Flock Talk

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Hear about upcoming episodes of the podcast.

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Stacie Irvin and Omar Khater, both with University Housing, join us for our final episode of our COVID Stories series to discuss how they helped to design and manage the care of students in isolation and quarantine on campus. Learn about the immense network of UO staff who came together to provide care, food, support, and community to students in Barnhart Hall, our isolation and quarantine hall in 2020-21.

http://introducktion.uoregon.edu

http://families.uoregon.edu

Tiffany Fritz, Director of Parent and Family Programs, joins us once again to share more about preparing for how life is going to change for you during your student's transition to the UO. We'll discuss a few common concerns and issues, conversations to prepare for, and a few ways to ensure you're thriving during this time as well.

https://housing.uoregon.edu

Anna Schmidt-MacKenzie, Director of Residence Life shares a few of the ups and downs of the residential experience for first-year students living in the halls this year and the staff who managed it all. Hear about the changes to the typical housing experience for students and all that the team in Residence Life learned throughout the year.

http://orientation.uoregon.edu

Today, Cora shares a short review of some of the next steps and to-do items for students as we prepare for IntroDUCKtion and matriculation.

https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/corona-corps

UO Professor of Psychology Jeff Measelle, and University Health Services Director of Public Health Practices and Health Outcomes Improvement Angela Long share the story of the creation, evolution, and the future of Corona Corps. The Corona Corps are a group of students who work on monitoring in Lane County, contact tracing, student case management and care, and case investigation in Lane County. Hear about the collaboration and the exciting work on the horizon for Corona Corps!

http://families.uoregon.edu/

We're joined by Tiffany Fritz, Director of Parent and Family Programs. We chat about the ways parents can stay connected to the UO, the programs the PFP offers for families, and the ways they can help Duck supporters navigate this transition and learn to coach their new student.

https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/map

On today's episode, we're joined by Hannah Tavalire, Scientific Coordinator, COVID-19 for the Monitoring and Assessment Program (MAP). Hannah and Cora discuss how, when, and why the UO implemented MAP, including the particular test used, how the process has evolved over time, and why scientists require we blow our nose before our test.

http://fyp.uoregon.edu

On today's episode, we hear about First-Year Interest Groups, or as we call them, FIGs. Willow Hamilton, from the First-Year Programs Office, joins the pod to share the benefits and logistics of FIGs, as well as when the 2021 FIGs will be available to read about, and how students can register in June.

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Cora is joined today by Silvina Sousa-Ransford, Brady Rowe, and Bryson Beck, all from University Housing. The trio, who organize all of the elements of move-in and move-out each year, discuss how COVID-19 changed so much between April and October 2020 – from helping students pack their belongings with iPads on FaceTime to how wildfires in September complicated first-year move-in even more.