 TESTING, TESTING
>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR
FINAL DAY OF INTRODUCTION 20
REMOTE PROGRAMMING.
IN OUR FIRST PROGRAM THAT IS
JUST ABOUT TO START, WE WILL
FOCUS ON PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES
FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES OF
DUCKS.
LATER TODAY, WE WILL HEAR FROM
OUR COLLEAGUES IN HOUSING WHO
WILL SHARE A LOT OF INFORMATION
ABOUT THE MOVE-IN PROCESS,
TESTING AND ALL THAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT THE COMING WEEKS AS
YOU PREPARE FOR FALL TERM.
FOR THIS PROGRAM, INTENDED FOR
PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ONLY,
WE ARE BROADCASTING IN FACEBOOK
AND YOUTUBE.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR
PRESENTER HEAD OVER TO YOUR
PARENT AND FAMILY PROGRAMS
FACEBOOK PAGE AND LET US KNOW
YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
UNDER THIS VIDEO.
I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME TIFFANY
FRITZ, DIRECTOR OF PARENT AND
FAMILY PROGRAMS WITHIN STUDENT
LIFE.
AFTER ORIENTATION, TIFFANY AND
HER TEAM WILL BE YOUR PRIMARY
TOUCH STONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
OREGON.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN
CAREFULLY AS SHE SHARES THE
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT SHE
SHARES FOR YOU, PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS.
HI, TIFFANY.
WELCOME.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> TIFFANY: THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR JOIN US.
THIS PROGRAM IS INTHEMEDDED --
INTENDED FOR PARENT AND FAMILY
MEMBERS AND WE WILL FOCUS ON THE
RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
TO YOU AS YOU SUPPORT YOUR DUCK.
I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH A
BRIEF INTRODUCTION.
IT IS NICE TO KNOW, I GENERALLY
SAY WHO YOU'RE TALKING WITH, BUT
RIGHT NOW IT IS WHO IS TALKING
AT YOU.
I HAVE BEEN WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON FOR TWO AND A HALF
YEARS NOW AND PRIOR TO THIS, I
SERVED AS THE FIRST YEAR
EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR AND
ACADEMIC ADVISOR FOR EXPLORING
STUDENTS AT A DIFFERENT
INSTITUTION.
THROUGH THAT WORK, I NOTICED I
WAS SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH
PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AS
THEY SUPPORTED THEIR NEW
STUDENTS THROUGH THE TRANSITION
AND I THOUGHT WHAT A WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS FULL TIME
AND SUPPORT ALL PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS AS THEY SUPPORT
THEIR STUDENTS.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE FIELD ROUGHLY
20 YEAR, SO I BRING A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE FROM A COUPLE
DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS, WHICH I
THINK IS HELPFUL AS WE HELP TO
GUIDE FAMILIES THROUGH YOU THE
PROCESS.
WHEN I SAY PARENTS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS, I WANT TO STRESS I MEAN
THAT VERY BROADLY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT STUDENTS CAN
COME IN WITH VARIOUS SUPPORT
SYSTEMS, THAT CAN BE
GRANDPARENTS, FOSTER PARENTS,
SIBLINGS, AUNTS, UNCLES, YOU
NAME IT, WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT
THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS.
THE IMAGES YOU SEE, I WAS
PRIMARILY RAISED BY MY
GRANDPARENTS, SO THE TOP IMAGE
IS ME A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I WAS
BORN AND THE BOTTOM IS ME A
COUPLE YEARS AGO.
MY GRANDPARENTS WERE A HUGE PART
OF MY LIFE.
THEY WERE A HUGE SUPPORT SYSTEM,
NEITHER OF THEM ATTENDED
COLLEGE, BUT THEY DID THEIR BEST
TO SUPPORT ME AS I TRANSITIONED
FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TO MY FOUR-YEAR
INSTITUTION AND ON TO GRAD
SCHOOL.
I KNOW, PERSONALLY, HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE A
SUPPORT SYSTEM AS YOU'RE
NAVIGATING NEW SYSTEMS AND
MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND ALL OF
THE TRANSITION ENTAILS.
IN THIS SESSION, I REALLY WANT
TO INTRODUCE PARENT AND FAMILY
PROGRAMS AND OUR SERVICES.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE
OUR PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
AND I WANT TO ADDRESS NEXT
STEPS.
THINGS YOU CAN BE DOING TO
PREPARE FOR THE FALL WITH YOUR
STUDENTS.
BRIEFLY, PARENT AND FAMILY
PROGRAMS WAS CREATED IN 2005.
WE REALLY, THE UNIVERSITY OF
OREGON REALLY SAW THE NEED TO
INCLUDE PARENTS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS IN THE PROCESS.
WE KNOW YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON
THAT YOUR STUDENT IS GOING TO
TURN TO, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION
AT YOUR DISPOSAL, LIKE I SAID,
TO BEST SUPPORT THEM.
WE ARE HOUSED IN THE OFFICE OF
THE DEAN OF STUDENTS, WHICH IS
REALLY CONVENIENT.
THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT
OF OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, A
LOT OF OUR INVOLVEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES, OUR CRISIS
SUPPORT, SO IT IS NICE TO BE
SITUATED AMONG COLLEAGUES WHO
ARE DIRECTLY WORKING TO SUPPORT
YOUR STUDENTS.
I WANTED TO POINT OUT OUR
MISSION STATEMENT THAT WE REALLY
WORK WITH FAMILIES TO HELP
EDUCATE, SUPPORT AND ENGAGE THEM
THROUGH THEIR ENTIRE TIME AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.
I'M STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THE
FIRST YEAR IN THIS PRESENTATION
SPECIFICALLY, BUT WE KNOW THE
UNIVERSITY LIFE EBBS AND FLOWS
AND THERE ARE PEAKS AND VALLEYS
AND WE WANT TO REALLY WORK WITH
YOU CLEAR THROUGH GRADUATION, SO
WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
MOST OF THE RESOURCES I WILL
TALK ABOUT TODAY WILL BE GEARED
TOWARDS OUR FIRST-YEAR FAMILIES,
BUT WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU
THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS.
THE FIRST WAY WE DO THAT IS TO
ENGAGE YOU.
WE WANT YOU TO COME AND VISIT
YOUR STUDENT.
YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY WELCOME AT ANY
TIME, BUT WE DO OFFER FAMILY
WEEKENDSES THAT ARE MORE
COORDINATED VISIT, SO THERE ARE
EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU
TO GET TO KNOW CAMPUS, GET TO
KNOW EUGENE.
IT IS A BIT OF A CHOOSE YOUR OWN
ADVENTURE, BUT THERE IS A LOT TO
CHOOSE FROM.
OUR FALL FAMILY WEEKEND 2020 HAS
BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO EVENT
RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS AND
THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS,
FACULTY, AND STAFF, WE HAVE MADE
THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO POST
POST FALL FAMILY WEEKEND AND
COMBINE IT WITH THE SPRING
FAMILY WEEKEND.
