multidisciplinary encyclopedia Germany and the Americas, edited by Thomas Adam.
Schuler is an expert on Nazi economy and the Nazi Party in Latin America.
Dr. Sherry L. Cady, Geology, has accepted service on the National Research Council Committee to Review the Architecture of the Next Decade of Mars Exploration Missions.
The American Council on Education Internationalization Collaborative has awarded two mini-grants of $7,500 each to learning partnerships between its institutional members.
Portland State, University of Iowa, Binghamton University and Baldwin-Wallace College together will address the challenges facing Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum.
The goal is to pursue creative solutions toward creating fully internationalized campuses and developing "globally competent" graduates.
PSU Salutes Honors Physics Alumnus Milt Smith '62 
The Portland State Alumni Association hosts PSU Salutes May 11, 2006. PSU Salutes has honored distinguished faculty, alumni and community volunteers since 1987.
Professors Travel to Vietnam and Thailand In March Professors Mark Sytsma and Greg Ruiz, Co-Directors of the PSU-Smithsonian Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute, visited universities, national parks, and transportation, agriculture and environmental agencies in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hue and the Port of Saigon, Vietnam and in Bangkok, Thailand. Portland State will host Dr. Thuy, Vice Rector of Vietnam's University of Natural Sciences on campus in May when she will meet with students and faculty, as well as attend meetings at Intel.Read about the Institute The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences provides the intellectual heart of an excellent education in any discipline by exploring ideas that influence, teach and expand our knowledge of ourselves, our society, our world and our future. Please consider supporting the college by making a gift to one of the Dean's Funds. The Dean's Fund for Excellence helps strengthen academic programs, provides scholarships for students, improves classrooms and laboratories, advances the excellence of our faculty and helps the college reach out to our alumni and friends. The Dean's Fund for Scholarships responds to the extensive growth of promising students who seek financial assistance. Scholarship support helps the College to recruit, retain and reward the best and brightest students.
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