Have you been eagerly waiting to hear about the Fall 2012 FIG line-up?
Wait no longer—The BigFIGBook 2012 is finally available. Admitted UO students should receive their own copy in the mail, but delivery dates are dependent on your regional mailing services. If you would like to peruse a digital copy of the book, feel free to download it here!
Please note: You can begin registering for a FIG on Duckweb starting:
Tuesday, May 1st at 4:00 PM
Congratulations to Opher Kornfeld for winning recognition as a Goldwater Scholar! He is currently featured on the University of Oregon main webpage for his accomplishment. The Goldwater Scholarship is one of the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship awards for the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
Well done to Paul Elstone and the students of Freshman Seminar PPPM 199: American Philanthropy! In the ten years that this Freshman Seminar has been running, first-year students in this course have donated $50,000 to local charities. This year, students voted to give the $5000 Wells-Fargo grant to Sexual Assault Support Services. For more details about this year’s process, see the Register-Guard article.
Looking to try something new in your Spring 2012 classes? There are still spaces available in two of our Freshman Seminars:
GER 199: Death, Disease and Decadence – Metaphors for Disease (CRN 36716 / MW 12-1:20)
Threats of death and sickness are all over popular culture – but how do these metaphors affect how we treat “disease”? To investigate this question, we will look to the past by studying classics by Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, and Franz Kafka. We will also turn to recent films like Contagion and Outbreak. As we draw analogies between the past and the present, we will investigate how these metaphors shape the way we think about sickness and mobilize health resources.
GEOL 199: Jump into Geology (CRN 37115 /MWF 9-9:50)
Take a leap into the giant jigsaw puzzle of the world around you! Investigate the geologic history of the Pacific Northwest from its oceanic beginnings to its recent explosive, surface-altering eruptions. In this course, you will get your hands dirty and learn to read the rock record yourself on at least one two-day camping field trip to the Oregon Coast and/or central Oregon. This course will feature guest lecturers and researchers in the field and you will learn about campus resources that will help you conduct your own research on a piece of this puzzle.
Freshman Seminars…
Spring 2012
We have 9 Freshman Seminars this Spring that cover a wide range of interests: Facebook ethics, teenage fiction, weight training and anatomy, Japanese pop culture, and more! For a full list, visit our Spring 2012 Course Descriptions page.
There are 23 places (and 5 waitlist places) available in each seminar, but remember, spaces won’t open until Wednesday March 7 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. March 7, 3pm.
Fall 2012 FIG Assistant applications are due tomorrow, January 31st by 5pm in 470 Oregon Hall!
If you have any questions contact First-Year Programs at fypoutreach@uoregon.edu or 541-346-2896.
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.
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:
Read more about them on our Second-Year Seminars course page. Spaces are limited and registration is open, so sign up soon!
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