THAT SAID, SPRING FAMILY WEEKEND
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY
BUSY.
WE WANT TO WELCOME AND HONOR OUR
FIRST-YEAR FAMILIES,
SPECIFICALLY DURING THE SPRING
FAMILY WEEKEND, IN ADDITION TO
BRINGING EVERYONE BACK TO
CAMPUS, HOPEFULLY TO CELEBRATE
ALL THAT IS BEING A DUCK.
OUR DATESES HAVE NOT BEEN SET
YET, WE WILL HAVE THAT
INFORMATION MID-FALL TERM TO END
OF FALL TERM.
I'M WAYING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WITH OUR PAC 12 FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE TO SEE IF WE CAN
INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR SPRING
FAMILY WEEKEND, SO MORE
INFORMATION TO COME ON THAT.
I WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE,
AS SOON AS WE MILWAUKEE ANY
DECISIONS.
WE WILL ALSO SEND THAT
INFORMATION OUT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE THE
FIRST TO KNOW, BECAUSE IF THERE
IS PLANNING THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR,
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO DO THAT.
WHAT MY BE INVOLVED IN A FAMILY
WEEKEND, WE HAVE A DUCK LECTURE
SERIES.
THIS IS WHERE OUR FACULTY GIVES
COURSES, ESSENTIALLY.
IT IS LIKE A MOCK LECTURE FOR
OUR FAMILIES SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT
ACADEMIC LIFE IS LIKE HERE.
WE HAVE HAD INTRO TO BUSINESS,
INTRO TO ASTRONOMY, STORY
TELLING, MARKETING, A LOT OF
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE OFFER CLASSES AT OUR CRAFT
CENTER AND THIS IS THINGS LIKE
BEAD MAKING AND GLASS BLOWING,
SO A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
THERE, SPORTING EVENTS AS I
MENTIONED.
WE HAVE CAMPUS TOURS, OPEN
HOUSES, CORE -- CORA'S TEAM HAS
BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS.
FOR FALL FAMILY WEEKEND THEY
OFFER A GHOST OR HAUNTED TOUR OF
CAMPUS THAT IS POPULAR AND WE
TAKE OUR FAMILIES ON FIELD
TRIPS.
SO THE IMAGE THAT YOU SEE IN THE
POWER POINT IS ONE OF THE
PICTURES THAT WE TOOK DURING OUR
SPRING FAMILY WEEKEND LAST YEAR
WHEN WE WENT WINE TASTING.
WE HAVE GONE ON WINE TASTING
TRIPS AND BREWERY TRIPS,
RAFTING, HIKING, A LOT OF
DIFFERENT EXECUTIONS AROUND THE
EUGENE AREA, SO YOU GET A SENSE
OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE HAVE
TO OFFER YOUR STUDENTS AND SO
MUCH MORE.
THESE ARE THINGS LIKE
INFORMATION PANELS AND JUST A
LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING
DURING FALL FAMILY AND SPRING
FAMILY WEEKENDS.
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT OUR PARENT AND FAMILY
ASSOCIATION.
THIS IS A PRETTY BIG PART OF
PARENT AND FAMILY PROGRAMS.
IT IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO
STAY CONNECTED, ENGAGED AND
INFORMED, BUT NOT THE ONLY WAY.
OUR PARENT AND FAMILY
ASSOCIATION IS A
MEMBERSHIP-BASED PROGRAM.
IT HAS A FEE OF $75 THAT IS A
ONE-TIME ONLY FEE AND IT IS GOOD
FOR THE DURING RAWINGS THAT YOUR
STUDENT IS WITH US AND ANY
INCOMING DUCKS THAT YOU MAY
HAVE, SO ANY SIBLINGS THAT MAY
DECIDE TO JOIN THE OTHER DUCK
HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
OREGON.
MEMBERS INCLUDES CONNECTIONSES
TO THE E-NEWSLETTER, PRIORITY
REGISTRATION TO OUR FAMILY
EVENTS AND FAMILY WEEKENDS.
WE NOTIFY FAMILIES ABOUT A WEEK
PRIOR TO REGISTRATION.
IF THERE IS A PRICE ASSOCIATED
WITH FAMILY WEEKEND, OUR MEMBERS
GET A DISCOUNTED PRICE ON THAT.
THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO
VOLUNTEER AND BE A LEADER WITHIN
TTHE ASSOCIATION AND IT COMESES
WITH GOODIES.
THIS IS A COUPON TO THE DUCK
STORE, MAGNET, CAR DECAL.
GENERALLY SPEAKING AND YOU CAN
SEE THE DUCK HOLDING OUR BAG,
THESE ARE DI DISTRIBUTED DURINGE
WEEK OF WELCOME, OBVIOUSLY
THINGS ARE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
WE WILL BE MAILING OUR WELCOME
FOLDER AND BAGS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP DURING
SPRING FAMILY WEEKEND OR ANY
TIME A FAMILY IS ON CAMPUS.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JOINING
OUR PARENT AND FAMILY
ASSOCIATION, YOU CAN DO SO ON
OUR WEBSITE, I WOULD LIKE TO
NOTE THAT FOR OUR PELL ELIGIBLE
AND PATHWAY OREGON FAMILIES THAT
THIS $75 MEMBERSHIP FEE IS
WAIVED, SO THAT FEE IS WAIVED.
I WANT TO POINT OUT IT IS A
ONE-TIME ONLY MEMBERSHIP FEE.
I OFTEN GET ASKED WHAT DO WE DO
WITH THE $75 AND I'M ABSOLUTELY
HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
THAT SERVES AS MY OPERATING
BUDGET, SO ALL OF THAT MONEY
GOES BACK INTO OUR PARENT AND
FAMILY FUND, SO IT PAYS FOR THE
SYSTEM THAT WE USE TO CREATE AND
SEND OUR NEWSLETTERS.
IT PAYS FOR MY STUDENTS STAFF
WAGES.
IT RESERVES ROOMS FOR CHECK-IN
AND HOSPITALITY, SO ALL OF THAT
MONEY GOES BACK INTO SUPPORTING
PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
RECEIVING UNIVERSITY UPDATES,
YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH OUR
PARENT AND FAMILY ASSOCIATION
FORM.
YOU JUST SUBMIT THE FORM WITHOUT
MAKING A PAYMENT AND YOU CAN GET
THE UNIVERSITY UPDATES AND
ADDITIONAL UPDATES FROM
APARPARENTAND FAMILY PROGRAMS.
ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR IS OUR REGIONAL
REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM AND THIS
IS ESPECIALLILY NEAR AND DEAR TO
MY HEART.
THESE ARE OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS
AND WE HAVE 70 APARTMENT
VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE COUNTRY,
CALIFORNIA, OREGON, TEXAS,
WASHINGTON, COLORADO, UTAH,
MASSACHUSETTS, I CAN KEEP GOING.
