What are other campuses doing?
February 14, 2009 marks the 150th birthday of the state of Oregon. All OUS campuses are organizing events throughout 2009 to commemorate the 33rd state to join the Union. “Sustain the Spirit” is the theme chosen for this milestone in Oregon’s history.
Portland State University has a rich history in the State as it moved after the 1948 Vanport flood, and has gone through three name changes. Both the Governor and Chancellor are eager to show how Oregon’s universities have added to the unique history of the state.
We are excited to hear your stories and have your participation in events, classes, and projects that are being organized by the PSU community. We will be updating this site regularly, so check back often to see what new activities are in motion.
To get involved in celebrating Oregon’s 150th birthday, click on the links.
PSU’s "Ooligan Press" Publications:
Current Ooligan Publications:
Fiction:
"A Heart for Any Fate" by Linda Crew
"Ricochet River" by Robin Cody
"42" by M. Thomas Cooper
Non-fiction:
"Oregon At Work" by Tom Fuller and Art Ayre
"Dreams of the West: A History of Chinese in Oregon"
jointly written by the CCBA and students from PSU and Ooligan Press
"The Portland Red Guide" by Michael Munk
"Fort Clatsop: Rebuilding an Icon" by The Daily Astorian
"Deer Drink the Moon: Poems of Oregon" by a compilation of 33 poets
Other Oregon authors:
Geronimo Tagatac, Jan Baross, Phyliss Coyne, Ann Fullerton, Ellen Notbohm, Roger N. Meyer, Paul Collins, Lincoln Lease, Jacqueline Lerner Aderman, Taylor Pero, Teressa James, Scott Bradley, Jillian Redmond, David Seed, Angela Baumgartner, Candy Hines….and thousands more!!
Ooligan? What does that mean?
The name Ooligan is adopted from the Native American word for a smelt otherwise known as the candlefish. The ooligan was an abundant natural resource in Pacific Northwest rivers. It may well be the word from which the name Oregon was derived. During the trade of the valuable fish oil to tribes east of the Rockies, the L in Ooligan was replaced with an R, giving us the sound Ooregon. Gradually, this usage became the name of a place and assumed its current spelling of Oregon in the course of history.
