UO Advising

Dear Advisors,

TL;DR: Please recommend the Elements of Success FIG to students taking CH 111!  It bundles with Class Encore and is ideal for students who feel a little hesitant about chemistry.

In collaboration with Class Encore (Michael Gwynn!) and the guidance and support of FIG team (shout out Jackie!), I’m excited to offer two sections of the Elements of Success FIG.

Elements of Success is linked with CH 111 and Math 111 PLUS, students will be asked to sign up for a CH 111 Class Encore group. Students’ most common request in previous iterations (Secrets to Success in STEM, if you’re familiar) has been “more study sessions!” So that’s what we’re doing. The seminar is a rotation of college knowledge and study skills applied to CH 111. Outside of class, students will further develop connections with each other and study chemistry in their weekly Class Encore sessions.

Reasons a student might want to join this FIG:

• Acclimate to academics and plug into resources at UO
• Apply effective time management and learning strategies to chemistry
• Pre-commit to weekly chemistry study groups (Class Encore)
• Reach academic goals! Students who regularly engage in Class Encore sessions make about a third to half a letter grade higher in the course than those who don’t.

We will be following up with students who register to get them signed up for a Class Encore session.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Kenyon

Kenyon Plummer, PhD  (he/him)

Math and Science Learning Specialist

Tutoring & Academic Engagement Center

412 Knight Library | (541) 346-3039

Dear Advisors,

Below are a few key reminders for FIGs to keep in mind for the summer 😊

FIG List

https://fyp.uoregon.edu/fall-2025-figs

Online Help Desk

Tuesday (7/1) through week three of fall term you are able to reach the FIG Program from 9 AM to 4:30 PM each day via the FIG Help Desk. You can also find this link on our website anywhere you see a “Chat With Us” button.

 FIG Resources

Below you will find documents that we hope you will find helpful when talking with students about FIGs. You can find these, along with additional supporting resources, in the General Advising Teams Channel under files, First-Year Experiences. Or through this link:   First-Year Experiences. FIG Schedule Grids are here as well as specialty FIG lists (two samples attached).

• Advisor FIG FAQ 2025
• Guide to FYEs 2025
• 2025 CHEM FIG FLYERS
• 2025 FIGs for Athletes or Schedule Restrictions

FIGs in Person!

We are excited to support students in person this year! Day 2s of IntroDUCKtion (in addition to the remote FIG Help Desk) we will have staff in the following locations:

• EMU Ballroom Lobby
• EMU Gumwood Room Registration Lab
• Chiles Registration Lab

FIG Changes – When and How

Students are able to make FIG changes during their one-week registration window, and then again starting 8/25 after registration reopens for all undergrads. You can refer students to our website for instructions on How to Join a FIG.

If there are any resources that you would find helpful, or anything that we can do to better support you this summer, please let me know.Our team is looking forward to connecting with you and our incoming students!

Best,

Jackie Etchison
Assistant Director
UO FIG Program
107 Oregon Hall
541-346-1241
FYE/FIG Help Desk
http://fyp.uoregon.edu
pronouns: she/her/hers

Hello, fellow ACAA members!

As an advisor in OAA, I’ve created a resource for Exploring advising that may also be helpful for others as we head into IntroDUCKtion advising. It lists “first” and “next” steps for all majors on campus and is meant to give advisors/students a sense of what students who are interested in a particular major should take (coursework) or do (placements, program websites, advising offices) to get started exploring that major.

Please feel free to share widely, and if you notice something glaring that should be corrected about one of your majors (I consulted as many experts as possible, but there may still be errors!), please reach out to me and let me know.

Good luck next week, everyone!

Where-to-Start-by-major

All best,

Grace Lillard, PhD (she/her)
Academic Advisor
Undergraduate Education and Student Success
Office of Academic Advising

Hi all,

I’ve posted this in the General IntroDucktion group, but this is probably a pretty handy resource for anyone advising a student thinking about pre-health in their first year.  This digital handout provides some preliminary guidance and links to resources that students can use to explore pre-health occupations, perfect for email follow ups.

CAS advising will have print copies with QR codes on them to physically hand to students during their IntroDucktion appointment—if you’d like a stack, I can send you the pdf to print or you can come by Tykeson and grab some!

As always, please feel free to email with any questions and to refer students to us!

Starting Your Pre-Health Journey Handout

Best,

Amanda Kong (she/her)

Academic and Career Advisor

Tykeson College and Career Advising | University of Oregon| Office #101E

541-346-0837 | akong@uoregon.edu | advising.uoregon.edu/Tykeson

Hello,

Check out this new two credit topics class in the Fall, DSCI199, Know your Laptop, CRN 16760. It should be helpful to any incoming freshman irrespective of major. Flyer attached ()

This introductory course is designed to equip students with a foundational understanding of their computers and how to work with them, preparing students for efficient computing in college and beyond.

Topics include:

• Introductory binary representation of information & logic
• Computer architecture and the role of different pieces of hardware
• File systems and storage
• Fundamental shell programming
• The internet

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for attending the Summer Advising All-Staff Meeting on 6/3. The slides from the meeting are now available on the UO Advising Hub.

In the General Advising Team, you can also find the ARC course list and general information on ARCs. Also attached.

Finally, please fill out the ACAA Professional Development year-end survey. Your feedback, whether or not you engaged with the events, is extremely helpful for planning future events.

