University of Portland

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

math, writing

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 49% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 22% of housing units are Singles.
• 72% of housing units are Doubles.
• 6% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 8 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 63% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming Dance, Junior Parents Weekend, Basketball and soccer games, River Run on the Portland Spirit, Espresso UP, Movies, Coffeehouse, Meghan Gardiner’s Dissolve, Fly Dance Company, Bullwinkle’s Family Fun Center, Omnimax Theater, Disney’s Lion King, Cats, Stress Reduction Day, Hurricane Hope Walk, Villa Man Auction, Portland Winterhawks, Day of the Dead, MLK Day Celebration, African American Read-in, Portland Taiko, Quadstock, Summer Kick-Off, Dance of the Decades;
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 48 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta, Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Psi Chi, Kappa Delta Pi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Kappa Psi
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Foreign Language Club, Hawaiian Club, International Club, Vietnamese Student Association, Irish Heritage Club
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Associated Students of the University of Portland, Arnold Air Society, Bowling Club, American Chemical Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, College Democrats, Crew Club, English Society, Feminist Disussion Group, IEEE, Inline Hockey, International Film Club, Men’s Water Polo Club, Mitchell Rifles, Mock Trial/Pre-Law, Music Club, Philosophy Club, Pre-Medical Students Association, Silver Wings, Social Sciences Club, Social Work Club, Society of Women Engineers, Student Alumni Association, Students in Free Enterprise, Finance Club, Women’s Soccer Club, Pre-Dental Association, Accounting Club, ActUP, Alpha Kappa Psi, Association for Computing Machinery, Astronomy Club, Beta Beta Beta, Black Student Union, Engineers without Borders, Guam Club, Hawaii Club, International Club, Kappa Delta Pi, Lacrosse, Martial Arts Club, Mechanical Engineers Club, Men’s Soccer, Player vs. Player, Society of Sobriety, Spielfriek Society, Student Nurses Association, Swing Dance Club, Tau Beta Pi, Tengokuno Anime Club, Utah Club, Velo, Vietnamese Student Association, Wakeboard Club, Women’s Water Polo.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Beacon (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Portland (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Portland (6)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Portland (6)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 55% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 45% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 0% of students are fraternity members
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 0% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

honor code