THE LIST GOES ON AN OWN.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE
INFORMATION AND IF THERE IS A
VOLUNTEER IN YOUR AREA, YOU CAN
DO SO ON OUR WEBSITE,
FAMILIES.UOREGON.E
DU/VOLUNTEERS.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC RESOURCE.
OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS CAN ANSWER
QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN'T ANSWER.
THIS CAN BE LIKE D DID YOU HAVE
YOUR STUDENT COME HOME FOR
SPRING BREAK?
DID YOU HAVE YOUR STUDENT FLY IN
AND OUT OF EUGENE OR PORTLAND?
ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN
HELP YOU SUPPORT YOU FROM THE
UNIVERSITY SIDE, BUT WE DON'T
NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT IT WOULD
BE LIKE FROM A PARENT OR FAMILY
MEMBER SIDE.
I KNOW THEY WELCOME QUESTIONS
AND THEY WELCOME OPPORTUNITIES
TO BRING YOU INTO THE C DUCK
COMMUNITY.
ONCE IT IS SAFE TO DO AGAIN,
ANOTHER ASPECT THAT OUR REGIONAL
HOST EVENTS.
A LOT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HOST
THINGS LIKE WATCH PARTIES FOR
ATHLETIC EVENTS, THEY WILL HOST
CARE PACKAGE PARTIES THAT IS
WHAT THE IMAGES FROM THE BOTTOM.
THIS WAS A WATCH PARTY/CARE
PACKAGE MAKING PARTY.
THEY DO, SOME OF MY PARENT
VOLUNTEERS IN SAN DIEGO DO A
MOM'S WINE NIGHT, SO A LOT OF
REALLY FUN EVENTS TO HELP BUILD
COMMUNITY WITHIN THEIR SPECIFIC
REGION.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND LOOKING TO
SEE IF THERE IS A VOLUNTEER IN
YOUR AREA.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A
VOLUNTEER, ONE OF THE
REQUIREMENTS IS TO BE PART OF
THE PARENT AND FAMILY
ASSOCIATION, SO I WANT TO BE
UPFRONT ABOUT THAT.
WE OPEN UP OUR PROCESS FOR
RECRUITING NEW VOLUNTEERSES IN
NOVEMBER, SO WE WILL SEND
INFORMATION OUT AND WE WILL POST
THAT INFORMATION ON OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO RESOURCES,
OUR FAMILIES. UOREGON.E DU
WEBSITE IS A GREAT PLACE TO GO
FOR INFORMATION THAT IS
IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS THIS INCLUDES ACCESS TO
OUR RESOURCES, INFORMATION ON
OUR VOLUNTEERS.
IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO GET
STARTED.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR 2020-2021, THAT
IS A BIT OF A TONGUE TWISTER,
PARENT AND FAMILY GUIDE.
THE FIRST PORTION OF THIS GUIDE,
I MEAN THERE IS AN IMAGE ON THE
SCREEN, IS UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
SPECIFIC.
THERE IS A FULL DIRECTORY IN
THIS GUIDE, THERE IS A CAMPUS
MAP, THERE IS INFORMATION ON
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
THE LAST HALF OF THE GUIDE ARE
ARTICLES WRITTEN BY UNIVERSITY
PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS ON WHAT IT IS
LIKE FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE.
THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE
BRACING FOR REENTRY, WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER THEY COME HOME
AFTER BEING HERE FOR A TERM, HOW
TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR FINAL,
YOU WHAT DOES THE TEST PREP LOOK
LIKE?
WHAT IF A SCHOOL IS NOT GOING
WELL AND WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO
SUPPORT THEM, WHAT IF IT IS
GOING PHENOMENALLY WELL AND THEY
WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED.
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE
FOR INCOMING APARTMENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS.
WE HAVE A PODCAST HOSTED BY
STUDENT ORIENTATION PROGRAMS AND
IT IS A WONDERFUL RESOURCES,
ESPECIALLY OUR INCOMING
FAMILIES.
WE HAVE OUR PARENT AND FAMILY
PROGRAMS FACEBOOK PAGE, SO YOU
JUST LIKE OR FOLLOW IT AND YOU
WILL GET THE UPDATES THAT ARE
POSTED ON THAT PAGE THERE ARE A
HANDFUL OF ADDITIONAL PARENT
FACEBOOK GROUPS THESE ARE
PRIVATELY RUN BY PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS, SO WE DON'T
NECESSARILY HAVE ACCESS TO
THOSE, BUT THEY ARE ALSO A MEDIA
RESOURCE.
I KNOW OUR PARENTS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS, IF THEY DON'T HAVE AN
ANSWER TO A QUESTION, OFTEN
REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE FOR
FAMILIES WHO POST ON THAT.
I KNOW FAMILIES HAVE ENJOYED
BEING ABLE TO COORDINATE RIDE
SHARES ON THAT SITE, SHARE
POSITIVE EXPERIENCES THEIR
STUDENTS HAVE AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON ON THE SITES.
BUT THE PARENT AND FAMILY
PROGRAMS'S FACEBOOK PAGE IS RUN
AND OPERATED BY OUR OFFICE.
I TALKED ABOUT OUR REGIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES, BUT I WOULD BE
REMISS TO NOT BRING THEM UP
AGAIN AS AN AMAZING RESOURCE.
THERE IS US, THE PARENT AND
FAMILY PROGRAMS STAFF.
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR
PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, LIKE
I SAID.
MY STUDENTS OFTEN MAKE FUN OF
ME.
THEY SAY THAT I'M OUTDATED BY
USING THIS REFERENCE, SO
HOPEFULLY IT IS NOT LOST ON YOU
ALL.
I REFER US AS THE 411 OF THE
UNIVERSITY, THEY INFORM ME TO
SAY GOOGLE.
I PREFER TO SAY 411, I REMEMBER
CALLING 411 TO GET A PHONE
NUMBER FOR A LOCAL BUSINESS AND
THAT IS HOW WE ARE FOR THE
UNIVERSITY.
IF THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE,
WE WILL HELP YOU FIND THAT
ANSWER OR WE WILL PUT YOU IN
CONTACT WITH THE OFFICE DIRECTLY
WHO CAN HELP YOU.
WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS OUR BEST
CONTACT INFORMATION.
OUR E-MAIL IS MYDUCKIS@UOREGON.E
DU, ISN'T THAT THE BEST E-MAIL,
MY DUCK IS AT, I WISH I COULD
TAKE CREDIT BUT I CAN'T.
WE ARE WORKING REMOTELY FOR THE
BEST WEEK OR TWO, SO E-MAIL IS
THE BEST.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO CALL US.
OUR NUMBER IS 541-346-3234.
WE WON'T BE THERE TO ANSWER THE
PHONE, BUT WE WILL RETURN YOUR
CALL.
THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT US, SO
WE CAN DO THAT IS TO LEAVE TIMES
THAT ARE BEST TO CALL YOU BACK,
THAT WAY WE'RE NOT PLAYING PHONE
TAG.
I KNOW THAT HAS HAPPENED WITH A
COUPLE OF YOU IN OUR OFFICE OVER
THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
I'M EXCITED TO SAY ONCE FALL
TERM GETS UNDERWAY, WE ARE
MOVING INTO THE ACTUAL DEAN OF
STUDENT'S OFFICE, SO WE WILL BE
IN OREGON HALL, SUITE 185.
ONCE EVERYONE IS BACK AND
WELCOME TO CAMPUS, WE WELCOME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PARENTS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS VISIT US.
SO A COUPLE WAYS TO STAY
INFORMED, I MENTIONED SUBMITTING
OUR PARENT AND FAMILY SUBMISSION
FORM THIS ENSURES THAT YOU GET
IMPORTANT UNIVERSITY UPDATES AND
UPDATES FROM PARENT AND FAMILY
PROGRAMS.
I WILL SAY THAT IF YOU THINK YOU
MIGHT HAVE FILLED OUT THE FORM,
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WELCOME TO
CONTACT US AT THE MY DUCK IS AT
E-MAIL ADDRESS AND WE CAN
CONFIRM IF WE RECEIVED YOUR
E-MAIL INFORMATION.
SOMETIMES IT IS EASIER TO DO
THAT THAN GOING THROUGH THE
WHOLE PROCESS OF FILLING OUT THE
FORM AGAIN.
I KNOW THIS WAS MENTIONED IN A
DIFFERENT PRESENTATION, BUT I
WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR PARENTS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO ALSO SIGN
UP FOR OUR EMERGENCY ALERTS AND
THEY CAN DO THIS -- YOU CAN DO
THIS AT ALERTS.UOREGON.E DU.
ONE THING TO BE AWARE OF IS
THESE ALERTS GO OUT TO THE
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.
IT MAY BE A 3:00 P.M. ALERT THAT
THERE IS A GAS LEAK IN A
BUILDING ON THE EDGE OF CAMPUS,
THAT STUDENTS DON'T REALLY
TRAVEL TO, BUT WE THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THEY KNOW IT IS
THERE OR A FIGHT BROKE OUT AT
SUCH AND SUCH STREET AT 3:00 IN
THE MORNING.
WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THESE ALERTS
COME AT THE MOST CONVENIENCE
TIMES, BUT THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO
GET.
THAT IS A SCREEN SHOT AND YOU
CAN SIGN UP AND ENTER YOUR
E-MAIL ADDRESS.
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AN OREGON
AUTHENTICATED E-MAIL.
I SIGNED UP WITH MY GMAIL
ACCOUNT TO TEST IT OUT.
IT WILL SEND A CONFIRMATION
E-MAIL AND YOU CONFIRM IT IS YOU
AND YOU WILL START RECEIVING THE
UPDATES.
YOU CAN OPT OUT AT ANY TIME.
THEY DON'T SHARE YOUR
INFORMATION AND IT IS SPAM FREE.
AGAIN, IT IS A REALLY GREAT WAY
TO GET THOSE EMERGENCY ALERTS
AND/OR THOSE URGENT E-MAILS THAT
COME OUT.
PREPARING FOR FALL, I KNOW AGAIN
PRESENTERS HAVE SHARED THIS
INFORMATIONEN IN PAST
PRESENTATIONS, BUT I REALLY WANT
TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF
ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
YOUR STUDENTS PRIOR TO DROPPING
THEM OFF FOR MOVE-IIN OR IF THEY
OPTED TO STAY HOME WITH YOU AND
YOU'RE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS
AS THEY NAVIGATE THIS NEW
UNIVERSITY LIFE.
ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE
ENCOURAGE IS ACCESS AND
INFORMATION SHARING, SO THIS CAN
BE WHAT DECISIONS DO YOU WANT TO
BE A PART OF?
IF A STUDENT IS CONTEMPLATING
DROPPING A CLASS, IS THAT
SOMETHING YOU WANT THEM TO CHAT
WITH YOU ABOUT?
DO YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN
CONVERSATIONS AROUND MAJOR
DECLARATION OR INVOLVEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES?
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SET THE
EXPECTATIONS EARLY, SO YOU'RE
ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS AND YOUR
STUDENT KNOWS WHAT INFORMATION,
I CALL THE DEAL BREAKER, WHAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR
STUDENT TO SHARE WITH YOU AND
WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, OPTIONAL
INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE NICE
TO KNOW.
THE OTHER THING THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT IS CREATING A
COMMUNICATION PACT.
I KNOW CORA TALKED ABOUT THIS IN
HER NEXT STEP, BUT IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, AND THIS IS WHAT WAYS
IN WHICH YOU WANT TO
COMMUNICATE, SO IS A TEXT
MESSAGE SUFFICIENT
COMMUNICATION?
OR DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU
ARE FOLLOWED UP WITH A PHONE
CALL, AND SO THIS CAN HELP KEEP
LICENSE OF COMMUNICATION OPEN
AND SET THOSE EXPECTATIONS
EARLY, SO THERE IS NO GUESSING
GAMES.
I WILL SHARE A STORY ABOUT MY
GRANDPARENTS AND O OUR STRUGGLES
INITIALLY.
I STAYED AT HOME WHEN I WENT TO
EXAMINE COLLEGE.
IT WAS NO UNTIL I STARTED MY
FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION WHEN I
MOVED OUT.
I WAS 20 AND I KNEW EVERYTHING
AND I MADE IT CLEAR THAT I
WANTED TO TACKLE THIS ON MY OWN,
AND SO MY GRANDPARENTS WITHOUT
SHARING WITH ME CREATED THIS
PACT BETWEEN THEM THAT THEY
WEREN'T GOING TO REACH OUT YOU
TO ME BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT
IT TO FEEL LIKE THEY WERE TRYING
TO TAKE OVER.
I, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS
THINKING THEY WERE GOING TO CALL
AND CHECK-IN BECAUSE THEY WOULD
LOVE ME AND MISS ME, SO ALMOST
TWO WEEKS WENT BY AND I DIDN'T
TALK TO MY GRANDPARENTS.
FINALLY, I CALLED THEM AND IS A
WHAT IS GOING ON AND THEY SAID
WE WERE WAITING TO HEAR FROM
YOU.
WE FIGURED SINCE YOU'RE A GROWN
UP NOW, YOU WOULD CALL US WHEN
YOU NEEDED US.
THERE WAS A LOT OF POTENTIALLY
HURT FEELINGS THAT COULD HAVE
BEEN AVOIDED HAD WE JUST HAD THE
CONVERSATION THAT TOOK US TWO
WEEKS TO HAVE THAT WE WOULD
CHECK IN EVERY SUNDAY VIA A
PHONE CALL AND SOMETIMES THEY
WERE FIVE MINUTES AND SOMETIMES
THEY WERE 50 DEPENDING ON MY
NEEDS AND THEIR NEEDS.
