PSU values diversity, equity, and inclusion; we are committed to fostering mutual respect and full participation for all students. My goal is to create a learning environment that is equitable, useable, inclusive, and welcoming. If any aspects of instruction or course design result in barriers to your inclusion or learning, please notify me (jduh@pdx.edu).
Building an inclusive learning environment requires us to work together to listen (reading carefully and reflecting in the online environment), and make room for all to have a say (asking questions and interacting in an encouraging way); to support each other to find our voice; and to recognize and anticipate a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, identities, and ways of being in the world.
I hope that we can begin from a place of mutual respect and gentle personalism – taking each other where we are at each day, offering the benefit of the doubt, and being aware that the workings of power and privilege impact different communities and individuals in different ways. These are difficult times and we are all experiencing the Coronavirus pandemic and its impacts in different ways - please be gentle with one another and do not make assumptions about what anyone is going through. We can all promote safe and inclusive learning by listening deeply (including reading carefully and reflecting) and being ready to learn from those around us.
In an online learning environment, it is important to work to write clearly, thoughtfully, and respectfully (take your time and consider the impact of your words). Please learn and use the correct pronouns for your classmates, please do not make assumptions. My pronouns are he, him, his. I will work to support you in learning how to engage online in respectful and encouraging ways; begin from the knowledge that behind each comment and profile is a person who deserves to be treated with respect and care. The quality, thoughtfulness, and clarity of your posts will be considered in assessment.
Portland State is committed to providing an environment free of all forms of prohibited discrimination and sexual harassment (sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, and gender or sex-based harassment and stalking). If you have experienced any form of gender or sex-based discrimination or sexual harassment, know that help and support are available. Information about PSU’s support services on campus, including confidential services and reporting options, can be found on PSU’s Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response website at: http://www.pdx.edu/sexual-assault/get-help or you may call a confidential IPV Advocate at 503-894-7982 or schedule Online at https://psuwrc.youcanbook.me . You may report any incident of discrimination or discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, to:
PSU’s Title IX Coordinator: Rebecca Lawrence via email at titleixcoordinator@pdx.edu or in person at Richard and Maureen Neuberger Center (RMNC), 1600 SW 4th Ave, Suite 830
Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Dean of Students: Taylor Burke by calling 503-725-4422, via email at askdos@pdx.edu or in person at Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU), 825 SW Broadway, Suite 433
Please be aware that all PSU faculty members and instructors are required to report information of an incident that may constitute prohibited discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. This means that if you tell us about a situation of sexual harassment or sexual violence that may have violated university policy or student code of conduct, We have to share the information with our supervisor, the University’s Title IX Coordinator or the Office of the Dean of Student Life. However, the Title IX Coordinators will keep the information confidential and refer you to a confidential advocate. For more information about Title IX please visit the PSU Title IX page at https://www.pdx.edu/diversity/title-ix.
PSU values diversity and inclusion; My goal is to create a learning environment that is accessible, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming. I am committed to fostering mutual respect and full participation for all students. If any aspects of instruction or course design result in barriers to your inclusion or learning, please notify me at jduh@pdx.edu. Additionally, the Disability Resource Center (DRC) provides reasonable accommodations for students who encounter barriers in the learning environment. The DRC works with students who have physical, learning, cognitive, mental health, sensory, and other disabilities.
If you have, or think you may have, a disability that may affect your work in this class and feel you need accommodations, contact the Disability Resource Center to schedule an appointment and initiate a conversation about reasonable accommodations.
If you already have accommodations, please contact me to make sure that I have received your faculty notification letter from the DRC so we can discuss your accommodations.
The DRC is located in 116 Smith Memorial Student Union, Suite 116. You can also contact the DRC at 503-725-4150 or, drc@pdx.edu. Visit the DRC online at https://www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center.
Think SHAC First! The Center for Student Health & Counseling (SHAC) provides high quality, accessible, medical, counseling, dental, and health promotion services to all PSU students taking 5+ credit hours, regardless of the type of insurance coverage. Office visits at SHAC are FREE! See the SHAC website for more information. https://www.pdx.edu/health-counseling/syllabus-statement
Any type of academically and ethically dishonest work (plagiarism, copying someone else's work, etc.) may result in an automatic "F" for the assignment and, when appropriate, a report filed with the Office of Student Affairs. The PSU Bulletin includes the following statement on Academic Honesty: "The Student Conduct Code, which applies to all students, prohibits all forms of academic cheating, fraud, and dishonesty. These acts include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, buying and selling of course assignments and research papers, performing academic assignments including tests and examinations for other persons, unauthorized disclosure and receipt academic information, and other practices commonly understood to be academically dishonest."
A digital copy of the PSU Bulletin is available at: https://www.pdx.edu/academic-affairs/psu-bulletin.