Student Group of the year

Criteria

SALP recognized student organization, student operated service, or student media group that demonstrates the following:

• Positive contribution to the University Community

• The organization maintained membership, programs, OR services this year

• The organization was a model to other groups in diversity, social responsibility, collaboration, and/or ethics

Nominees

• 5th Avenue Cinema: "They have produced weekly podcasts in order to maintain the same level of film programming all year long despite the pandemic, even while operating with a limited staff."

• ASPSU: "Have gone above and beyond and have been very well prepared this year"

• Dream PSU: "They've had multiple events each term, including educational events, destress events, and game and social hours. "

• Financial Management Association: "They continued to bring in professionals through zoom calls for PSU students and had events constantly."

• Hong Kong Student Association: "Hong Kong Student Association (HKSA) has, from the beginning of this year, been tirelessly working to hold a space for their community and educate others on Hong Kong culture, as well as the many events that went on in Hong Kong this past year (protests included)."

• International and Global Studies Association: "Their events are thought-provoking and consistently challenge attendees to think critically about social responsibility, privilege, citizenship, and the ethics of public policy."

• Justice Impacted Student Group: "The JISG helps provide guidance and support to formerly-incarcerated students with goals to obtain their college degrees."

• Kuwaiti Student Club: "The JISG helps provide guidance and support to formerly-incarcerated students with goals to obtain their college degrees."

• MBSA: "They planned multiple events this past year and had decent turn out at all of them, even in a pandemic."

• Multimedia Sustainability Club: "This club meets to discuss dynamic social and ethical issues that challenge assumptions and unknowing self biases."

• Neuroscience Club: "They positively provide scientific enrichment into the realms of neuroscience and medical fields!"

• OBC: "Over the past year the OBC has made tremendous efforts in the areas of collaboration, sustainability, and inclusivity."

• Pacific Islanders Club: "The Pacific Islanders Club shows pride in who and what they represent as well as beyond willing to share their culture with others of the Portland community!"

• Phi Delta Theta Fraternity: "They left a positive contribution because they gave students a way to make friends and learn leadership roles while still being virtual."

• Portland State Programming Board: "PSPB and its members have been engaged student leaders continuing to provide nearly all the same number of events remotely as they normally would."

• Pre-Dental Student Organization: "This group is constantly thinking and looking for creative ways to engage the student body and community!"

• PSU Food Pantry: "The Pantry has been operating daily on-campus to provide students with a critical service during this extremely challenging time."

• PSU Veterans Club: "The newly reimagined Veterans club organization has maintained membership and continue to build new members with each of their voices heard and incorporated into our program structure, goals, outreach, meetings, events and gatherings."

• Uplift: "They have partnered with departments on campus to provide tutoring services and continuously look for ways to offer support for BIPOC students in STEM."

• Vanguard: "This was a very difficult year for journalists, but the students of the Vanguard continued to serve the PSU community with admirable courage and dedication, particularly during highly tense protests late into the night when they needed to be wary of the possibility of harm from tear gas and various projectiles in addition to the risks associated with a pandemic."

• WiCS: We in Computer Science: "WiCS has maintained a mentorship program which matches up mentors and mentees. "

• Women in STEM (WiS): "This group of new leaders worked together really well to host dynamic events, many of which were related to future careers, graduate school opportunities and social justice."