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Students participating in “Make A Difference Day” projects included Andi VanHove of Marion,
S.D., Timothy Rust of Luverne, Minn., Kayla Fiscus of Sioux City, Iowa, Cati Peterson of
Omaha, Neb., Emily Brockett of Morris, Ill., Jessica Colburn of Aurora, Neb., and Toni Barrera
of Fremont, Neb.
“It was a good experience overall,” added Fiscus. “I learned the importance of getting involved
in the community. We worked a little and helped a lot.”
In addition to “Make A Difference Day” projects, USD’s Center for Academic Engagement
promoted the national day to help others by sponsoring a table at the Munster University Center.
Quick projects were available at this table as more than 50 students stopped by to paint mini-
pumpkins or create a card for items that were eventually donated to the Sioux Falls Children’s
Inn. Also, in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the CAE’s “Make A
Difference Day” table distributed dark purple ribbons to raise domestic violence awareness and
provided visitors with information on donating supplies to the local Domestic Violence Safe
Option Services.
The U’s Center for Academic Engagement was created as a central point of contact
for students to find experiential learning information, including information about
service-learning, undergraduate research, study abroad and off-campus academic
experiences. The office is also a place where faculty can receive support for
integrating service-learning and other experiential activities into their courses.
Finally, the Office acts as a general volunteer clearinghouse for Vermillion and the
surrounding area. The CAE is supported by the University and a grant from Learn
and Serve America through the Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher
Education and the Corporation for National & Community Service. For information
on upcoming events, e-mail the CAE at engage@usd.edu or visit
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university in the state and is home to a comprehensive College of Arts and
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Law, School of Medicine, the accredited Beacom School of Business and the College
of Fine Arts. It has an enrollment of more than 9,600 students taught by 400 faculty
members. More information is available at www.usd.edu/press/news.
News: Portland State University will host special screening of Portland: Quest
for the Livable City, October 14
Author: Posted:
Scott Gallagher October 13, 2009
(Portland, Ore.) Oct.13, 2009 – Portland State University will host the screening of Portland: Quest for
the Livable City, a documentary film that chronicles the city's attempts to reduce its carbon footprint and
grow more densely within the urban growth boundary.
The event will take place on Oct. 14, starting at 7 p.m. at Portland State University, Columbia Falls
Ballroom at 310 SW Lincoln St., Portland OR, 97201.
Following a welcome by Portland State University President Wim Wiewel and the showing of the film, a
panel discussion will include Armando Carbonell, senior fellow and chair, Department of Planning and
Urban Form, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Tim Lay, Northern Light Productions; and Ethan Seltzer,
professor, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University. This event
is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
"We were impressed from the very beginning at the incredible story that had unfolded in Portland, and we
think we captured both the drama and tension, and the essence of the city as a place to live," said Bestor
Cram, president of Northern Light Productions.
"Portland has been a notable experiment in land use planning, and the film shows how challenging that
can be," said Gregory K. Ingram, president of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. "The issues that come
to life in the film - property rights, the value of land, density and transportation, planning and citizen
participation - include many that we think cities all over the U.S. will need to confront."
Incorporating historic footage of Portland and interviews with city leaders and neighborhood residents
during the battles over ballot measures on the land-use planning system, Portland: Quest for the Livable
City is a cautionary tale for planning in the 21st century. As cities across the country today attempt to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, invest in transit, and focus on infill redevelopment as an alternative to
car-dependent sprawl, the experience of Portland underscores a complex web of issues including
economic development and jobs, gentrification, local food and farming, property rights, and civic
participation.
The first films in the Making Sense of Place documentary series were Phoenix: The Urban Desert, which
examined the sprawling growth and associated issues of that metropolitan area, and Cleveland:
Confronting Decline in an American City, a look at a shrinking industrial city and its efforts to reinvent
itself. All the films have aired on public television stations across the country.
A leading resource for key issues concerning the concerning the use, taxation and regulation of land, the
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy provides high-quality education and research, and strives to improve
public dialogue and decisions about land policy.