Welcome to Term Orientation START 2024!
This page will provide you with details and information about what is happening with Winter and Spring Term START, serving as a central communication tool to aid all in having the same information.
Winter Term START Dates:
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Session |
Date |
Date Session Locks |
Is the session full now? |
Supporting Documents |
| START Sign-ups open | Monday November 4th at 12pm PST | |||
| In-Person Session #1 | Friday December 13th |
Tuesday December 3rd |
No |
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| Virtual Winter START | Begins Friday December 13 at 10am and closes Thursday December 20th at 4:55pm PST |
Tuesday December 3rd |
No | |
| In-Person Session #2 | Friday January 3rd |
Monday December 30th |
No |
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Spring Term START Dates
| Session | Date | Date Session Locks | Is the session full now? | Supporting Documents |
| START Sign-ups open | Monday February 10th at 12pm PST | |||
| In-Person Session | Friday March 21st |
Tuesday March 11th |
No |
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| Virtual Spring START | Begins Friday March 14th at 10am PST through Thursday March 20th at 4:55pm PST |
Tuesday March 14th |
No |
Have a question not answered?
Reach out to our office at [email protected]
For general questions:
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Send us an email at [email protected] for more lengthy questions.
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Our email is monitored by our whole team.
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Response times generally average 2-3 days during the summer START season.
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Our webchat is staffed by START Leaders and is great for quick questions!
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Click the "We are Here" button on the bottom right of our main webpage to chat.
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We're available 10am-4pm during the Academic year
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Call our main phone line at 541-737-7627.
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Our general phone number is staffed 8am-5pm on all university workdays.
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You may get an office assistant or other student staff, or one of our professional staff.
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For questions with more nuance or context
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Sarah Wilson - Office Manager
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Sarah's role with START is focused on customer service, individual student problem-solving, outward-facing publications/communications, and supervising the student office and logistics teams
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Teams name is "Wilson, Sarah", which is best for quick teams messages
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Office line is 541-737-6571, which is best for conversations and to provide feedback
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Annie Tarter - Assistant Director
- Annie's role with START is focused on students, logistical arrangements of rooms/times/dates, and supervising the START Leader team
- Teams name is "Tarter, Annie Rose", which is best for quick teams messages
- Office line is 541-737-9811, which is best for conversations and to provide feedback
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Melissa Morgan - Director
- Melissa's role with START is focused on parents and families, larger structural pieces of START, and supervising the professional staff
- Teams name is "Morgan, Melissa", which is best for quick teams messages
- Office line is 541-737-2193, which is best for conversations and to provide feedback
For questions on a start day
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Look for anyone in an orange polo!
- Our START Leaders are all in Beaver orange and our senior staff are in black polos and can either help you directly or can message someone else to help.
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Visit our Welcome Table
- We will staff a table all day IN PLACE and are happy to meet with you and/or students and families to answer questions.