PSU Financial Aid Exit Counseling
2025-05-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Undergraduate students are invited to join the School of Public Health and the PSU Financial Aid Office for a conversation on Financial Aid Exit Counseling for graduating students.
Zoom Link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/82007946972

Rethinking Democracy
2025-05-28 15:30 - 18:30 | La Casa Latina, 1825 SW Broadway, Suite 228, Portland, 97201, United States
Rethinking Democracy – Africa Day Speaker Series @ PSU
Featured Guest – Learnmore Jonasi
PSU Black Studies Department, PSU Women Gender & Sexuality Studies Department, and PSU Eats are hosting an event about event democracy, advocacy & justice on Wed, May 28 from 3:30-6:30pm at La Casa Latina in Smith Memorial Student Union, Suite 228 and on zoom.

BREATHE End of Year Social Bowling Event
2025-05-28 17:30 - 19:30 | PSU SMSU Viking Game Room, 1825 SW Broadway basement,, Portland, 97201, United States
Join us for an end-of-term celebration with fellow BIPOC students, staff, faculty, and allies! We’ve got the whole space reserved for 2 full hours of open bowling lanes, games, and lots of food!
Food & Treats

We’ll have pizza from PSU Eats, and there will also be popcorn + soda on the house!
TWO delicious cakes — with fan-fave recipes!

Games!

Yes, there’s bowling, but we’ll also have tabletop games and coloring books!
Pool tables will also be open~

Hosted by BREATHE and SPH Student Success Center
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Your Public Health Job Search: Building your Brand
2025-05-29 11:00 - 12:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Join us for the Your Public Health Job Search: Building your Brand webinar. This webinar is part of a comprehensive series designed to equip job seekers with tools and resources they need to effectively respond to employment opportunities. This interactive webinar will explore strategies for building a strong, cohesive online brand that resonates with the roles you’re seeking, positions you as a thought leader in your field and highlights your unique skills and experiences. From crafting a compelling resume and LinkedIn profile to optimizing your Google presence, this session will provide you with actionable tips and tools to strengthen your job search and enhance your professional persona.
Thursday, May 29 | 2-3 p.m. ET
This webinar is free to everyone. The webinar recording and slides will be available after the event. By registering for this webinar, you are consenting to receiving e-mail communications from the de Beaumont Foundation. You may unsubscribe at any time.
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PHE 225 & 325U - Community Hour
2025-05-29 13:00 - 13:50, 2025-06-02 13:00 - 13:50, 2025-06-05 13:00 - 13:50 | Vanport 615B, 1810 SW 5th Ave, Portland, 97201, United States
A welcoming space where students, staff, and faculty can connect, share stories, and build community. It’s designed to be informal, supportive, and grounded in equity-focused teaching. We play student-curated music, chat, and build relationships beyond the classroom.
Spring Term Community Hours in Vanport Room 615B
PHE 225 – Thursdays, 1:00–1:50 PM
PHE 325U (with Ma’Adjoa) – Mondays, 1:00–1:50 PM

Time Management Tips & Tricks
2025-05-29 18:00 - 19:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Is your finals to do list starting to feel a bit overwhelming? Are you having a hard time finding motivation or knowing which task to do first?
Join the School of Public Health ONLINE on Thursday, May 29th from 6PM-7PM to learn time management tips and tricks! Register here and a Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the event.
Presented by the Student Success Coach, learn skills to:

Help you get started
Identify, reflect, and reframe hard tasks
Prioritize your long list of to do’s
Maintain work flow

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QUEEN Coming Out TEA
2025-05-30 17:00 - 18:30 | OR
Join us for QUEEN’s first event!
We’re coming out to invite you to share some tea and snacks while we spill the tea on the SPH’s newest affinity group! Join us as we embark on a journey seeking Queer Unity For an Equitable Empowerment Network: QUEEN.
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Milestone/Ignite/Urise Undergrad Cording Ceremony
2025-05-30 17:00 - 19:00 | OR
More information to come!

June 2025 Refuel For Finals
2025-06-02 08:00 - 2025-06-06 17:00 | Student Success Center – Vanport 6th Floor, 1810 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Stop by the Student Success Center on the 6th floor of Vanport to pick up some snacks or/and to make yourself a PB&J during the week of June 2 – June 6!
Make your own PB&J Sandwich and grab some snacks to go! Nut free/gf/vegan snacks available!

Wellness Week: Cultivate Your Calm: Build Your Own Moss Terrarium
2025-06-02 12:30 - 14:30 | Vanport 620M, Portland, OR, United States
Take a moment to build your own moss terrarium with us to kick off this term’s Wellness Week! Basic supplies will be supplied, but feel free to bring anything else you’d want to add to your jar, like small sticks, a ceramic mushroom, or even a little fairy. Keep it by your desk to keep yourself grounded during finals week!

