Student Community Engagement Center

Student Community Engagement Center The Student Community Engagement Center is the hub for civic engagement at Portland State. Welcome to the Student Community Engagement Center!

Located in SMSU M103 (in the Hub for Service & Sustainability), we are the hub for volunteer opportunities and programs on campus and in the Portland community. We run several programs: The SLS Member Team, Mentor Alder Portland State (MAPS), Alternative Spring Break, large scale Days of Service, Serve Your City/Serve Your Campus projects, and more. By liking this page, you will get notifications

of upcoming events and application deadlines. It does not necessarily mean you are a member of one of the leadership teams -- generally that membership is decided by an application process. If you're looking to volunteer, either to fulfill hours for a class, explore something you're passionate about, or just to meet people in a different setting, stop by our office or email us at [email protected]. Year Long Programs:
Student Leaders for Service
MAPS - Mentor: Alder and Portland State

Term-Long Programs:
ASB – Alternative Spring Break (includes pre-trip meetings)

Day Long Programs:
Portland State of Mind Day of Service - October
MLK Day of Service - January
Earth Day of Service - April
“Serve your City” Projects – Monthly by arrangement
College Days (Partnership with Alder Elementary)

The Student Community Engagement Center is excited and energized! Come visit us in the Hub for Service & Sustainability, in SMSU m103!

Sign up to our last conversation project of the term! We are partnering with ASPSU, Menasa, Cultural reasource centers, ...
05/18/2026

Sign up to our last conversation project of the term! We are partnering with ASPSU, Menasa, Cultural reasource centers, and oregon humanities to bring students and community members together for an open and engaging conversation about interpersonal conflict, communication, and growth. LINK IN BIO

Interpersonal conflict and disagreement are part of being in relationship with others, but many of us fear conflict. Motivated by many factors, including cultural norms, concern for social consequences, and personal safety, many of us avoid it. What might we learn and how might we grow by making more room for conflict?

Join us tommorow for one of last service events of the term! As a group, we will remove noxious weeds, including English...
05/15/2026

Join us tommorow for one of last service events of the term! As a group, we will remove noxious weeds, including English ivy, clematis, and Himalayan/Armenian blackberry. By removing invasive, non-native plant species, we will help to support wildlife, water runoff, and prevent erosion. Volunteer tasks will include hiking uneven terrain and the use of small tools. Gloves, tools, supervision, and directions will be provided. LINK IN BIO

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Student Leaders for Service is a year-long leadership program that facilitates PSU students’ involvement in both the Por...
05/12/2026

Student Leaders for Service is a year-long leadership program that facilitates PSU students’ involvement in both the Portland State and greater Portland communities. Students serve at a community partner site on a weekly basis, supporting the work of the community partner and bringing its mission back to the PSU campus. Whether your passion is education, hunger, housing, health, racial justice, sustainability, or something else, SLS positions range every year in focus and can apply to all sorts of interests and majors. LINK IN BIO

The Student Community Engagement Office is seeking enthusiastic Spanish-speaking applicants for this "Team Lead" positio...
05/11/2026

The Student Community Engagement Office is seeking enthusiastic Spanish-speaking applicants for this "Team Lead" position to support and lead a team of peers to continue a new English/Spanish garden/STEM club started by PSU students at Alder Elementary School this past year, helping kids develop science, math, and social-emotional skills through hands on activities in and outside of the garden! LINK IN BIO

Interpersonal conflict and disagreement are part of being in relationship with others, but many of us fear conflict. Mot...
05/07/2026

Interpersonal conflict and disagreement are part of being in relationship with others, but many of us fear conflict. Motivated by many factors, including cultural norms, concern for social consequences, and personal safety, many of us avoid it. What might we learn and how might we grow by making more room for conflict? What skills do we need to responsibly engage in conflict? How can shifting our relationship to conflict offer us new perspectives about ourselves and the groups we belong to? This community conversation is an opportunity to reflect on our relationships to interpersonal conflict outside of where we might most often encounter it, like the heated context of an argument at the dinner table or online. Facilitator Emily Squires will lead a judgement- and jargon-free discussion of what we mean when we say conflict, considering how interpersonal conflict shapes our lives and tools to use when experiencing it. RSVP LINK IN BIO

For over 120 years, Portland Parks and Recreation has been tending to, protecting, and expanding Portland's green spaces...
05/06/2026

