Portland State University’s mission is to enhance the intellectual, social, cultural and economic qualities of urban life by providing access throughout the life span to a quality liberal education for undergraduates and an appropriate array of professional and graduate programs especially relevant to metropolitan areas. The University conducts research and community service that support a high quality educational environment and reflect issues important to the region. It actively promotes the development of a network of educational institutions to serve the community.The pursuit of our vision rests on our success in transforming undergraduate education, our growing research programs, our strong collaboration with the community, and the core values we hold. These values describe not only what PSU is now, but what it will be in the future: Learning and Discovery, Access to Learning, A Climate of Mutual Respect, Openness and Reflection and Community and Civic Engagement.PSU values intellectual inquiry in its undergraduate and graduate programs, provides leadership in the development of knowledge, and creates opportunities for the application of knowledge to real-world problems. We maintain a welcoming and stimulating environment that is conducive to success for students, faculty, and staff. We value tenure as an essential component of this environment.
波特兰州立大学的任务是通过为本科生提供终身获取优质文科教育的机会，以及特别适合大都市地区的一系列专业和研究生课程，来提升城市生活的智力、社会、文化和经济品质。大学开展研究和社区服务，以支持高质量的教育环境，并反映对该地区重要的问题。它积极推动教育机构网络的发展，以服务社区。我们对愿景的追求建立于本科教育的成功转型、研究项目的持续发展、与社区的紧密合作以及坚守的核心价值观之上。这些价值观不仅定义了PSU的现在，更昭示着其未来方向：学习与探索、教育机会平等、相互尊重的氛围、开放与反思精神以及社区和公民参与。PSU在本科与研究生教育中推崇学术探索，引领知识创新，并为知识应用于现实问题创造机会。我们营造包容且充满活力的环境，助力学生、教师和员工取得成功。我们视终身教职制度为这一环境的重要基石。