Queer Joy Celebration
2025-06-02 16:00 - 18:30 | OR
Join us for an event to celebrate queer joy. We will have a featured speaker followed by a reception with food.
FEATURED SPEAKER: SHUINA SKO
TWO-SPIRIT POET, INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR & SPEAKER, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Location will be provide after RVSP: RSVP To Event
PSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences & OHSU/PSU School of Public Health

Lunch 'n Learns on Aging - Sharing History Through Active Reminiscence and Photo Imagery
2025-06-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Urban Center Parsons Gallery, 506 SW Mill St, Portland, 97201, United States
Raina Croff is an Associate Professor of Neurology at OHSU’S Oregon Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Dr. Croff leads a study that blends neighborhood walking and social reminiscence to maintain cognitive health among older healthy and mildly cognitively impaired older African Americans.
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This is a hybrid event and we welcome you to join us in person to find community and connection in the Parson’s Gallery on the second floor of the Urban Center Building (506 SW Mill St).

2nd Annual The Last Bounce: Bunnies and Burritos
2025-06-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Student Success Center – Vanport 6th Floor, 1810 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
We invite you to join us for our end of year party: Bunnies & Burritos which will take place in Vanport on the 6th Floor in the Student Success Center. There will be ~12 bunnies available to pet, hold, and sit with.
Fill out the RSVP form to make sure we have enough burritos for everyone!
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Wellness Week: Study Session with Simon
2025-06-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Vanport 620M, Portland, OR, United States
Partnering with OHSU SHW
Grab a coffee and a muffin courtesy of OHSU’s Student Health and Wellness Center and spend some time studying with Simon the therapy cat! He’s a very astute learner, so he’s sure to help you get those As!
Wednesday, 6/4 in Vanport 620M from 10:00 – 12:00 PM

OHSU Ice Cream Social
2025-06-04 16:00 - 17:00 | OHSU Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building, 2730 S Moody Ave, Portland, 97201, United States
The OHSU President’s Office is hosting an ice cream social for students on Wednesday, June 4th from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the RLSB.
The ice cream is FREE and President Stadum, Provost Chisholm-Burns, and university leaders will be in attendance to meet and mingle with students.
RLSB
Outdoor patio/terrace
For more information, please contact the Student Center at 503-494-8295 or studentcenter@ohsu.edu.

Wellness Week: Popcorn, PJS, and Pizza Movie Night
2025-06-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Vanport 515, 1850 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Join BREATHE and the SLC for a cozy movie night! Movie TBD! So, bring a pillow, a blanket, and a friend and snuggle up for a relaxing night.
Wednesday, 6/4 at 6 PM near Space located next to Vanport 515

Write Into Wellness: Bullet Journaling 101
2025-06-05 14:30 - 16:30 | Vanport 620M, Portland, OR, United States
Come join us as we learn how to create a journal that is both helpful and creative! Journals, stickers, and some pens will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you want to add your own personal style.
Thursday, 6/5 in Vanport 620M from 2:30 – 4:30 PM.

Q&A With Dr. Virginia A. Caine, MD
2025-06-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Vanport 515, 1850 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Join us for a Q&A Session with Dr. Virginia A. Caine!
Virginia A. Caine, MD is the Director and Chief Medical Officer of the Marion County Public Health Department. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine Infectious Diseases Division and Adjunct faculty at IU Fairbanks School of Public Health. She served as a Past President for the American Public Health Association. She is the 125th President of the National Medical Association. She received the Bio Crossroads “2017 August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year” Award as the first Black and first woman to receive this award and the Indiana Governor’s highest award, Sagamore of the Wabash award for service. In 2020, the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) named her as one of 40 Influential People of the past 40 years.
Dr. Caine works tirelessly to promote and advance public health through innovative programs and unprecedented collaborations. Her boundless energy, vision, and drive to serve people, especially disadvantaged areas, have led Dr. Caine to have her fingerprints on numerous projects.
Light refreshments provided

OHSU Commencement & SPH Hooding
2025-06-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, 97232, United States
Date: Friday, June 6, 2025, at the Oregon Convention Center.
Who can participate: All master’s and doctoral students.
Regalia: Order your regalia by April 11, 2025 here: OHSU Regalia

Learn how to apply to graduate here: OHSU Graduation Information

Watch Live Feed – OHSU & SPH Hooding Ceremony

Wellness Week: Unwind & Align - Desk Detox
2025-06-06 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Join us virtually as we wrap up the final wellness week of the year with a yoga and stretch class to shake off all those cobwebs that build up writing those essays! This class is designed to be done at your desk and really target all the muscles that get cramped sitting at your computer all day.
Friday, 6/6 Time TBD More Info to Come! via Zoom

SPH Japan Study Abroad Program Info Session
2025-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
Embark on a journey to Japan while also earning credits toward your degree! My name is Betty Izumi and I’m a professor in the School of Public Health and also a registered dietitian. I am Japanese Canadian/American and have lived and traveled extensively in Japan. I’ll be leading a study abroad in Japan in Fall term that takes students to 3 major cities: Tokyo, Kobe, and Kyoto! Japan will be our classroom as we learn about food and nutrition programs, practices, and policies through field trips to schools, senior care facilities, food banks, farms, and more! Hands-on cultural experiences include making tofu and participating in a tea ceremony. This fast paced, 4-credit course for graduate and undergraduate students will take place from December 6-20.