IT WAS REALLY NICE AND IT
STARTED TO BE SOMETHING THAT I
STARTED TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
THE OTHER CONVERSATION THAT WE
ENCOURAGE PARENTS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS TO HAVE WITH THEIR
STUDENTS IS REALLY LOOKING AT
DEFINING GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS
AND WHEN I SAY THIS, I MEAN WHAT
DO THEY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH
DURING THEIR TIME AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON?
WHAT DOES THIS EXPERIENCE --
WHAT I DO THEY WANT IT TO LOOK
LIKE?
WHAT DO THEY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH,
BE INVOLVED IN, THOSE ARE
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE,
BECAUSE IT HELPS PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS HOLD THEIR
STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE TO THINGS
THEYEN WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.
I WOULD SAY THOSE THINGS CHANGE
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS I THINK
THAT YOU WILL HAVE WITH YOUR
STUDENTS.
THEY MAY SAMPLE SOMETHING AND
REALIZE IT IS NOT NECESSARILY
WHERE THEIR PASSIONS LIE OR THEY
MAY SAMPLE SOMETHING AND REALIZE
THEY WANT TO DEVOTE 100% OF
THEIR ATTENTION TO IT BECAUSE
THEY LOVE IT SO MUCH.
REALLY LOOKING AT HOW YOU CAN
BEST SUPPORT WHAT THEY WANT YOU
TO ACCOMPLISH, I THINK IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
I THINK ALSO GOING INTO IT WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT, AGAIN
THESE MAY CHANGE A AND M MORPH.
I OFTEN SHARE EXPERIENCES WITH
GOALS AND PRIOR EXPECTATIONS AND
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
I GENERALLY WAS A GOOD STUDENT.
I LOVED SCHOOL, IT WAS MY SPORT
IF YOU WILL.
I REALIZE IT MAKES ME SOUND
NERDY NOW, BUT IT IS JUST THE
WAY IT WAS.
I GOT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH REALLY
GOOD GRADES AND WHEN I STARTED
AT MY FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION, I
GO MY FIRST C. AND IT HAPPENED
TO BE IN MATH, WHICH WAS NOT MY
STRONGEST SUBJECT.
I HAD DONE WELL BECAUSE I HAD
TUTORS BEFORE, BUT I WANTED TO
TACKLE COLLEGE ALGEBRA ON MY
OWN, FOR WHATEVER REASON.
COLLEGES HAVE TUTORS AVAILABLE
FOR A REASON AND I AM QUICK TO
TELL STUDENTS TO USE THOSE AND
UTILIZE THOSE.
I TOOK THE CLASS AND I GO A C.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, THAT MY
HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING, BUT I WAS
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT C.,
BECAUSE IT MEANT I PASSED THE
COURSE.
I CALLED HOME AND I COULD CLOSE
MY EYES AND PICTURE THE
SITUATION.
I KNEW MY GRANDMA WAS IN THE
KITCHEN AND I KNEW MY PAPA WAS
IN THE BEDROOM BECAUSE AT THAT
TIME, THEY HAD LANDLINES AND
THEY WERE LINES TO THE PHONE.
I WAS LISTING OUT MY GRADES AND
I SAID MY MATH CLASS I GOT A C.
MY GRANDMA SAID, BLESS HER
HEART, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO
RESPONSIBLE, IS THAT A GOOD
THING OR IS THAT A BAD THING?
I SAID IT IS A GOOD THING.
I SAID IT IS GOOD BECAUSE I
PASSED AND I'M SUPER EXCITED.
AT THE MOMENT, IT DID NOT HIT
ME, BUT I LOVED THAT SHE LET ME
TELL THEM HOW I FELT INSTEAD OF
SHARING THEIR INITIAL REACTION
INSTEAD OF SHARING HOW I WAS
FEELING.
LOOKING AT THE GOALS AND
EXPECTATIONS AND SHIFT OF
INTEREST AREAS AND STRENGTHS AND
CHALLENGES IS IMPORTANT.
WE DO RECOGNIZE SOME
CONVERSATIONS ARE EASIER TO HAVE
THAN OTHERS, SO ONE OF THE
RESOURCES ON OUR PARENT AND
FAMILY PROGRAMS PAGE IS A LINK
TO CONVERSATIONS AND YOU CAN SEE
THIS COVERS EVERYTHING FROM
CREATING THE COMMUNICATION PACT
TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS,
NAVIGATING ROOMMATES AND
FRIENDSHIPS AND THIS
CONVERSATION'S PAGE REALLY
INCLUDES QUESTIONS TO GET THE
CONVERSATIONS STARTED, SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU FEEL
COMFORTABLE HAVING THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE
ENCOURAGING YOU TO HAVE.
WE ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH
OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE DON'T
HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS, BUT WE
CAN PUT YOU IN CONTACT WITH
OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT
DO HAVE THE ANSWERS AND THAT CAN
SERVE AS YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM, SO
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH
OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M TAKING A QUICK, I KNOW I
WENT A LITTLE FASTER THAN I
ANTICIPATED, SO I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE I DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING.
I PROBABLY MISSED SOME OF MY
JOKE, ONE OF THEM WAS WHEN I SAT
DOWN FOR THIS, THEY HAD TO MOVE
THE BOUQUET OF FLOWERS, BECAUSE
I'M ONLY FIVE FOOT TALL AND THE
FLOWERS COVERED MY FACE AND
THERE WERE GIGGLES ABOUT THAT.
I THINK I SHARED EVERYTHING I
WANTED TO ABOUT PARENT AND
FAMILY PROGRAMS.
I WILL WELCOME CORA BACK FOR
QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAD.
>> CORA: THANKS, TIFFANY.
I WAS NOT HERE FOR THE FLOWERS
AND GIGGLES.
>> TIFFANY: IT IS LIKE WHEN WE
HAVE TO MOVE THE PODIUM AND
WE'RE ON CAMPUS THAT TIFFANY
CAN'T STAND BEHIND THE PODIUM.
>> CORA: IT IS AGREE TO SEE
COLLEAGUES COMING HERE AND WE
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS SPACE.
YOU AND I ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE
EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO
HAVE A CHANCE TO GET SOME
QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND I HAVE
FOLLOW-UPS AND FOR FAMILIES WHO
ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, IF YOU
ASKED A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT
MOVE-IN, WE'RE GOING TO,
UNFORTUNATELY, IGNORE THAT RIGHT
NOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE A 2:00 P.M.
SESSION WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN
HOUSING AND IT WILL BE BROADCAST
ON ZOOM AND FACEBOOK.
SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
SPECIFIC TO HOUSING, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE TO TUNE IN AT THAT
TIME OR WRITE YOUR QUESTIONS IN
AT THAT TIME AND OUR HOUSING
COLLEAGUES WILL GET TO THAT
QUESTION.
