Kicking Off the Google Campus Review Tour at Portland State University

Last week in Portland, Oregon, we kicked off our Campus Review Tour at Portland State University. We set up shop in the Stott Center and encouraged students, faculty and alumni to all swung by to review their favorite on-campus and off-campus spots on Google Places.

Above, one of PSU's varsity long-distance runners shares her local favorites.

For every review PSU members left on Google Places, we agreed to donate $1 to the Viking Athletics program and to the Multicultural Center, up to $2,000. And guess what? You guys reached that goal in no time! Plus, to reward all that hard reviewing work, we gave away special Google-colored water bottles on the spot.

Above left, the varsity Vikings team who’ll play home games this season at the newly remodeled Jeld Wen Stadium. Above right, PSU tennis players rate and review spots on Google Places.

Above, PSU's track coach with varsity star Dominique Bradley.

Throughout the day, lots of new users created Google accounts to share their opinions about the local spots they know and love. Members of the Vikings football team came to our booth to rate and review their Portland favorites, including Cheerful Tortoise and Paccini Restaurant & Bar:

Football team members get into the rating groove.

Missed us at PSU? Not to worry, we’re coming to a campus near you soon! Upcoming stops include Lewis & Clark College, Portland Community College, University of Portland, and Concordia University. Follow us on Twitter at @GooglePDX to find out when. But before we get there, get a head start today sharing your favorite Portland places at google.com/hotpot.

Posted by Maria Perry-Crawshaw, Portland community manager. Photos by Matt D’Annunzio.