Portland State University Responds to GoLocal’s Coverage of President Wim Wiewel
Thursday, September 03, 2015
He receives small royalties and honoraria for those activities and reports that income on state and federal tax and disclosure forms. Last year, his royalties on his nine books and honoraria for speeches totaled $2,042. In 2013, his income from these activities totaled $47. In fact, income from all those activities totaled $4,322 over the past five years before taxes.
The article also suggested it is not proper to operate a business out of his home because the President’s house is public. That house was donated to PSU as the President’s residence, and his contract requires Dr. Wiewel to live there. He’s not “running a for-profit consulting firm” but writing from his home, whether it is a speech or an article. He also writes in his office at PSU. Universities encourage academic professionals to stay current in their fields, attend conferences and give presentations as part of their job. Under his contract with the PSU Board of Trustees, President Wiewel is permitted to engage in these activities. Moreover, his professional scholarship and expertise in academic leadership and urban affairs are clear benefits to Portland State and to Portland.
Christopher Broderick is the Associate Vice President for University Communications in the President’s Office at Portland State University.
Related Slideshow: Greenest Colleges in the Pacific Northwest
Related Articles
- PSU Students Protest Giving Guns to Campus Police
- PSU Sacks Sherri Murrell, First Openly Gay NCAA Div 1 Basketball Coach
- PSU Reduces Planned Tuition Increase Due to Additional State Funding
- PSU Study: Over 40,000 Move to Oregon Last Year
- PSU To Build New Education Center Shared with OHSU
- Ten PSU Students win Fulbright and Boren Grants for International Study
- Rogue’s “Viktory Ale” Celebrates PSU’s Class of 2015
- PSU Virus Discovery Could Impact HIV Drug Research
- PSU President’s Salary More Than Meets the Eye
- PSU Names Karen Marrongelle Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- EXCLUSIVE: PSU Student Says School Failed to Properly Investigate Rape Complaint
- Early Morning Fire Burns Six Food Carts Near PSU
- DA Won’t Press Charges After Alleged PSU Sex Assault on Eden Paul
- INVESTIGATION: PSU President Wiewel uses University House for For-Profit Company
- NEW: Prairie Underground and Little River Sock Mill Capsule Collections Launch at Adorn Boutique
- Police: Man Arrested at PSU For Sex Crime After Breaking into Woman’s Hotel Room
- Older Generations 10-20 Times More Likely To Vote for Mayor, Says PSU Study
- NEW: PSU Students Help Launch Low-Carbon Beer
- Additional State Funding Leads to Reduction in Tuition Increase at PSU
Follow us on Pinterest Google + Facebook Twitter See It Read It