SCIS Graduate Student Orientation

During orientation, you will have the opportunity to meet and interact with SCIS faculty and staff, as well as your classmates. You are welcome to dress in either casual or business casual attire. We recommend dressing for the weather and wearing comfortable shoes, as we will be walking around campus.

You should also bring a water bottle. Bringing a laptop or a notebook is optional; we will send out important information via email after Orientation.

On the day of Orientation, we recommend parking in the Sparks lot, accessible from either Mill St or Bellevue St. Permits will not be checked on this day. Street parking is also available on State St or Winter St.

• Campus map (Interactive)
• Campus map (printable PDF)
• Standard parking map
• Permits and Transportation

Graduate and Professional Center

Portland-based students should attend the Orientation event in Salem. Regular classes are held in the Graduate and Professional Center (GPC) located on the second floor of the Ecotrust building in the Pearl District. It houses the Portland-based MBA-P, MSDS, and MSCS programs.

The GPC is only accessible via a registered fob. Students taking classes in Portland will be given a fob during the first week of classes. Please note that parking is limited to street parking and/or a daily pass at the PNCA lot. Enter the GPC on the NW 10th Avenue side of the building, near the Hotlips Pizza entrance.

721 NW 9th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
971-717-7260

PNCA

The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is a short walk from the GPC and is accessible to the Willamette University community with a Compass Card. You will also find Campus Safety and IT services at the PNCA building.

Your book list is on the Willamette Bookstore website after your class schedule is available.

Visit myWillamette for a comprehensive list of student resources.