Newbies Portland State University Gets it Done for Stand Up

October 29th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

Portland State University may be first-timers to the ONE Campus Challenge but they sure do know what they’re doing. We first knew Portland State would be a force in the Challenge this year when we received their submission for their Stand Up event in mid-October.

ONE-PSU tabled for each of the eight Millennium Development Goals with help from partner groups on-campus and in their community like the Portland Global AIDS Coalition and the Center for Women’s Policy and they provided contact information for Members of Congress on each of the tables. PSU also hosted former Congressman Elizabeth Furse, who spoke to students about how to advocate effectively.

Local and African performers provided entertainment throughout the day and PSU worked with the Portland Farmer’s Market to convince individual farmers to donate homegrown/made food for the event, thus emphasizing the critical link between local and global food security. To top the whole thing off, ONE at PSU also raised $350 to donate to Mercy Corp.

Portland State is currently sitting pretty at #21 overall in our rankings and #4 this week with over 30,000 points worth of actions taken already. The OCC Team is excited to see what the Vikings do with the rest of the year.