Category: Humans of PSOB

Prof. Mark Meckler on Classic Institutional Theory and Parkinson’s Law in the war on Parking Permits in Portland!

  • Publication date May 11, 2017
Prof. Mark Meckler

People sure are funny about money! We’re weird about money. So why should we expect government to be any different? A few weeks ago the line outside the Portland State University Ben & Jerry’s stretched from the shop to the PSU Recreation Center and then looped back around a few weeks ago, when the ice…Continue Reading Prof. Mark Meckler on Classic Institutional Theory and Parkinson’s Law in the war on Parking Permits in Portland!

University of Portland Alum Monica Enand of Zapproved taking the city by storm!

  • Publication date May 11, 2017
Monica Enand

Last year, the Women of Influence Awards Luncheon honored the top 26 women from every industry and profession, women who have made a difference in their communities, blazed a trail and are leaving their mark on Oregon. University of Portland Alum, Monica Enand was one of these women. She has changed the face of the…Continue Reading University of Portland Alum Monica Enand of Zapproved taking the city by storm!

Alum Lynn Le is named in the Portland Business Journal’s Forty Under 40!

  • Publication date May 10, 2017

It isn’t hard to see why  Lynn Le was nominated for the Forty Under 40 by the Portland Business Journal. Le graduated from the University of Portland in 2011 with a double major in Global Business and French. Forbes sat down with her last August to ask her some questions about her successful startup, Society Nine….Continue Reading Alum Lynn Le is named in the Portland Business Journal’s Forty Under 40!

Leader Certificate Program Awards

  • Publication date May 4, 2017

We want to congratulate all our students who completed the Leader Certificate Program. The University’s Leader Certificate Program is focused on preparing the next generation of leaders with the knowledge, tools, and mindset that model, motivate, and engage others to make right and just choices for the common good. There are three courses that make up…Continue Reading Leader Certificate Program Awards