Learn more and apply to the program here or join the last info session on Thursday, June 12 from 12-1 pm.

Zoom meeting link: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/85177554510?jst=2
Meeting ID: 851 7755 4510

Deadline to apply is June 20.

PSU 2025 Commencement
2025-06-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Viking Pavillion, 930 SW Hall St, Portland, 97201, United States
Date: Saturday June 14, 2025, at Viking Pavilion.
Who can participate: All undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students.

Regalia: Order your regalia by April 8, 2025 here: PSU Regalia

Apply to graduate: Undergraduate students and dual-degree MPH-MURP or MPH-MSW students, learn about applying to graduate here: PSU Commencement and Graduation information (scroll to the bottom of the page)

Watch Live Feed – PSU Commencement

Community Good Job Fair
2025-06-18 10:00 - 13:00 | SE Works/WorkSource Office, 401 SE Foster Rd, Portland, 97206, United States
This event is focused on (but not limited to) behavioral health roles, including:

Peer Support Specialists/Peer Wellness Specialists/Certified Recovery Mentors
Case Managers
Housing Managers
Job Developers
Mentors
BHRN Navigators
Community Health Workers
Career Coaches
Community Health Navigators

When: Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: SE Works/WorkSource Office (6401 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97206)

Enter on 65th off of Foster Road, into the parking Jot. Parking is available on Foster and surrounding areas; ADA accessible.

ASPPH Advocacy in Action: Advancing Public Health in a Shifting Political Landscape
2025-06-26 07:00 - 08:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Join us for Advocacy in Action: Advancing Public Health in a Shifting Political Landscape, an ASPPH Presents webinar on June 26 at 10:00 AM ET, moderated by our Chief External Relations and Advocacy Officer, Tim Leshan. Held in conjunction with ASPPH’s member-only 2025 Sections Retreat, this public session will offer a timely policy update and strategic insights into elevating academic public health voices amid growing political and fiscal challenges.
The webinar will provide a comprehensive advocacy briefing and a strategic discussion on navigating today’s increasingly complex policy environment. It will also highlight ASPPH’s current federal policy priorities and offer practical insights for engaging effectively with policymakers and stakeholders.
As public health professionals face heightened political and budgetary challenges, this session will equip participants with tools to build coalitions, elevate public health narratives, and communicate the value of academic public health more strategically.
Additionally, the session will spotlight key findings from Broken Lifelines: The Economic Consequences of Defunding Academic Public Health, ASPPH’s recent report on the far-reaching impact of funding cuts.
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PSU Careers Workshop: Resumes and Cover Letters
2025-06-28 10:30 - 12:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Learn how to effectively write résumés and cover letters, whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the job market. We’ll review basic formatting, clarify what kind of information is essential, and discuss how to illustrate “fit” through your application materials.
Register on Zoom: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/89767266279?jst=2

OHSU Pay it Forward Mentor-Mentee Mixer
2025-06-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Joseph R. Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building, 2730 South Moody Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Pay It Forward Mentorship Program is hosting an event for mentees and mentors. Prospective medical students are welcome to come!
Join us at the Joseph R. Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building for a chance talk to current OHSU students about medical school and learn more about the medical school process. Sunday, June 29, 2025, 1:00pm – 4:00 pm. Registration is required, please complete this form.
The event will feature:

Q&A panel with current medical students
Breakout sessions on different tracks (MD/PhD, specialties, non-traditional paths, gap years, etc.)
Free pizza and beverages
Raffle prizes for attendees

ASPPH Webinar: Early-Career Insights, Enduring Impact: Using Graduate Outcomes and Workforce Data to Shape Academic Public Health
2025-07-07 10:00 - 11:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
This session will highlight findings from ASPPH’s First Destination graduate outcomes data and the de Beaumont Foundation’s Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS), with a focus on professionals under the age of 35. Panelists, including Dr. Emily Burke, ASPPH’s Senior Director of Workforce Development and Applied Practice, will discuss how these insights can inform recruitment, education, and long-term career support for emerging public health leaders.
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ASPPH Webinar: The Healthy Longevity Framework for Academic Public Health
2025-07-09 09:00 - 10:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
This webinar will introduce ASPPH’s new Healthy Longevity Framework, developed in response to the National Academy of Medicine’s call to action, and which will be released in late June 2025. The framework outlines how academic public health can lead efforts to extend health span through chronic disease prevention, infrastructure reinvestment, and cross-sector collaboration. The session will be moderated by Dr. Linda Fried, Dean of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Chair of the ASPPH Healthy Longevity Task Force.
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