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 as well as resources such as computer labs, events, lounge/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 228
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/x students and their allies come together to build bridges and connect with community, develop leadership skills, empower their individual and collective identities, and participate in services that support academic success. The mission of the La Casa Latina Student Center is to attract Latino/a/x students to
Portland State University and to provide cultural, social, and academic services and programs that enhance the quality of Latino/a/x student life. We seek to raise awareness about the rich diversity of Latino/a/x culture across campus. All PSU students are welcome!
The Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian (MENASA) Cultural Center
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway, Suite 238
Portland, OR 97201
503-725-5342
www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers/middle-east-north-africa-south-asia-initiative
The Middle East, North Africa, South Asia (MENASA) is the sixth Cultural Resource Center at Portland State University. The Initiative to create the center started in 2016 when it was included in the Cultural Resource Centers Five-Year Strategic Plan. This Initiative formally recognizes MENASA students and their allies who are a critical mass in our spaces yet do not have dedicated services. While our other five cultural centers have demographic data to support their mission, the MENASA community does not. This presents a unique challenge in supporting these scholars. Currently, ALMENASA Cultural Center is located and operating from SMSU room 238, and The MENASA team is working to come up with the final design and floorplan for room 238, which will go through its renovation process during the summer of 2022. All students are welcome!
Multicultural Student Center
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway, Suite 235
Portland, OR 97201
503-725-5342
multicultural@pdx.edu
www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers/multicultural-student-center
The Multicultural Student Center provides a space where students can develop cultural competency through student engagement, programming, and meaningful dialogue. Folks can participate in events that explore intersectional identities, including our multiracial, first-generation, and international student populations. Resources such as student leadership opportunities, a computer lab, and spaces to relax and study are accessible and open to all. Students may also partake in a forum for collaborative cultural, education, and social experiences at PSU and beyond.
Native American Student & Community Center Student Programs
Native American Student and Community Center
710 SW Jackson Street
Portland, Oregon 97201
503-725-9701
www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers/native-american-student-community-center-student-programs
www.pdx.edu/native-american-center/
The NASCC Program Coordinator is located at the Native American Student and Community Center. Their work includes supporting students in multiple ways. Some of them include; student centered-programming, supervision of student employees and confidential advocacy. In addition, their time is spent on PSU-wide committees representing the well-being of Native American, Alaska Native, and Pacific-Islander students. Last, they work collaboratively with the Multicultural Retention Services Retention Coordinator and the NASCC Manager to support all students that access any of the cultural resource centers on campus.
Pacific Islander, Asian & Asian American Student Center
Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway, Suite 229
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 culturally relevant programming and resources that foster empowerment, enrichment, and principled solidarity that advocates liberation among peoples of the African diaspora. PAC seeks to create a welcoming and affirming environment where students can engage in healing and exploration and celebrate their cultural ways of being. All students are welcome!