Upcoming Advising Events:

June 24: All-Advisor IntroDUCKtion Training in EMU Ballroom. Breakfast at 8:30, event starts at 9:00.

Sept. 15: Advisor All-Staff Meeting in EMU 214 Redwood at 9:00

Best,

Lauren Eichler, PhD

Assistant Director of Advisor Education and Training

Office of Academic Advising | Undergraduate Education and Student Success

University of Oregon

leichler@uoregon.edu | 541-356-3111

(she/her)

ARC Information for Advisors and Faculty

Fall 2025 ARC Course List for Advisors

In March Tara and Shari traveled to Wahington, DC to attend the Annual Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) Policy Seminar where we built community with TRIO programs from across the US and advocated on Capitol Hill for continued TRIO support and funding. Despite this, Trump’s 2026 budget proposal calls for a total elimination of TRIO programs.

In his proposal, Trump states that “college access is not an obstacle for students of limited means” and that TRIO programs are a “relic”.

Trump’s assertions are false! According to 2023 data from the US Census Bureau students from the highest income quartile earn college degrees at 4 times the rate of students from the lowest income quartile.

Eliminating TRIO isn’t just a budget decision; it’s a choice to shut the door on millions of Americans who are ready and able to succeed. It supports students from all racial backgrounds who face barriers not because of ability, but because of income, opportunity, or circumstance.

Many of you have been asking us how you can help ensure that TRIO programs are not eliminated.  COE (our lobbyists in DC) have made it simple for interested people to fight to protect TRIO and the millions of students who count on us by clicking here to send messages directly to your elected officials. Every voice counts and if you are a person who has benefitted from these programs personally definitely tell your story about how #TRIOWORKS.

If you have family or friends who live in red states encourage them to reach out to their government officials too. Their voices will be very impactful.

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of TRIO and our students during this uncertain time. We appreciate you so much.

The University of Oregon TRIO Teams

Tara, Christabelle, Natalie, Denise, Katie, Mary Ann, Nora, and Shari

Hi all,

For those of you who ever work with Neuroscience majors, I wanted to alert you to two changes to the major requirements that will go into effect in Fall 2025 and may impact neuroscience majors’ Summer and Fall term registration.

1. HPHY 322 Human Physiology I will no longer be a required course for the Neuroscience major (effective Fall 2025).

• For neuro majors who have already successfully completed HPHY 322, my understanding is this course will still show up as counting towards their Neuroscience major requirements.
• For students who have not taken or successfully completed HPHY 322, this course is no longer required for the Neuroscience major.

2. Neuroscience majors will have the option to take a new, recommended course HPHY 399 Neuroanatomy in Winter 2026 instead of taking HPHY 321 Human Anatomy I in the Summer or Fall.

• The Human Physiology department is creating a new course HPHY 399 Neuroanatomy for Neuroscience majors that will be offered for the first time in Winter 2026.
• This will be the preferred and recommended course for Neuroscience majors in place of HPHY 321 Human Anatomy I.
• The pre-requisites, number of credits, content, and lab experience will be very similar to HPHY 321, but the course is being created with Neuroscience majors in mind.
• HPHY/NEUR double majors should still plan to take HPHY 321; all other NEUR majors are strongly encouraged to take the course designed for their major, HPHY 399 Neuroanatomy.

**Please note that pre-requisites for upper-division HPHY courses that are electives for the Neuroscience major will be adjusted next Winter and Spring to accommodate Neuroscience majors who will no longer be taking HPHY 322 and will be taking HPHY 399 Neuroanatomy in place of HPHY 321.

Thanks,

Nicole

—
Nicole Dudukovic, Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience Major

Core Faculty, Clark Honors College​

Senior Instructor, Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

Hello campus colleagues,

The Pre-health Advising team frequently meets with students interested in Nursing who come from a variety of different majors and colleges. We appreciate the referrals and please keep them coming! We have been working on making the pre-nursing track easier to understand for prospective and continuing students. One thing we have been making clear with students from the get-go is that UO’s Pre-Nursing track is longer and more science-intensive than what is required by nursing programs.

Anytime you are meeting with a student interested in nursing please point them to our FAQ page, and encourage them to watch the pre-nursing overview video (also linked in FAQ page) as this will detail some of these nuances. It is incredibly helpful when a student comes to their pre-health advising appointment when they have already watched the video.

In these appointments we will discuss….

1. Differences between ASN, BSN, ABSN or Direct Entry Masters or DNP.
2. Pros/cons of doing UO’s science intensive pre-nursing track vs. doing pre-recs at community college.
3. Financial Implications of ABSN degrees and financial implications for taking pre-recs at the Community college (i.e., cost per credit, dual enrollment limitations due to scholarship/pathway Oregon).
4. Develop a graduation plan for students and refer back to major advisors if they are non-stem (we have many PSY, SOC, FHS, and Business pre-nursing students to name a few).

Students can schedule using one of the scheduling options detailed on this page. We will also happily accept e-introductions for warm handoffs.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you!

Kindly,

Sonia Gordillo, MSW (She/Her/Ella)

Academic & Career Advisor

Focus Area: Pre-Health
College of Arts and Sciences Advising | University of Oregon
101E Tykeson Hall  | 541.346.9209 | sgordill@uoregon.edu

Schedule an Appointment with me HERE

Request access to the Pre-Health Canvas Site Here