For over 120 years, Portland Parks and Recreation has been tending to, protecting, and expanding Portland's green spaces. Portland's parks, public places, and natural areas are essential for connecting people to place, self, and others, giving life to the city. Come be a part of the organization that makes it all possible!
As a group, we will remove noxious weeds, including English ivy, clematis, and Himalayan/Armenian blackberry. By removing invasive, non-native plant species, we will help to support wildlife, water runoff, and prevent erosion. Volunteer tasks will include hiking uneven terrain and the use of small tools. Gloves, tools, supervision, and directions will be provided. LINK IN BIO

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Do you love working with kids? Hang out with the kindergarteners from Alder as they visit PSU and get a feel for "being ...
05/05/2026

Do you love working with kids? Hang out with the kindergarteners from Alder as they visit PSU and get a feel for "being at college"!
Join us for a morning of fun as 60+ kindergarteners from Alder Elementary descend on the PSU campus for a morning! Students will split into groups to help three classes of kindergarteners "experience college" for day. You'll help kiddos navigate a student activities tabling fair in the morning, sit with them as they eat their lunch and talk to them about what they love to do and what you love about college, and then support them as they rotate through some short hands-on activities designed to get them engaged and excited about the idea of college. LINK IN BIO

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Apply to be a Student leader for service! $600/term leadership scholarship! LINK IN BIOOther times, she is upstairs help...
05/05/2026

Apply to be a Student leader for service! $600/term leadership scholarship! LINK IN BIO

Other times, she is upstairs helping to keep the shoe room organized as new shoes are donated. Sometimes she gets to help pick out clothes that will be given to those coming from difficult situations in need of support. Every once in a while, she helps redecorate The Shopp by changing mannequins, swapping items on display, and ensuring everything looks orderly and intentional. ....Read more on our new Blog!
https://www.pdx.edu/student-community-engagement/blog-scec-action

Apply to be a Student leader for service! $600/term leadership scholarship! LINK IN BIOSamantha Her has been working wit...
05/04/2026

Apply to be a Student leader for service! $600/term leadership scholarship! LINK IN BIO

Samantha Her has been working with IRCO as a Student Leader for Service (SLS) during the 2025-26 school year.

Samantha said, “IRCO provides free tax assistance for anyone who makes under $100,000 a year. I do tax intake, which means identifying what each person does for work and doing tax preparation.
IRCO is a great opportunity to meet community members. We help lots of immigrants and refugees, and people are so relieved when we help them do their taxes.
I’m a finance major and this program let me see what accounting is like hands-on. It will also open up job opportunities in the future.
I like being a Student Leader for Service because it’s motivating to be around a culture of very passionate people.” ....Read more on our new Blog!
https://www.pdx.edu/student-community-engagement/blog-scec-action

Apply to be a Student leader for service! $600/term leadership scholarship! LINK IN BIOEvery Monday, Ghazal Alzghoul arr...
05/03/2026

Apply to be a Student leader for service! $600/term leadership scholarship! LINK IN BIO

Every Monday, Ghazal Alzghoul arrives at Clay Street Table in the South Park Blocks at 10 am. She and other volunteers prepare 160 sack lunches in the large kitchen. At 12:30, they pack brown paper bags containing sandwiches into carts and roll them out to the Park Blocks in increments. Two volunteers run the popular coffee station, while others hand out lunches.

On this rainy February day, there was no time amidst the rush to prepare hot chocolate like she usually does, so she handed out cookies instead. . ....Read more on our new Blog!
https://www.pdx.edu/student-community-engagement/blog-scec-action

Apply to be a Student leader for service! $600/term leadership scholarship! LINK IN BIOI interviewed Cass Listro, Store ...
05/02/2026

Apply to be a Student leader for service! $600/term leadership scholarship! LINK IN BIO

I interviewed Cass Listro, Store to Door’s Program Director, about the organization’s partnership with PSU Student Leaders for Service.

Q: What would you like a future student in this position to know about your organization and this position?

A: Most of our clients live alone and for most of our clients the contact with our volunteers is the only contact they have during the week. The little things really matter – kindness, taking a minute to chat when taking an order, a genuine desire to get to know people – it goes a long way. These are such important skills in life and this placement gives the opportunity to hone those skills while also connecting this experience with what students are studying and where they want to go professionally.....Read more on our new Blog!
https://www.pdx.edu/student-community-engagement/blog-scec-action

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1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR
97201

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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