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Class of 2025: Introduction To IntroDUCKtion
https://introducktion.uoregon.edu/
On today’s episode you’ll learn the ins and outs what you can expect during IntroDUCKtion 2021, our summer orientation and transition program. We’re so excited to have students on campus for some parts of the IntroDUCKtion experience, and Cora describes which elements will be in-person and which will be completed online through students’ Community course.
COVID Stories: The Immediate Impact Of Faculty Research
https://buildhealth.uoregon.edu
Today we’re joined by Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Professor of Architecture and Director of the Institute for Health in the Built Environment.
Class of 2025: Separation Preparation
Your student will lean on you in the coming months for support and guidance as they navigate finishing out high school, completing necessary requirements for college enrollment, move-in, and all the other parts that come with this big life change. Whether this is your first student heading off to college or your last, the transition to college is complicated for everyone in the family!
COVID Stories: Course Corrections
On our episode today we’ll have a conversation with Julie Pomerenk, Assistant Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management and University Registrar at the UO. We’ll hear about how the pandemic disrupted the rhythm of course scheduling for 3,000 courses each term from winter 2020 to now. Julia also shares what she and her team have learned to make processes more efficient for students in the future.
MEET YOUR HOST
Cora Bennett Director, Student Orientation Programs
Cora Bennett is the director of Student Orientation Programs and manages the student ambassador program and orientation events. Since joining the division she has grown the office to meet the ever-growing interest in the UO from prospective students and visitors. The programs she manages employ 80 students as ambassadors who present the UO experience to new Ducks as well as to more than 30,000 visitors each year. “I love the UO because it’s unlike any other place I’ve ever lived. People are warm and friendly, the campus environment is everything a university should be, and the pride and spirit the community has for the university is unmatched.”