Smith Summer Hours

We’re happy to announce that during the summer terms, some of the food services in Smith will be open on a limited basis. This will be a test of whether the campus really wants year-round food service in the student union. So, if you do, please support our vendors this summer!

Summer building hours
From June 17 to Sept. 20

PSU ID access: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily
General public hours (at SW Broadway entrance only):
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. M-F. Closed on weekends.
Those student staff with extended access and professional staff with 24/7 access will continue to have that access during the summer unless your department requests otherwise.
For scheduled events outside of general public hours, special access will be available at the SW Broadway doors.
The week of Sept. 23, Smith will move to its fall term hours. Classes begin Sept. 30.

Summer Vendor Hours

University Market: Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-Th, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, closed weekends
Bowery Bagels: Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. M-F. The bagel shop plans to offer some expanded menu options.
Kunniq Sausage: Schedule To-Be-Determined (TBD) but look for them on a limited basis in Smith’s Kitchen this summer.
Hours at these operations may vary based on staffing.

Related Summer Notes

The Smallwood Food Pantry is planning summer hours. Schedule TBD
The Viking Gameroom will be open for reserved special events only.
Smith’s Place Coffee + Eats will be closed for the summer.
Info Hub will be closed for summer.
Versa Cafe in the Viking Pavilion is TBD for the summer at this time.
The Library Food Cart Pod is planning to remain open during the summer.

Jason Washington's daughter Kayla, at left, gestures to the mural of her father during the memorial ceremony in the second floor lounge of Smith.

Kayla Washington speaks during the unveiling ceremony of a memorial mural to her father, Jason Washington, who was killed in 2018 by campus police officers. Family, friends, supporters, students, staff and faculty attended the day-long "Beyond Bystander" symposium held by the Jason Washington Art Committee as part of the June 6 unveiling. The mural, by artist Kyra Watkins, is on permanent display in the second-floor lounge of Smith.

Building closing for electrical upgrade July 2 and 3

Please start making plans for a disruptive building closure the first week of July. Facilities and Property Management has discovered a needed repair in the Main Distribution Panel and will shut down the entire building during the work. This means that students, staff, faculty and those with extended or 24/7 access will not be able to enter during this period.

As of now, the plan is to close the building at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2. It will be closed all of Wednesday, July 3. The building will be closed for the holiday on July 4, but, if the electrical work is finished, extended/24/7 access should work normally on the 4th.

Please make plans for your staff to operate remotely during this time. We’ll update the Smith community as this gets closer.

Visitors to SMITH 258 look over some of the plans created for the Place Matters competition.

Entries in PSU Sustainability's Place Matters Design Competition are on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Monday, June 10, in SMITH 258 (behind the study lounge). Also, look for them on nice afternoons in the Montgomery block. This competition offers people-friendly ideas for upgrading the campus’ public spaces. Feedback is being sought on the three plans during the exhibit period. Finalists’ presentations will take place June 13 in SMITH 327.

Pop-Up Library in Smith 026 open during summer: As many of you are aware, the Millar Library staff is operating a “pop-up” circulation desk in SMITH 026. The pop-up will remain available to all during the summer until the Millar building reopens. While staffing might necessitate the need for some adjustments, they hope to keep the pop-up open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Study space is still available in SMITH 026 — but only during library hours. You need a PSU ID to enter.

Update: Early stages of Smith's critical maintenance work underway

In fall 2021, Smith Management began collaborating with the Student Fee Committee on a request for state bonds that would pay for repairs to critical maintenance systems in the building. This resulted in an $8.1 million bond to fund repairs or upgrade certain key systems, some more than 60 years old.

Why? Besides frequent breakdowns, available personnel who can maintain these aging systems might be in short supply or often the systems require expensive replacement parts fabricated by hand as they are no longer commercially available. Most heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) in Smith lack computerized monitoring that allows for more control over room temperatures. Issues with the elevators — well, we all know of those. These critical components of Smith must be replaced before portions of the building become unusable.

Campus Planning and Smith Management are currently securing bids and selecting contractors to do the work. The tentative plan is:

– Once contractors are onboard, final plans and a specific timeline for work will be created by spring 2025.

– Elevator and HVAC work should begin in April 2025. It is projected to take up to one year.

— During the work period, HVAC in certain areas of the building will be offline. Perhaps for several months. At this stage, it appears one system at a time can be worked on so that the rest of the building will have full HVAC. Those with work spaces in the affected offline areas will be offered temporary space elsewhere in Smith or in neighboring buildings.

— Elevators might be offline for several weeks. Things won’t be certain until the contractor is onboard, but the current plan is for only one elevator to be offline at a time. Some areas in the building might be taken offline during these repairs if alternative access cannot be coordinated.

This is all still early days and more information will be coming in the fall, but if you have immediated questions, send them to Randy Mishler, Smith's communications coordinator, at rmishler@pdx.edu.

Attendees at the annual SALP awards watch a lasso twirling demonstration in the Smith ballroom.

Student Activities and Leadership Programs held their annual "SALPies" this week in the Smith ballroom. The rodeo-themed evening celebrated student leaders and organizations and the work they contributed to the campus community this year. Awards were presented, food was served and entertainment was entertaining. No cattle were harmed in the making of this event.

University Market end-of-year sale coming June 28

Drop by the Market and save for the summer! The University Market in Smith will hold its annual end-of-the-year sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 28. Everything in the store, except commencement regalia, will be 50 percent off! Limited to stock on hand.

Through June 15, the Market is open 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. M-Th, til 5 p.m. F, on the ground floor of Smith. During the summer it is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-Th; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday; closed weekends

Regalia still available: Regalia – that’s gowns, caps, tassels and more for 2024 graduates — is still on sale at the University Market. You can come by the Market between now and the June 14-16 ceremonies or place an order online at pdx.edu/regalia. Online orders at this time cannot be shipped in time for the ceremonies but online orders made by June 12 can be picked up at the Market.

Who to contact about building issues in Smith

For most concerns related to the use of Smith, contact building manager Mercedes Youngston, 503-725-4334. These would include custodial issues, non-emergency maintenance, space-related issues and access control needs. Note: If you submit a request to the Facilities Work Control Center for facility emergencies in Smith, please CC Mercedes.

For safety concerns and after-hours building emergencies in Smith, contact Campus Public Safety Office at 503-725-5911.

Call 911 immediately for any life-threatening emergencies.

Thank you for following the Smith Scoop this year. We’ll send out reports as needed over the summer and be back on a regular schedule during fall term.

Smith is managed by the Campus Events & Student Union office, located in Smith 119 (off the Broadway lobby). You can reach us at conferences@pdx.edu, 503-725-2663.

Be safe this summer!

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