Plunge Into Your Neighborhood

WELCOME to the 2023 Plunge Into Your Neighborhood (Pre-orientation) Experience!

*** The Plunge will be Tuesday, August 22 to Thursday, August 24 ***

When you join the Plunge Into Your Neighborhood Experience, you will . . .

• Engage the Core Commitments of the Moreau Center for Service and Justice
  
  
• Meet and work alongside some of our valued partners in the very neighborhood(s) University of Portland belongs to
  
  
• Get acquainted with your new home on The Bluff
  
  
• Learn how University of Portland is the University OF, FOR, and WITH Portland and how you will be OF, FOR, and WITH Portland, too!
  
  
• Make new friends and connections that will last a lifetime
  
  
• Have fun!

The Participation Fee for The Plunge is $80. This includes 3 days and 2 evenings; all meals and snacks; and all activities, community engagement activities, and excursions.

To register (and make your purchase), click the image below:

We believe ability to pay the participation fee should not be a barrier to experiencing this unique opportunity. Generous donors who believe in the power of community engagement have made financial aid scholarships available for those for whom the participation fee is a financial hardship.

>>> Click here to apply for financial aid scholarship (Note that you will need to sign in with your University of Portland email and password to access the form) <<<

QUESTIONS? Click here to view the PIYN Experience FAQs Page.

Note: 

Participation in the PIYN Experience is only available to first-year and transfer students. Registration is on a first-come, first served basis.

Please contact us at theplunge@up.edu with questions about the PIYN Experience.

If you require accommodations in order to participate fully in this experience, please contact Moreau Center at moreaucenter@up.edu or by phone at 503-943-7132.