ANN DOES WANT TO KNOW, SHE HAS A
QUESTION SEMI RELATED TO
MOVE-IN, BUT TO THE BAGS FOR
P.F.A. MEMBERS AND IF THERE IS
AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE MOST-IN
PERIOD TO COLLECT IT OR IS IT
LATER IN THE YEAR THAT THEY WILL
BE DOING THAT?
SO CAN YOU CLARIFY WHEN PARENTS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS CAN GRAB THE
BAGS?
>> TIFFANY: I CAN CLARIFY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SET UP
WITH MOVE-IN.
WE USUALLY HOST A PARENT AND
FAMILY LOUNGE WHERE WE HAD
MINISTER THE P.F.A. BAG, BUT
GIVING THE MOVING PARTS AND
LOGISTICS WITH COVID-19, WE'RE
NOT ABLE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.
OUR WELCOME FOLDER, WHICH
INCLUDES THE WELCOME LETTER, OUR
PARENT AND FAMILY PROGRAMS
MAGNET, THE CAR DECAL AND THE
DUCK STORE COUPON WILL BE MAILED
TO THE PRIMARY MEMBER OF THE
PARENT AND FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, SO
THOSE WILL BE MAILED.
OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE DUCK STORE
WERE PHENOMENAL THIS YEAR,
USUALLY THE 20% OFF YOUR ENTIRE
PURCHASE WERE IN-STORE ONLY, BUT
IT IS GOOD FOR ONLINE AND IT IS
GOOD FOR THE WHOLE YEAR THAT
WILL BE MAILED TO THE PRIMARY
MEMBER ON THE MEMBERSHIP.
THE BAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE
DURING SPRING FAMILY WEEKEND,
AND LIKE I SAID IF A FAMILY IS
COMING TO TOWN, SEND US AN
E-MAIL AT MY DUCK IS AND THEY
CAN STOP IN AT OREGON HALL TO
PICK ONE UP.
THEY ARE WONDERFULLY CUMBERSOME,
SO NO THE EASIEST TO STICK IN
AND MAIL, SO THAT IS ONE OF THE
PIECES THAT GOT FORFEITED, BUT
WE WANT OUR MEMBERSES TO HAVE
ALL OF THE PIECES OF THE
MEMBERSHIP.
>> CORA: I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
TO CLARIFY THAT ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY THE PARENT AND
FAMILY LOUNGE AND THE BAG
DISTRIBUTION AND EVERYTHING, WHY
FOLKS RECOMMEND THAT YOU NOT DO
IT THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE ARE
TESTING STUDENTS WHO ARE LIVING
ON CAMPUS, BUT WE AREN'T TESTING
PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
WE'RE TRYING TO DISCOURAGE AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE PEOPLE WHO
HAVEN'T BEEN TESTED FROM BEING
ON CAMPUS IF THEY ARE NOT A
STUDENT.
, SO IF THEY ARE NOT A STUDENT,
FACULTY OR STAFF, WE'RE TRYING
TO LIMIT YOUR TIME ON CAMPUS.
NOT THAT WE DON'T LOVE YOU VERY
MUCH, TIFFANY AND I HAVE BEEN
SAD ALL SUMMER THAT WE HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO SPEND THE SUMMER
WITH PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
BECAUSE YOU BRING SO MUCH JOY TO
OUR WORK EVERY SUMMER, BUT THIS
IS A WAY WE CAN MINIMIZE THE
RISK OF SPREADING COVID-19
ACROSS OUR CAMPUS.
DEPENDING ON WHERE WE ARE DOWN
THE ROAD, WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO
MORE AND SUPPORT TIFFANY'S
PROGRAMS AND WELCOMING YOU TO
CAMPUS AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY
CAN, BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW FUN IT
IS TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO
MORE QUESTIONS, LYNN WANTS TO
KNOW CAN YOU REPEAT, WHERE IS
THE FAMILY GUIDE ON YOUR
WEBSITE?
>> TIFFANY: I CAN, SO IF YOU GO
TO FAMILIES.UOREGON.E DU, ONE OF
THE FIRST TOP LINKS IS RESOURCES
AND IT IS ONE OF THE FIRST LINKS
ON THE RESOURCES PAGE.
IT WILL SAY, HERE WE GO AGAIN,
2020-2021 PARENT AND FAMILY
GUIDE.
IT WILL LINK YOU AND TAKE YOU TO
A DIFFERENT SITE, BUT IT IS A
BOOK LELET THAT YOU FLIP THROUGH
ONLINE.
AGAIN, THE FIRST PORTION IS VERY
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SPECIFIC
AND THEN THE LAST PORTION ARE
ARTICLES GEARED TOWARDS FAMILIES
WRITTEN BY UNIVERSITY
PROFESSIONALS AND PARENT AND
FAMILY MEMBERS, SO IT IS A
REALLY NEAT INSIGHT THAT IS
PROVIDED.
>> CORA: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
LYNN WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO SIGN
UP FOR ALERTS AND I HAVE A
FOLLOW-UP AROUND COMMUNICATION
THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT
DISTINCTIONS THAT WE SHOULD MAKE
AGAIN FOR FAMILIES.
CAN YOU SHARE HOW LYNN CAN SIGN
UP FOR ALERTS?
>> TIFFANY: SO
ALERTS.UOREGON.EDU ON THE
RIGHT-HAND SIDE THERE IS A
SIGN-UP BY E-MAIL AND YOU ENTER
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS AND SUBMIT.
YOU WILL GET A CONFIRMATION TO
THE E-MAIL THAT YOU SUBMITTED
AND YOU WILL CONFIRM IT IS YOU
AND YOU WILL START RECEIVING
THOSE.
LIKE I SAID THOSE ARE UNIVERSITY
ALERTS.
THEY DON'T COME FROM OUR OFFICE,
SO IT IS GENERALLY WHEN
SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED.
SOMETIMES FAMILIES ARE LIKE I
FEEL LIKE A LOT IS HAPPENING IN
EUGENE, BUT THAT IS BECAUSE YOU
WOULDN'T GET NECESSARILY ALERTS
FOR YOUR OWN COMMUNITY, BUT WE
KNOW STUDENTS ARE POTENTIALLY ON
CAMPUS ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT,
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
SAFE AND KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING,
SO LIKE I SAID, THE ALERTS CAN
GET SENT OUT AT ANY TIME FOR
WHATEVER REASON, SO I LIKE TO
PREPARE FAMILY MEMBERS FOR THAT.
YOUR STUDENT CAN SIGN YOU UP TO
GET TEXT MESSAGES VIA OUR SYSTEM
AND THEY DO THAT IN DUCK WEB.
THEY ARE ALLOWED TWO PHONE
NUMBERS AND WE WANT ONE OF THEIR
PHONES TO BE THEIR OWN, SO IF
THERE ARE MOTORCYCLE FAMILY
MEMBERS IN THE HOUSE, IT IS
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE OF WHO
GETS THE LUCKY TEXT MESSAGES.
