Viking Day of Service: PSU Downtown Clean-Up

Looking to meet other PSU students, get outside, and make a difference on campus and in the greater community through volunteering? 

Join PSU’s Student Community Engagement Center and Student Sustainability Center for Viking Day of Service on Friday, September 26, 2025!

We will come together for a few hours of service, connection, and snacks, as we spread out to support a couple different service projects while getting to know one another!

• Project 1: Downtown Litter Clean-Up with SOLVE. Don a reflective vest, grab a trash bag and trash picker, and get ready to help clean-up the downtown areas neighboring our campus! Help keep our public spaces clean, enjoy some time outside, get to know downtown, and do something to support the city that PSU calls home. Many hands make light work! Volunteers will check-in, get oriented in small teams, grab gear, and then spread out in small pods into the nearby streets. After picking up litter in our designated areas while connecting to downtown’s many offerings, we will reconvene on campus for a post-project wrap-up. (outdoor, active project; wheelchair accessible options for clean-up route)

All volunteers will meet on campus at Montgomery Plaza to check in, meet your project groups, and get oriented to the morning's service. Groups will head out to their specific projects and then reconvene in the park blocks at the end for a post-project debrief, closing reflection, and snacks.

Viking Day of Service is hosted in collaboration between the Student Community Engagement Center and the Student Sustainability Center. Our community partners include SOLVE.
Registration is required via GivePulse -- look for the green registration button on this page to confirm your registration. If you're a PSU student, you can use your PSU email/password to login and get signed up via single sign-on! 

What to bring: 

• We recommend comfortable close-toed shoes and pants. Dress for the weather.
  • If you bring personal belongings please bring a backpack so you can pick up trash hands-free
• We recommend bringing a reusable water bottle as well. 
• Bring your PSU student ID to access campus restrooms and buildings

Contact: For questions contact volunteer@pdx.edu.  

Advanced Registration: Is required. Please sign up (green button below) ahead of time to guarantee your spot.

Meeting Location: Volunteers will be meeting at Montgomery Plaza to check in, meet your project groups, and get oriented to the morning's service.

Address: 633 SW Montgomery St Portland, OR 97201 | Map Link

What to Bring: Please wear closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and bring a backpack for hands-free convenience. Feel free to bring your personal tools if available and a reusable water bottle to support our sustainability efforts.

What's Provided: Snacks provided for all PSU volunteers. Thanks to our partner, SOLVE, we will provide heavy-duty litter bags, high-vis vests, work gloves, litter grabbers.

Restrooms: Bathrooms available in Smith Memorial Student Union or KMC; bring your student ID to access the building and bathrooms.

Parking: Paid parking available on street or in a PSU parking garage.

Transit: PSU campus is accessible by MAX, streetcar and bus lines from all directions.

Accessibility: This area is accessible for folks with mobility concerns.

Translation Services: There will not be a Spanish speaker present at this event.

Participant Age Guidelines: Required 18 and Over

Groups: If you'd like to register a group, please create a team first. For detailed instructions, review our Teams Guide.