Joining a First-Year Interest Group (FIG) during fall term is one of the easiest ways to transition to college while staying on track to graduate on time. The philosophy of the FIG program is to help students build an academic home comprised of other first-year students with similar interests, an upper classman peer mentor (FIG Assistant), and a faculty mentor who help the students make connections all across campus.
Each FIG is a unique package of classes organized around an academic theme. To make finding the right FIG for you easier, we place our FIGs into broader categories to help you explore your options.
FIGs in the Going Green category delve in to how we affect the environment and how it affects us. By selecting a FIG in this category, you will have the opportunity to get your hands dirty by gardening in the UO Urban Farm or learning how to make the perfect pumpkin pie from scratch, taking fieldtrips to the Oregon Coast, and you may also get a chance to begin conducting your own scientific research on sustainability as part of a FIG project!
The FIGs in the Going Green theme are:
- Chemistry in Nature
- Chemistry of Sustainability
- Edible History
- Food Matters
- Food & the Garden
- Oregon Outside
- Science for Social Change
For a full list of the 2018 FIG options click here: https://fyp.uoregon.edu/2018-fall-fig-options
Advanced registration for FIGs begins May 15th at 4 PM on Duckweb