First Year Housing Options at Portland State University

2020-2021

FIR ST YEAR EXPERIENCE

housing options

How to sign up COMPLETE YOUR PSU ADMISSION APPLICATION First, apply for admission to PSU. You must be admitted to apply for housing.

help when you need it

SET UP AN ODIN ACCOUNT, YOUR PSU LOGIN

University Success is an in-hall academic support center for students living on campus.

Head to oam.pdx.edu to sign up. This is how you’ll manage your account, schedule classes, and more.

SUBMIT YOUR CONTRACT IN THE HOUSING PORTAL

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The sooner the better! Housing assignments are made in the order contracts are received. Visit housingportal.pdx.edu to get started.

Computer workstation with free printing

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Study space

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Success Series workshops

ACCEPT YOUR ASSIGNMENT

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Open late

Assignment notifications begin in May. Be sure to check your pdx.edu email daily and accept your assignment.

LOCATED IN:

ONDINE 207 & KING ALBERT 010

glossary

SINGLE

F U R N I S HE D

You have a room all to yourself.

Furnished units are equipped with a bed, desk, desk chair, and dresser for each resident.

DOUBLE

R O O M M AT E S

You share a room with one other person.

If you have a roommate in mind, indicate one another when completing your housing contracts and select the same unit preferences.

dining FIRST YEAR MEAL PLAN OPTIONS

All First Year Experience students will select a residential meal plan when completing their housing contract.

MEAL PLAN

VICTOR’S MEALS PER WEEK

DINING DOLLARS

All Access

Unlimited

$50 per term

$1,516

The 15

15

$100 per term

$1,516

The 10

10

$300 per term

$1,431

Economy

10

$0

$1,131

COST PER TERM

ondine

stephen epler

broadway

OND

SEH

BDWY

academic communities Academic communities allow students to take their general education courses with their floormates for the full academic year. Students in these communities build strong connections with one another, galvanizing around a shared interest in a living-learning environment.

UNIVER SIT Y STUDIES For more information on University Studies requirements, please visit pdx.edu/unst.

DESIGN & SOCIETY

This course examines how designers, both virtual and real, engage with problems facing communities and act to solve them by developing creative and innovative solutions.

OND

RACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE

This course examines social and cultural awareness and understanding, engaging in social and cultural dialogue, and student development as well-rounded, informed citizens of a global community.

OND

HEALTH, HAPPINESS & HUMAN RIGHTS

PORTLAND

This course examines what connects people to their places including social, cultural, spiritual, economic, and political environments. Special emphasis on the city of Portland.

OND

This course examines the nature and state of healthy individuals and populations in their various environments. Specific emphasis will be given to social determinants of health and the intersections between health, communities, and human rights.

OND

WORK OF ART

This course examines the world through the lens of the work of art. Through writing, collaboration, and community projects, students will explore what art does, where art resides, and how art communicates.

BDWY

UNIVERSITY HONORS For more information on University Honors requirements, the application process, and important dates, please visit pdx.edu/honors.

HONORS

SUSTAINABILITY

This course examines the possibilities in maintaining a sustainable relationship between human communities and the natural world.

OND

This community allows students admitted to the Honors program to live with other high-achieving and highly-motivated students.

Students participate in the life of the city and experience the benefits of a small learning community.

SEH

themed communities Themed communities are designed to bring together residents with similar interests. There is no course requirement on these floors.

VIKING

Viking Floors are for first-year students who have a variety of interests and want to experience the breadth of what PSU and Portland have to offer.

BDWY

OND

STEM

The STEM Floor gives residents the opportunity to build a community focused on the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.

BDWY

first year experience ONDINE 250 sq. ft.

These furnished units have a private bathroom with shower, which may be in the unit or shared with an adjoining unit.

DOUBLE

$1890/term* • $630/month*

SINGLE

$2910/term* • $970/month*

*Rates may be subject to change. Full term rates are billed at the beginning of each term. Monthly payment plan available.

first year experience BROADWAY 290 sq. ft.

These furnished units include a private bathroom with shower and a kitchenette with mini-fridge and stovetop.

DOUBLE

$2420/term* • $807/month*

SINGLE

$3660/term* • $1220/month*

*Rates may be subject to change. Full term rates are billed at the beginning of each term. Monthly payment plan available.

honors community STEPHEN EPLER 290 sq. ft.

These furnished units include a private bathroom with shower and a kitchenette with mini-fridge, stovetop, and oven.

DOUBLE

$2325/term* • $775/month*

*Rates may be subject to change. Full term rates are billed at the beginning of each term. Monthly payment plan available.

PL AN AHEA D

second year options

After your first year, move to a floor for sophomores and above in Broadway, Ondine, Epler, or any of our five other buildings.

blackstone

blumel

BLKS

BLU

king albert

montgomery

KNGA

MONT

Located in our St. Helens building, the Second Year Experience is a newlydesigned community that extends support services beyond the first year.

Units include private kitchen and bathroom. Kitchens feature farmhouse sinks, quartz countertops, open shelving and full-size stainless steel appliances.

st. helens STHL

visit us

Broadway 210 503-725-4375 pdx.edu/housing housing@pdx.edu

housing tour s

psuadmissions.com/visit

connec t

@pdxhousing