Cultural Resource Centers
Cultural Resource Centers
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway
Suite 228
Portland, OR 97201
503-725-5351
cultures@pdx.edu
www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers
The Cultural Resource Centers create a student-centered inclusive environment that enriches the university experience. We provide student leadership, employment, and volunteer opportunities; student resources such as computer labs, event, lounge and study spaces; and extensive programming. We value diversity, social justice, cultural traditions, student identities, success and leadership. All PSU students are welcome in our spaces!
La Casa Latina Student Center
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway
Suite 229
Portland, OR 97201
503-725-6710
www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers/la-casa-latina-student-center
La Casa Latina Student Center (LCL) is a hub on campus where Latino/a and Chicano/a students come together to build community, develop leadership skills, empower their individual and collective identities, and participate in services and events that support academic success. The mission of La Casa Latina Student Center is to attract Latino/a and Chicano/a students to Portland State University, and provide cultural, social, and academic services and programs that enhance the quality of Latino/a/x student life. La Casa Latina Student Center hosts events such as Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Leading Latin@s Program, and Sí Se Puede Week. We also seek to raise awareness about the rich diversity of Latino/a and Chicano/a culture across campus. All PSU students are welcome.
Multicultural Student Center
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway
Suite 228
Portland, OR 97201
503-725-5342
www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers/multicultural-student-center-0
The Multicultural Student Center provides a space where students can develop cultural competency through student engagement, programming, and meaningful dialogue; participate in events that explore our intersectional identities; including those focused our multiracial, Middle Eastern/North African/South Asian; access resources such as a computer lab, student leadership opportunities, and space to relax and study; and partake in a forum for collaborative cultural, education, and social experiences at PSU and beyond. All PSU students are welcome!
Native American Student and Community Center
NASCC
710 SW (Andrew) Jackson Street
503-725-9695
go.pdx.edu/nascc
nascc@pdx.edu
The Native American Student & Community Center (NASCC) is a cultural home and gathering space to celebrate and empower student success through culturally relevant programming, academic support, and intergenerational community engagement. The center seeks to preserve and perpetuate intertribal connection for Native American/Alaskan Native/ Pacific Islander students and our allies through tradition, ceremony, and storytelling. The NASCC is also home to three student groups: United Indigenous Students in Higher Education (UISHE); American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES); and the Pacific Islanders Club (PIC). The NASCC is available for lease by PSU student groups, PSU departments, and the greater Portland community. Amenities include computer labs, wireless access, classroom audio-visual equipment, and a licensed kitchen.
Pacific Islander, Asian & Asian American Student Center
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway
Suite 235
Portland, OR 97201
503-725-9391
www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers/pacific-islander-asian-asian-american-student-center
The Pacific Islander, Asian and Asian American (PIAAA) Student Center at Portland State University offers an engaging and accepting space to address the diverse and changing needs of our Asian and Pacific Islander student communities. PIAAA strengthens the identity of API students through accessible programming, inter-cultural community building, and social justice education. All students are welcome!
Pan-African Commons
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway
Suite 236
Portland, OR 97201
503-725-9371
www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers/pan-african-commons
The Pan-African Commons (PAC) cultivates cultural, personal, academic, and professional development and opportunities through programming and resources that foster empowerment, enrichment, and principled solidarity that advocates liberation among peoples of the African diaspora. All students are welcome!