September 26 to October 5, 2024

Welcome to Viking Days, a series of events and activities welcoming you to Portland State University's urban campus in fall 2024. Whether you're a brand new student discovering the PSU campus for the very first time or a returning student kicking off the new academic year, there are a number of events available to help you celebrate your start! All events are free and open to all PSU students and employees.

Featured Events

Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 26

Friday, September 27

  • Navigating PSU In Real Life: Campus Tour | Sign Up >>
    10:00 to 11:30 AM | Transfer & Returning Student Resource Center, Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) Suite 342
  • Viking Day of Service
    10:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Montgomery Plaza
  • Spark Your Imagination!!
    10:00 to 11:30 AM | Richard & Maurine Neuberger Center (RMNC) 123
  • Weight Room Orientation
    11:30 to 12:30 PM | Campus Rec, Academic and Student Recreation Center (ASRC) 2nd Floor
  • Learn Persian & Gain a Professional Edge!
    12:00 to 1:00 PM | Outside between Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) and Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU)
  • Outdoor Sack Lunch Social & Game Hour!
    12:00 to 1:00 PM |Outside on the Park Blocks by Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) 
  • Honors College Welcome Lunch
    12:00 to 1:30 PM | Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU)
  • Outdoor Program Open House
    12:00 to 2:00 PM | Outdoor Program Office, Academic and Student Recreation Center (ASRC) Room 183 (entrance is on Harrison)
  • Graduate Student Welcome
    5:00 to 7:00 PM | ASRC 515 & Terrace

Monday, September 30

  • Welcome Days: Coffee & Donuts
    9:00 AM to 12:00 PM | Urban Plaza
  • Student Wayfinding Support: Office of Student Success and Undergraduate Academic Advising
    9:00 AM to 3:00 PM| Outside Cramer Hall between Cramer & Smith and Inside Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) on the First Floor
  • Drop-in Advising
    9:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Advising Offices for Your Pathway
  • APID Fall Connect
    11:00 AM to 2:00 PM | South Park Blocks
  • Get to Know Pre-Law at PSU
    11:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU)
  • Float into the School Year: Ice Cream Floats with the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
    12:00 to 1:00 PM | Vanport Building, Student Success Center
  • Learn Persian & Gain a Professional Edge!
    12:00 to 1:00 PM | Outside between Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) and Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU)
  • Education Abroad 101 (in person & virtual)
    2:00 to 2:30 PM | Karl Miller Center (KMC) 605 or on Zoom
  • Spark Your Imagination!!
    2:00 to 3:30 PM | Richard & Maurine Neuberger Center (RMNC) 123
  • Beginner Climb Night
    5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | Campus Rec Climbing Center, Academic and Student Recreation Center (ASRC) 2nd Floor

Tuesday, October 1

  • Student Wayfinding Support: Office of Student Success and Undergraduate Academic Advising
    9:00 AM to 3:00 PM| Outside Cramer Hall between Cramer & Smith and Inside Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) on the First Floor
  • Drop-in Advising
    9:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Advising Offices for Your Pathway
  • Spark Your Imagination!!
    10:00 to 11:30 AM | Richard & Maurine Neuberger Center (RMNC) 123
  • Biology Majors Welcome Social
    11:30 AM to 1:30 PM | Robertson Life Sciences Building (RLSB)
  • Live at Lunch
    12:00 to 1:00 PM | Park Blocks (If it's raining: Parkway North in SMSU)
  • Education Abroad 101 (in person & virtual)
    12:00 to 12:30 PM | Karl Miller Center (KMC) 605 or on Zoom
  • Passport to the World
    1:00 to 3:00 PM | Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) Room 333 & 334
  • Graduate School Open House
    5:00 to 7:00 PM | Grad Hub in Library (4th Floor, Room 490)

Wednesday, October 2

  • Drop-in Advising
    9:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Advising Offices for Your Pathway
  • Vernier Science Center Food Lab Open House
    10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | Vernier Science Center (VSC) Room 216
  • Physics Department Open House
    10:00 AM to 1:00 PM | Science Research & Teacher Center (SRTC) Room 134
  • PSU Alumni Business Pop-Up
    10:00 AM to 3:00 PM | Urban Plaza
  • School of Business Snow Cone Social
    11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | Karl Miller Center (KMC) 2nd Floor Atrium
  • Library Welcome & Open House
    12:00 to 2:00 PM | Branford P. Millar Library
  • Cultural Resource Centers Open House
    12:00 to 3:00 PM | Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU) Cultural Centers and the Native American Student & Community Center
  • Learn to be a Fitness Instructor/Trainer: Info Session with Campus Rec
    3:00 to 3:45 PM | Campus Rec, Academic and Student Recreation Center (ASRC) 2nd Floor
  • Biology Majors Welcome Reception
    3:00 to 4:30 PM | RScience Research & Teacher Center (SRTC) 1st & 2nd Floor Lobbies
  • KDChi: Cowgirl Hat Decorating
    5:30 PM to 7:15 PM | Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU) Room 323

Friday, October 4