How to Find Help at PSU

• Academic Coaching
  Location: FMH 360
  Academic coaching is a free support service available to all PSU students. Students work with coaches to create measurable plans to meet their academic goals. Goals may address school/life balance, active learning and studying strategies, organization, communication skills, how to access resources, and more. Coaches can also serve as accountability partners for students throughout their studies. 

• Disability Resource Center (DRC)
  Location: SMSU 116
  The DRC provides reasonable accommodations for students who encounter barriers in the learning environment and works with students who have physical, learning, cognitive, mental health, sensory, chronic illness, and other disabilities.

• Library
  Location: Millar Library, Park Blocks
  Get research help for your University Studies course from the Portland State Library. Librarians can help you form research questions, think about keywords, develop search strategies, access and evaluate sources, and cite sources properly. Visit the University Studies subject guide to get started. You can also ask a librarian in person, by email, or 24/7 chat.

• Progression Team
  Location: FMH 360
  The Progression Team provides personalized support tailored to each student, can act as a single point of contact to connect to PSU resources, and offer guidance with processes, forms, and administrative tasks.

• Tutoring at the Learning Center
  Location: Second floor of Millar Library, Park Blocks
  The tutors at the Learning Center can help with reviewing and clarifying concepts addressed in class or in your textbook. They can also help you understand the meaning of an assignment, as well as make suggestions on how to start an assignment.

• Writing Center
  Location: CH 188
  The PSU Writing Center is staffed by instructors who have taught writing at all levels. Students can schedule time to work with a writing consultant in person or online.

• Basic Needs Hub
  Location: SMSU 435
  The Basic Needs Hub provides students with one place to stop for all concerns related to providing basic needs support, including but not limited to food assistance, housing services, and emergency funds. Our mission is to connect PSU students to resources in the moment of need so students can focus on academics, career goals, and interpersonal relationships.

• Emergency Funds
  PSU’s Undergraduate Emergency Fund assists undergrad students on the verge of pausing their educational pursuits due to a financial emergency or natural disaster. PSU may also issue short-term loans to students registered for at least one credit for the current term and who meet the eligibility requirements.

• Financial Wellness Center
  Location: FMH 130
  The Financial Wellness Center is designed to give all students the tools and resources needed to empower them to make healthy financial decisions. Meet one-on-one with a Financial Coach regarding your PSU student account, re-enrolling at PSU, resolving a debt owed to PSU, understanding the cost of your degree, creating a sustainable budget, repairing credit, or repaying student loans.

You may also want to check out Cash Course, a free course in financial well-being that helps you explore financial topics, practice money skills, complete assignments for your school, and plan for your future. 

• PSU CARES
  Location: SMSU 433
  PSU CARES connects students with resources when they are experiencing distress or other concerns that might impact their personal or academic success. Types of concerns that can be referred through the PSU CARES form include, but are not limited to, housing and financial insecurity, health or mental health concerns, harassment or discrimination, or any event that is traumatic or disruptive.

• PSU Food Pantry
  Location: SMSU 048
  All PSU Students may choose their own free supplemental groceries at the PSU Food Pantry. The PSUFP website includes frequently updated information about where to find free food on or near campus, as well as current hours, policies, and information about how to use the Pantry.

• Center for Student Health & Counseling (SHAC)
  Location: University Center Building
  PSU's wellness resource offers both telehealth and in-person visits to support everything from managing stress to general wellness. SHAC provides health services, dental services, counseling services, and health promotion & education.

• Cultural Resource Centers
  The Cultural Resource Centers cultivate diversity, elevate culture, and center social justice issues. We empower student identities, educational success, & leadership through collaboration and community engagement. Their centers include:

  • • Multicultural Student Center, SMSU 235

    • La Casa Latina Student Center, SMSU 229

    • Pacific Islander, Asian, and Asian American Student Center, SMSU 228

    • Pan-African Commons, SMSU 236

    • Middle Eastern, North Africa, South Asia Student Center, SMSU 238

    • Native American Student and Community Center, 710 SW Jackson Street

• Queer Resource Center
  Location: SMSU 458
  The Queer Resource Center strives to provide students with the support they need to persist to graduation through increasing equity and access for queer and trans students at Portland State University. 

• Women's Resource Center
  Location: SMSU 439
  The Women's Resource Center advocates for the best educational and campus experience for all members of our community. We accomplish this by advancing social justice, ensuring access to personal empowerment for students of all genders, and by working toward a safe and healthy campus.

• Academic Calendar
  The academic calendar outlines the important dates and events for a student at PSU, including the start and end of semesters, holidays, and registration deadlines.

• Course Selection Tools
  Use the reference tools found on this page in coordination with a visit to your academic adviser to plan the best route to your degree.

• Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)
  The Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) is a valuable tool which aids in tracking degree progress and in understanding requirements.

• Undergraduate Advising
  Academic and career advisors understand what will help students be successful throughout their academic experiences at PSU.

• University Career Center
  Location: FMH 342
  The University Career Center provides unique resources and services to meet the career development and job search needs of PSU students and alumni.

• Handshake
  Handshake is an incredibly powerful tool for your internship and job searches. Visit this site to learn more about how to navigate Handshake and utilize strategies to help strengthen your search skills.

• Internship Information for Students
  Portland State University takes advantage of its centralized location in the Portland community by creating mutually beneficial partnerships with employers in the region, and by facilitating opportunities for students to experience real-world learning within those companies and organizations. 

• Campus Recreation
  Location: ASRC on the Urban Plaza
  Campus Rec provides an inclusive environment where recreation and wellness opportunities inspire, empower, and educate people to be positive contributors to the global community.

• Student Activities and Leadership Programs (SALP)
  Location: SMSU M113
  SALP is the hub for all things student involvement at Portland State. They will help you find and build your community on campus through leadership opportunities, skills training, service work, and student employment. 

• Services for Students with Children
  Location: SMSU 462
  Services for Students with Children offers integrated services that support students’ goals to be effective parents while succeeding in their academic pursuits.

• University Success
  Location: East - Ondine Residence Hall 207; West – Montgomery Hall 020
  University Success provides in-hall, after-hours academic support for residents and helps students living on campus throughout their journey at Portland State with challenges big and small!

• OIT Student Technology Helpdesk
  Location: FMH Student Services Lobby
  OIT offers technology support online, by chat, over the phone, and by appointment.

• Canvas Student App
  The Canvas Student app allows you to access your courses and groups using a mobile device. You can submit assignments, participate in discussions, and view grades and course materials.

• Canvas Notification Settings
  Canvas includes a set of default notification settings you can receive for your courses. However, you can change the default settings by setting your own notification settings.

• Printing, Copying, and Scanning
  Multi-function printer-copier-scanners are available to PSU students, faculty, and staff on campus in OIT labs found in the Library, FMH, and in the UNST office in Cramer Hall. Each student, staff, and faculty member has 500 print credits per term. You can upload your print jobs from home and print them on campus, and check your remaining print balance at https://labs.print.pdx.edu.