CUSP Student Showcase
CUSP Student Showcase
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Check out the Student Work from AY 25-26 !
We are happy to share the great work students have done all year.
More work will be added after all the projects are finished for Spring.
USP 300 - Intro to Urban Studies
USP 300 - Intro to Urban Studies
This class has multiple sections & instructors. But the students this year completed City Exploration Projects and Look Again Projects that asked students to use different frames to look at a city.
Class and Capital Observation of Tilikum to Hawthorne Bicycle Loop by Linus McAffree, Winter 2026
"Look Again" Peninsula Park Third Submission: Space and Place by Parker Schmidt, Winter 2026
Second Observation - Nature/ City Binary + Capitalism by Lauren Sommer, Winter 2026
Three Observations of 181st Ave by Steven Bleibaum- Observation 1 Observation 2 Observation 3 -Winter 2026
Look Again Project Pioneer Courthouse Square by Riho Atsumi, Winter 2026
USP 325 - Community & the Built Enviornment
USP 325 - Community & the Built Enviornment
Students completed multiple assignments in this course, here are examples of student created scavenger hunts and proposals for placemaking
Scavenger Hunt at Alberta Park by Mila Cabrera
A WalkUp (or Down) NW23rd Avenue by Asa Stuart
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park Scavenger Hunt by Cole Somers
Zumba night | Dance the Night Away! 💃🏽 Proposal for Shute Park by Cheyla Urbano-Santos
Placemaking in the Park Blocks by Connor Thornberry
USP 323 - Real Estate Development & Finance
USP 323 - Real Estate Development & Finance
USP 385 - History of American Cities
USP 385 - History of American Cities
Students in this class had the choice of assignments, below are examples of the historical letters to a representatives, response papers, & book reviews.
Historical Letter to Congressman the Hon. Horace Davis from September 11, 1877 on Sinophibic rhetoric and riots in San Francisco by Rene Schiller
Response Paper on 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre & 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Jochel Ho'ala Oba
Response Paper on Rust Belt by Jason Li-Zhao
Book Review of ‘The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America’ by Richard Rothstein completed by Future Churchill
Book Review of "The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of its Growth" by Sam Bass Warner Jr. completed by Logan Adams
USP 413 - Public Space
USP 413 - Public Space
Enhancing saftey and connectivity Between NE 157th & NE Glisan St by Lilia Perez
USP 440 - Critical Analysis of Community Data
USP 440 - Critical Analysis of Community Data
Analysis of Dog Ownership in Portland by Seth Amery
USP 436/ 536 - GIS
USP 436/ 536 - GIS
This class has multiple sections & instrutors. But the students this year completed many projects - a few are presented below.
Looking at SNAP Benefits by Location and Demographic by Jason Li-Zhao & Ash Herb, Fall 2025
Bikeshare Station Placement by Chris Cazee & Mick Orlosky, Fall 2025
Mapping Police Violence in Portland, OR by Zave Payne, Fall 2025
Street-Level Retail Occupancy Study: N Mississippi Avenue Corridor by Cole Somers, Winter 2026
Storefront Businesses - South Goose Hollow by Ethan Morehouse
USP 456 - Urban Transportation: Problems & Policies
USP 456 - Urban Transportation: Problems & Policies
Universal Design by Sam Morgan
Universal Design by Sam Morgan
USP 548 - Public Transportation Planning & Policy
USP 548 - Public Transportation Planning & Policy
We have some undergrads in our 500 level courses
NEPA Project Broadway-Halsey BRT: Rose Quarter
NEPA Project Broadway-Halsey BRT: Rose Quarter
by Sammy Won & Lauren Motschenbacher
by Sammy Won & Lauren Motschenbacher
Outside of the Classroom
Outside of the Classroom
Portland Neighborhoods by the Numbers published in Portland Monthly, Spring 2026 including our CUSP student Ethan Morehouse
Observing by District Short Film by Artemis Absona
Would you like to learn more about our undergraduate degree in Community Urban Studies & Planning (CUSP)?
Visit PSU's USP website or email norene@pdx.edu
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