Now accepting FA applications!
Fall 2012 FIG Assistant Applications are now available!
Check out the the Student Jobs section to download an application and get more info about the position. If you have any questions contact First-Year Programs at fypoutreach@uoregon.edu or 541-346-2896.
Get Registered! Winter Term Freshman Seminars and Second-Year Seminars
Freshman Seminars
We have 12 exciting Freshman Seminars available in Winter 2012 including Theories of Leadership, the Wild West, Weird Science, Raku, and Dance in Africa. For a full list with course descriptions, go to our Winter 2012 Freshman Seminar page.
There are 18-23 spots available in each seminar, but remember, spaces won’t open until Wednesday November 23rd at 3pm to give all Freshmen a chance to register regardless of priority.
To find a list of Freshman Seminars in the Registrar Class Schedule, search under “FSEM”. Again, you won’t be able to see them in Duckweb as “open classes” until Wed. Nov. 23rd, 3pm.
Second-Year Seminars
Sophomores and Transfer Students: this Winter, explore a fascinating topic with a professor who has a special interest in the area. The following upper-division courses are capped at 23 students and have no prerequisites:
- ARH 399 Art & Politics: From Michelangelo to Youtube (CRN 27063)
- ENG 399 Sex, Gender, and Science Fiction (CRN 22493)
- HIST 399 Freemasonry & Secret Societies (CRN 26564).
Read more about them on our Second-Year Seminars course page. Spaces are limited and registration is open, so sign up soon!
“Teresa Chan: How I spent my summer vacation — working for the UN”
Congratulations to our FIG Assistant Teresa Chan for being spotlighted on the front of the University homepage! She has been recognized for interning with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Washington, D.C.—a highly competitive opportunity.
Fall 2011 kicks off
Welcome and happy week 1 of fall term!
FIGs got off to a great start last week and we are looking forward to a wonderful fall term with all of you. Enjoy getting to know your FAs, Professors, and fellow FIG students!
Welcome!
Welcome to campus! As you get settled in, don’t forget that your FIG will be meeting for the first time on Friday, September 23 in Columbia 150. Not all FIGs will meet at once, of course! Please review the list below to see what time your FIG meets in Columbia 150. Also, please be timely; your FIG will be moving to another classroom shortly after the meeting is supposed to start!
If your FIG is listed below, it will meet in Columbia 150 at 10:00 AM:
Adventures of the Mind Animal Behavior Animal Planet Art of Expression As the World Shrinks Authoring America Bella Italia! Better Living Through Research Borderlands Breaking the Wall C:\MyPlanet Chemistry of Sustainability Creativity Toolbox Cultural Encounters Digging Up History Education and Social Services Electronic Nose Exploring Africa Footprints We Leave Forensic Science From Nasa to Avatar Get the Picture Global Oregon Gods and Empires Got Opinions Hip Hop and Politics of Race Honors Science Inside Architecture International Outlook Intersections of Expression Justice Matters Limits of Knowledge Media Explosions Media MirrorIf your FIG is listed below, it will meet in Columbia 150 at 11:00 AM:
Examinded Life Mind and Society: East & West Moving to MTV Nano-Newton Not Your Grandma’s World On location: Middle East Oregon Outside Papas o Patatas Pen the Xtreme Planetary Atmospheres Politically Creative Reboot the Past, Upload the future Religious Objects as Icons Rock n Science Science in the News Shakespeare’s Stage Shaping Society Silk Road Social Progress, Social Change Sorting Hat Speaking the World Stories We Tell Teaching Science: Mix It Up! The One and the Many The Wire Fan Club Thinking About Teaching? Thinking Images Tomato-Tomato Urban Garden Value and Values Vive La France War and Peace World Community and Conflict World Within Us
IntroDUCKtion ended, but you can still get a FIG!
Interested in signing up for a FIG or making a change to your schedule? Give us a call at 541-346-2896. We are happy to help you find the right match. Hurry and get your FIG set before September!
Got your FIG? Great! Now get your FIG Welcome Letter from your FIG Assistant and begin connecting with the FIG before fall. http://fyp.uoregon.edu/figs/fig-assistants/
IntroDUCKtion Has Begun!
IntroDUCKtion begins July 7, 2011 and continues throughout the month of July. First-Year Programs staff is excited to meet new incoming students in person to discuss FIGs and Freshman Seminars. If you are coming to IntroDUCKtion, feel free to come by our lunch table on Day 1 of your schedule. We would enjoy meeting and talking with you. First-Year Programs staff is easy to spot in our lime green t-shirts!
