Historic charm.
City pulse.
Oregon spirit.
A campus in Portland's Concordia neighborhood: walkable, close-knit, and about a 20-minute drive from downtown.
In a few minutes, you can go from classroom to study space, apartment to gym, library to the campus green. You're part of the neighborhood here, where community members walk their dogs and kids play on the way to school.
the buildings
Where you'll spend your time.
The university bought this campus in 2022 and spent two years remaking it: ceilings opened, walls removed, buildings repurposed. It's still changing. Read the campus history →
Library & Learning Center
PLLC - 2800 NE Liberty St.
Classrooms, reservable study rooms, lockers, a children's library and access to the collections of more than 30 other libraries. The Alumni Atrium, with chairs and couches and a wall of two-story windows, looks out over the campus green.
Innovation Building
PINV - 2811 NE Holman St.
Five of the six maker spaces are here, along with studios, classrooms, program offices, and a 140-seat auditorium. Students pin up and present their work in the Innovation Commons, a great room with vaulted ceilings and moveable walls.
Portland Campus Center
PCC - 2823 NE Holman St.
A multipurpose space and the heart of campus. Home to the Duck Den, with ping pong, games, puzzles and a TV, and the Duck Nest, which is quiet and restorative. A bike lounge opens in the fall, down the way from the Fabrication Lab and the Quack Shack, a vending market.
Highland Hall
6410 NE 27th Ave.
A fitting setting for the architecture studios: originally a gymnasium, later an auditorium, and now reopened to expose an arched roof and hidden windows. Mass plywood panels from the TallWood Design Institute were repurposed into the vestibules and seminar rooms.
Gymnasium
6430 NE 27th Ave.
The main court is lined for basketball, volleyball, and pickleball. The fitness center, with weights and machines, includes an all-gender locker room with private showers and changing rooms. A turf field is a short walk away at the Portland Recreation Complex.
Tykeson Child Behavioral Health Building
Under Construction - Opening 2029
A two-story mass timber home for the Ballmer Institute and the Prevention Science Institute, with classrooms that combine into an auditorium, a behavioral health clinic with private intervention rooms, and a calming outdoor sensory pathway.
spaces for you
Every program works a little differently.
- Everyone gets somewhere to be. Reservable study rooms, open desks, and lockers in the library, so you aren't carrying everything all day. In the Campus Center, the Duck Den for ping pong and games, and the Duck Nest when you need somewhere quiet.
- Four programs have studios. Sports Product Design, Product Design, and Sports Product Management have dedicated studio space. Architecture has all of Highland Hall.
- Several spend time off campus. Child behavioral health students complete supervised fieldwork in Portland schools and clinics. School Psychology students complete a practicum and internship in local public schools.
Maker Spaces
Step in with an idea. Step out with something real.
Six labs where things get made: 3D printers, sewing machines, wood saws, cameras, and immersive media tools. Each is set up for particular programs, so what you'll use depends on what you're studying.
DigiFab Lab
INNOVATION BUILDING
3D printers and other technology to bring designs from page to prototype. Sports Product Design, Product Design
Innovation Lab
INNOVATION BUILDING
More than 20 sewing machines, a laser cutter, a shoe bladder press, and material samples to learn the steps from idea to market. Sports Product Management
Nucleus Lab
INNOVATION BUILDING
Machines, equipment and tools to create shoes, apparel, and other products. Sports Product Design, Product Design
Oregon Reality Lab
INNOVATION BUILDING
360 video, virtual and augmented reality, and student-made immersive worlds. School of Journalism and Communication
Portland Fabrication Lab
CAMPUS CENTER
Wood shop with machinery, CNC router, laser cutter, tools and spray booth. Architecture, Sports Product Design, Product Design
Production Studio
INNOVATION BUILDING
Giant LED projection wall, green screen and specialized lighting. Next door is a podcasting studio and camera gear checkout. School of Journalism and Communication
Recreation
Lift, run, or play pickleball.
Train between classes and freshen up after. No need to go home in between.
Bike lounge
Opening this fall in the Campus Center, with its own entrance and secure parking for bikes and scooters.
Gymnasium
Full-size court lined for basketball, volleyball, and pickleball. A divider means multiple sports can be played simultaneously.
Fitness Center
Cardio and weight machines, barbells, free weights, kettlebells, resistance bands, and mats.
All-gender locker room
Private showers and changing rooms. Lockers to keep your stuff secure.
Turf field
Students have regular access to the field at the UO Portland Recreation Complex.
Student use is covered by the recreation fee. Employees can buy a membership. The gym isn't open to the public.
Outside
Green space, art, and a Duck.
The green and amphitheater
From herbs and fruit trees, to winding paths, seating, and lush landscaping, the campus offers a variety of outdoor spaces to get fresh air, connect with friends, or relax.
Public art
Murals, paintings, weavings, prints, glass are among the types of art found on campus, sometimes in unexpected places, through the Percent for Art program. Keep an eye out for the bronze "Thinker Duck" between the Innovation Building and Campus Center.
And when it rains
While "it never rains at Autzen Stadium" in Eugene, it does in fact rain in Portland. Buildings are a short walk apart, the Campus Center has a cozy fireplace, and most people own a jacket with a hood. An umbrella is optional.
Nearby
Coffee, groceries, and a movie theater in an old school.
There's no café or hot food on campus at the moment, so a lot of people bring lunch. Everything else is a walk or a short bike ride.
- On campus: The Quack Shack in the Campus Center, a small self-serve market, plus vending on the second floor of the library. Microwaves are near both, so you can heat what you bring.
- NE Ainsworth Street: Coffee, about a 10-minute walk.
- NE Dekum and NE Killingsworth Streets: Restaurants, about a 15-minute walk.
- NE 33rd Avenue: New Seasons grocery store and McMenamins Kennedy School, about a 20-minute walk.
- Alberta Arts District: Galleries, murals, restaurants, shops, and Last Thursday. About 25 minutes on foot, or a short ride.
Host an event
This campus is available to book.
Twenty-one rooms across three buildings, from a conference room for eight to a reception for a hundred and fifty. Open to UO groups and external organizations.
Visit
Come on by.
Visits are arranged through individual programs, and the green and pathways are open to the neighborhood any day. For general inquiries about the campus, email pdxinfo@uoregon.edu.
Getting here
Driving, parking, transit, and accessibility. About a 20-minute drive from downtown and 15 to 20 minutes from the airport.
See your program
Contact the program you're interested in to arrange a campus tour.
For the community
Lectures, exhibitions, and events are often open to the public, as well as the UO Portland Library and children's library. Walk the grounds whenever you like.