Design Your Success 1 FIG Instructor & Assistant

Louie is the instructor of Design Your Success, and is an Academic Advisor in the College of Design. This will be his 33rd fall term working in education since completing his BA in Speech Communication from Willamette University in 1993. Working as an Academic Advisor at Umpqua Community College led to his pursuit of a Masters in Education from Oregon State University. Louie has worked at UO since the summer of 2018, and this fall will teach his 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th FIGs at UO.For his spare time, Louie coaches Pop Warner football, participates in Fantasy Football, city league softball (2023 champs!!!), and the occasional poker game. His son just graduated this past spring from UO and his daughter completed her first year at UO. He and his wife of 25 years will be heading to Hawaii this summer to celebrate, once Introductions are over. Some times he brings his dog Annie to campus as well.

Hey there! I'm Ava. I was born in and raised in Beaverton, Oregon, and have lived there all my life (besides college!). In the fall, I'll be a fourth-year Architecture student, double-majoring in Ethnic Studies, with a minor in Art History. I have a great interest in affordable housing, and hope to work towards a more equitable future through community-and collaborative-based design! I LOVED this FIG freshman year, and I wanted to help pay it forward by supporting more first-year architecture students. When I'm not in studio, I work at a local bubble tea shop, and like to boulder, run, sew, play board games, hike, and spend time with my friends. I'm always out and about looking for the next fun thing - I have a great list of places to eat and fun things to do here, if you're interested! If you have questions about anything - the architecture program, college life, living in Eugene, etc, please don't hesitate to reach out. I'm always happy to chat with you, and I look forward to meeting you all! 🙂

 

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