I DIDN'T MENTION THAT IN THE
PRESENTATION.
I HAVE BOTH AND I WILL SAY I GET
THE E-MAILS FASTER THAN THE TEXT
MESSAGE ALERTS TO MY GMAIL
ACCOUNT.
>> CORA: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I THINK IT IS WORTH DISCUSSING A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
I MENTIONED IT LAST WEEK AND SAY
WORTH EXPLORING A LITTLE BIT
MORE WITH OUR FAMILIES LISTENING
RIGHT NOW.
HOW COMMUNICATION CHANGES?
EVERY WEEK OUR FAMILY MEMBERS
HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A S SUNDAY
E-MAIL THAT GIVES THEM AN IDEA
OF WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER THE
WEEK AND BECAUSE YOU AND I ARE
DIFFERENT DIVISIONS, WE HAVE
DIFFERENT E-MAIL SYSTEMS THAT WE
OPERATE FROM, PARENTS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS CAN BE SURPRISED WHEN
THINGS CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER AND
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE
GETTING THEM BECAUSE THEY GO
THIS WILL IN THE SUMMER.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT -- SHARE SOME MORE CONTEXT
AROUND THAT AND REMIND US HOW
PARENTS CAN GET UPDATES FROM YOU
OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR
STUDENT'S TIME HERE AT THE U OF
O.?
>> TIFFANY: I CAN AND THAT IS A
GREAT QUESTION.
WE DO NOT DO THIS TO BE
DIFFICULT, I PROMISE.
I THINK SOME OF IT IS THE
ASSUMPTION THAT PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS ARE THE PRIMARY
SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
PRO SPECTIVE AND INCOMING
STUDENT PROCESS.
AFTER INTRODUCKTION, WE LOOK AT
COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS AS AN OPT-IN
PROCESS.
HOW PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS
CAN OPT IN, THERE ARE THE TWO
WAYS, ONE IS INFORMATION ONLY SO
THAT IS UNIVERSITY UPDATES,
EVENT UPDATES, WAYS THAT PARENTS
AND FAMILY MEMBERSES CAN STAY
INVOLVED AND IT IS THROUGH THE
PARENT AND FAMILY ASSOCIATION
AND THAT IS ADDITIONAL
COMMUNICATION LIKE OUR
NEWSLETTERS AND PRIORITY
REGISTRATION.
I WOULD SAY AND CORA, I'M GOING
OFF TOPIC FOR A SECOND.
>> CORA: TOTALLY FINE.
>> TIFFANY: PARENT AND FAMILY
PROGRAMS IS HERE FOR EVERYONE,
ALL PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
WE WON'T ASK IF YOU JOINED THE
ASSOCIATION THAT IS NOT,
ESSENTIALLY, ANYONE CAN CONTACT
US FOR QUESTIONS, SUPPORT,
INFORMATION, JOINING THE PARENT
AND FAMILY ASSOCIATION INCREASES
OUR OUTREACH TO YOU.
IT IS JUST HEARING FROM US MORE
AND LIKE I SAID THE PRIMARY WAYS
THE NEWSLETTERS.
CORA, YOU MENTIONED AN E-MAIL
EVERY SUNDAY.
I WILL SAY THROUGH THE
UNIVERSITY, I SEND OUT COVID-19
UPDATES FRIDAY EVENING, SO NEW
FAMILIES WHO HAVE SIGNED UP WILL
START RECEIVING THOSE UPDATES, I
BELIEVE THEY ARE SLATED TO START
RECEIVING THEM NEXT WEEK, SO
AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON
WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE SIGNED
UP OR YOU CAN'T REMEMBER, YOU
ARE WELCOME TO E-MAIL WHERE MY
DUCK IS, AND I WILL SAY, I'M
PROMISE I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE
EXCUSES.
WE WENT FROM AN OFFICE OF SIX TO
AN OFFICE OF FOUR IN TWO WEEKS
WE WILL BE AN OFFICE OF ONE.
IT WILL BE ME FOR A LITTLE
WHILE, SO I PROMISE I WILL GET
TO THOSE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I GENERALLY HAVE AROUND A
48-HOUR TURNAROUND UNLESS I HAVE
TO REACH OUT TO ANOTHER OFFICE
FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, SO I
PROMISE WE WILL GET TO ALL OF
THE QUESTIONS THAT COME IN.
>> CORA: ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND WE HAVE
A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS HERE,
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVEN'T
SPENT A TON OF TIME ON, BUT IT
DOES BEAR SOME DISCUSSION,
PARTICULARLY WITH YOU IS AROUND
FERPA AND STUDENT PRIVACY AND
HOW YOU FIT INTO THAT
CONVERSATION.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, DISCUSSIONS
WITH OUR ACADEMIC ADVISING
PARTNERS AND OUR PARTNERS IN
FINANCIAL AID, WE TALKED ABOUT
FERPA, THAT IS THE FAMILY RIGHTS
AND EDUCATION ACT AND OUR
PRIVACY POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON MEANS THE STUDENT IS
THE SOLE OWNER OF STUDENT
RECORDS, SO WHAT PARENTS MIGHT
BE USED TO WITH REGARDS TO
EDUCATIONAL ACCESS, ACCESS TO
TEACHERS AND RECORDS AND ALL OF
THE THINGS THEY ARE USED TO IN
K-12, IT WILL CHANGE.
IT MAY FEEL ABRUPT IN SOME WAYS.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW YOU FIT INTO THAT PICTURE
AND HOW YOU CAN HELP FAMILIES
GET INFORMATION WITHOUT
VIOLATING OUR PRIVACY POLICIES
AND HOW YOU HELP NAVIGATE THAT
WITH FAMILIES?
>> TIFFANY: I CAN AND I THINK
THIS IS WHERE MY ALMOST 12-ISH
YEARS SERVING AS AN ACADEMIC
ADVISOR HAS SET ME UP FOR A
SKILL SET IN THIS AREA, I WILL
SAY.
SO I GENERALLY SAY I CANNOT
CONFIRM NOR DENY.
I HAD FAMILIES SAY CAN YOU TELL
ME IF MY STUDENT GOT THIS GRADE
IN THIS CLASS OR THEY HAVE DONE
THIS REQUIREMENT FOR SUCH AND
SUCH AND I CANNOT CONFIRM OR
DENY.
HOWEVER, I CAN GIVE RESOURCES,
SO I MAY SOMETHING LIKE IF THIS
WAS MY STUDENT, THESE ARE THE
QUESTIONS I WOULD ASK THEM OR
HERE ARE THE POLICIES, IF YOUR
STUDENT WOULDN'T POTENTIALLY
REPEAT A COURSE FOR ANY REASON
OR, YOU KNOW IT IS THINGS LIKE
THAT WHERE WE DO DEFINITELY STAY
WITHIN GENERALITIES, BUT I WANT
TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH
PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THAT
WILL HELP THEIR STUDENT BE
SUCCESSFUL.
