Orientation
Cora Bennett, Director, Student Orientation Programs
541-346-1167
541-346-2822 fax
119 Ford Alumni Center
5263 University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403-5263
info@uoregon.College
orientation.uoregon.edu
Student Orientation Programs introduces new and prospective students and their families to the university’s intellectual climate, improving the quality of the new-student experience by providing assistance with academic, social, and personal adjustment to the university.
Ambassador Program
Through the Ambassador Program, undergraduate student leaders participate in various recruiting, public relations, and leadership activities for prospective new students. Ambassadors facilitate weekly campus tours at 8:30, 9:30, and 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. In addition, they staff a telephone-calling project and participate in campus open houses, college fairs, and high school visitations. Ambassadors are trained to interact with potential UO students, answer general questions about the university, and help ease anxieties about college life at the University of Oregon.
IntroDUCKtion
This is a one- or two-day orientation program for new students and their families, which takes place in July. University faculty and staff members and trained undergraduate student leaders coordinate programs that offer information about the University of Oregon’s academic programs and support services. New students meet with an academic advisor and register for fall term courses. During the program, participants may live in the residence halls, become familiar with campus, and acquire college survival skills before Week of Welcome activities in September.
Week of Welcome
This five-day orientation program is held in September before the start of fall term. Faculty members and returning students help ease incoming first-year and transfer students’ transition to the University of Oregon by presenting more than 300 academic, social, and cultural activities. During the orientation, new students meet other students, start their college careers smoothly, and discover the campus and community resources vital to the their academic success.