Animal Behavior – Welcome Letter
Melanie
Major: Cinema Studies and Anthropology
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Favorite Course at the UO: Introduction to Monkeys and Apes
Plans After Graduation:
“Film crew for a nature documentary company, like Planet Earth!”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The Little Prince”
Animal Planet – Welcome Letter
Felicia
Major: Journalism and Advertising; Minor: Environmental Studies.
Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: Monkeys and Apes
Plans After Graduation:
“Working for an Advertising agency.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The BFG”
Better Living Through Research – Welcome Letter
Amanda
Major: Pre-med and Religious Studies; Minor: Dance
Hometown: Portland, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: Biology
Plans After Graduation:
“Peace Corps, medical school”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Falling Up by Shel Silverstein”
C:My Planet — Welcome Letter
Ryann
Major: Environmental Studies
Hometown: Carmel Valley, CA
Favorite Course at the UO: Biology 132: Introduction to Animal Behavior
Plans After Graduation:
“Not sure yet!”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“I had way too many. I can’t choose.”
Chemistry of Sustainability – Welcome Letter
Rossmary
Major: Human Anatomy and Physiology major. Biology and Chemistry Minor
Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela
Favorite Course at the UO: LING 301. This has been one of the most interested classes I have taken at the UO. If you like linguistics and are looking to take a challenge class to fulfill some of you social science requirement, I will highly recommend taking this class with Scott De
Plans After Graduation:
“I would like to pursue a Masters on Public health or global health after I graduate.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The Sleeping Beauty”
Digging Up History — Welcome Letter
Emily
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: San Mateo, CA
Favorite Course at the UO: ANTH 150 Archaeology
Plans After Graduation:
“Get a job! Start a successful career, hopefully.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“James and the Giant Peach”
Electronic Nose – Welcome Letter
Carly
Major: Biology and Human Physiology
Hometown: Oregon City, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: CH 227-229 Chemistry Lab
Plans After Graduation:
“After graduation, I plan on traveling for a while, either backpacking through Europe or joining the Peace Corps. Then I will go back to school so that I can work in the medical field.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Harry Potter series, of course!”
Forensic Science – Welcome Letter
Zach
Major: General Science/Chemistry and Biology
Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: MUS 397 Gospel Choir
Plans After Graduation:
“I plan to go to optometry school in hope that one day I will have my own practice.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Go Dog Go by P.S. Eastman”
From NASA to Avatar – Welcome Letter
Teresa
Major: Planning, Public Policy, and Management; Minors: Economics, Biology
Hometown: Corvallis, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: Program Evaluation
Plans After Graduation:
“Working at a think tank.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Rapunzel”
Game of Life – Welcome Letter
Rebecca
Major: East Asian Studies
Hometown: Piedmont, California
Favorite Course at the UO: Japanese 101-103
Plans After Graduation:
“Unknown”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The Complete Sherlock Holmes”
Honors Science – Welcome Letter
Bea
Major: Biology and Political Science
Hometown: Portland, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: Legal Process
Plans After Graduation:
“Attend law school and study environmental law.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf”
Marine Biology — Welcome Letter
Daniel
Major: Biology; Minor: Chemistry
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: Advanced Topics in Leadership Theory and Organic Chemistry
Plans After Graduation:
“Medical School, then Doctors without Borders.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The Hobbit”
Music and the Beast – Welcome Letter
Christine
Major: Biology and Psychology
Hometown: Lake Oswego, OR and Brisbane, CA (never know which one to chose!)
Favorite Course at the UO: Philosophy of Human Nature and Biopsychology (also can’t choose!)
Plans After Graduation:
“Research in Neuroscience”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Anything and Everything by Shel Silverstein”
Nano-Newton — Welcome Letter
Jenna
Major: Physics, Mathematics
Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: LING 150, MATH 307
Plans After Graduation:
“High School teacher, potentially researching physics education at UW.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The Secret Garden”
Oregon Outside — Welcome Letter
Ellen
Major: Geological Sciences
Hometown: Socorro, NM
Favorite Course at the UO: Geology 305 Dinosaurs
Plans After Graduation:
“Off to graduate school to study igneous petrology (volcanoes!).”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Anything Nancy Drew or Sherlock Homes”
Paging Dr. Darwin – Welcome Letter
Tyler
Major: Biological Anthropology
Hometown: Portland, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: CH 199 Weird Science
Plans After Graduation:
“I hope to work in either Archaeology or Biological Anthropology, do a fair bit of traveling worldwide, and see where that takes me.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The Ranger’s Apprentice Series”
Rock ‘n’ Science – Welcome Letter
Jake
Major: Economics and Music; Minor: Math
Hometown: Hillsboro, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: EC 418
Plans After Graduation:
“Peace Corps, then graduate school in economics.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Animorphs”
Science in the News – Welcome Letter
Opher
Major: Biochemistry/Robert D. Clark Honors College
Hometown: Portland, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: BI 251-251 Foundations Biology (Now BI 281-283 Honors Biology)
Plans After Graduation:
“Attend graduate school to earn a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. Conduct research in clinical biochemistry and teach at the university level.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Winnie the Pooh”
Science of Design – Welcome Letter
Carly
Major: Human Physiology; Minor: Spanish
Hometown: Moscow, ID
Favorite Course at the UO: Anatomy
Plans After Graduation:
“Attend medical school to become a pediatric surgeon.”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Goodnight Moon (when I was really young)”
Teaching Science: Mix it Up! – Welcome Letter
Liz
Major: Biology and Spanish
Hometown: Salem, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: Spanish 317
Plans After Graduation:
“I want to apply to Teach for America. What an awesome organization!”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“The Paper Bag Princess”
Thinking About Teaching — Welcome Letter
Sasha
Major: Pre-education
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Favorite Course at the UO: Writing, Sociology, Ethnic Studies
Plans After Graduation:
“Teach for America or UO Teach”
What was your favorite childhood book?
“Love You Forever“