SO QUESTIONS I ENCOURAGE ASKING
THE STUDENT, RESOURCES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE, I HAVE E-MAILED FORMS
TO FAMILY MEMBERS TO SAY THIS IS
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, SO YES,
FERPA AND I WILL SAY THAT LIKE
YOU SAID, CORA, THE UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON DOES HAVE PRETTY
STRICT REQUIREMENTS AROUND
INFORMATION WE CAN SHARE, AND I
LOVE MY JOB, SO I HONOR THAT AND
DON'T SHARE TOO MUCH, BUT I
DEFINITELY WANT TO SUPPORT
FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROCESS.
REALLY GOOD ABOUT NAVIGATING
THAT IN GENERALITIES.
KOINL
>> CORA: PART OF OUR JOB, TOO IS
TO MAKE SURE THE EXPERIENCE AT
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON IS STUDENT
CENTERED.
PART OF MY JOB AND YOUR JOB, IS
TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS WHO CAN
CONQUER THE WORLD WHEN THEY ARE
DONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY
THAT EXISTS.
WE DON'T LEAN ON FERPA JUST TO
SAY NO TO YOU.
WE WANT TO PUT STUDENTS IN THE
DRIVER'S SEAT AND MAINTAIN A
GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILY
MEMBERS ALL OF THE TIME.
>> TIFFANY: SOME OF THE BENEFIT
LIFE -- BEST LIFE LESSONS COMES
FROM NAVIGATING DIFFICULT
SITUATIONS.
WE REALLY VIEW THIS AS A
CHALLENGE AND SUPPORT MODEL AND
SO A LITTLE CHALLENGE ISN'T THE
WORST THING, AS LONG AS THE
STUDENT IS WELL SUPPORTED, SO WE
DON'T WANT TO DO EVERYTHING FOR
THE STUDENT, BECAUSE THEY, A.,
DON'T LEARN HOW TO DO IT IF THEY
FIND THEMSELVES IN THAT
SITUATION OR B., HAVEN'T LEARNED
HOW TO NAVIGATE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WITH POTENTIALLY A
FACULTY OR STAFF MEMBER, SO WE
REALLY DO WANT ALL OF THE
EXPERIENCES EVEN OUT OF THE
CLASSROOMS TO BE LEARNING, BUT
WE WANT OUR STUDENTS WELL
SUPPORTED AND THAT SUPPORT A LOT
OF TIMES COMES FROM PARENTS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS.
I WOULD RATHER YOU CALL OR
E-MAIL AND ME SAY I CAN'T SHARE
THIS SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND I
CAN SHARE THIS OR NOT TO CALL AT
ALL.
IN MY OPINION THERE ARE NO
STUPID QUESTIONS, THE STUPID
QUESTION IS THE ONE NOT ASKED,
SO LIKE I SAID, WE MAY NOT HAVE
THE ANSWER, BUT WE CAN
DEFINITELY HELP FIND IT WITH
YOU.
>> CORA: THAT IS AN EXCELLENT
PERSPECTIVE.
THANK YOU FOR ADDING THAT, WE
HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS
AND WE'RE ABOUT OUT OF TIME, SO
I WANT TO GET TO THEM QUICK.
CAN YOU REPEAT THE DATES FOR
SPRING FAMILY WEEKEND?
>> TIFFANY: I CAN, THERE ARE NO
DATES.
THE DATES HAVE NOT BEEN
DETERMINED YET.
GENERALLY, AND THIS IS
GENERALLY, WE AIM FOR THE END OF
APRIL BECAUSE IT IS A GOOD SWEET
SPOT FOR SPRING BREAK AND OUR
SENIORS AND COMMENCEMENT, SO MID
TO END OF APRIL TO THE BEGINNING
OF MAY IS WHEN WE PLAN FOR.
ATHLETICS IS NOT THE SOLE REASON
THAT FAMILIES COME BACK TO
VISIT, BUT I WANT TO BE MINDFUL
PHYSICAL WE CAN GIVE A FOOTBALL
EXPERIENCE DURING SPRING FAMILY
WEEKEND THAT WE HOLD OFF AND DO
THAT.
I'M GIVING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
TO SEE WHAT THE PAC 12 DOES, IF
THEY DO MOVE FOOTBALL TO SPRING
AND WHAT THAT SCHEDULE IS, OH,
MY GOODNESS, IF WE COULD PROVIDE
THE FALL AND SPRING FAMILY
WEEKEND AT ONE TIME THAT WOULD
BE AMAZING.
I DO WANT TO SAY ALL OF THIS IS
TENTATIVE BASED ON THE SITUATION
OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE
GET TO THAT TIME.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KEEP OUR FAMILIES, OUR STUDENTS,
OUR FACULTY, OUR STAFF SAFE, SO
EVERY DECISION WE MAKE WILL BE
KEEPING EVENT RESTRICTIONS AND
REGULATIONS IN MIND AND WE WILL
BE MINDFUL OF CREATING A
MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE
VIRTUAL THINGS FOR FALL.
I'M HE HAS TANLTS TO SAY TOO
MUCH BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE YET, BUT WE
MIGHT HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO
ENGAGE FROM A DISTANCE.
>> CORA: THANK YOU.
SO SCOTT AND CHARLEEN ARE ASKING
ABOUT THE 2:00 P.M. HOUSING
SESSION AND I WILL QUICKLY
ANSWER THAT.
THE 2:00 P.M. SESSION IS FOR
EVERYONE, WE WILL HAVE THAT ON
FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE.
FEEL FREE TO WATCH.
FOR STUDENTS, IT WILL BE IN ZOOM
AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
WE WILL HAVE FACULTY AND STAFF
ANSWERING QUESTIONS LIVE ON CARL
CAMERA AND WE ARE RECORDING IT
IF YOU'RE NOT AVAILABLE AT
2:00 P.M. EITHER ON THE FACEBOOK
PAGE OR ON THE OREGON CHANNEL ON
YOUTUBE.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE OUT OF TIME,
SO RICHARD, I WILL GIVE THIS
QUESTION TO TIFFANY AFTERWARD
AND ASK HER TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE TO MAKE
SURE YOU GET THE ANSWER.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WANT TO GET
TO KNOW EUGENE AND WE WANT YOU
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
TIFFANY DID SURE INFORMATION
ABOUT HER WEBSITE,
FAMILIES.UOREGON.EDU IS A GREAT
PLACE AND YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR
WEBSITE.
YOU CAN E-MAIL AT
ORIENTATION@OREGON.EDU OR TEXT
YOUR QUESTION AT 541-346-1159.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
AND TO YOU, TIFFANY, THANK YOU
FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO HELP
OUR DUCK FAMILIES.
>> TIFFANY: IT IS AN HONOR AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CORA FOR
HAVING ME.
 
