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Do not make travel arrangements until you have received your confirmation letter via US Mail with your specific IntroDUCKtion participation date (printouts from DuckWeb do not serve as confirmation). IntroDUCKtion sessions will not be rescheduled to accommodate previously made travel plans. After receiving confirmation, please refer to tentative schedules when making travel arrangements.
DirectionsBy Plane The Eugene Airport is conveniently located approximately ten miles from downtown and the University of Oregon campus. As the designated air carrier for Student Orientation Programs, United Airlines offers a 5 to 10 percent reduction in airfare to IntroDUCKtion participants. You will be able to use a reference code when calling United Airlines, (800) 521-4041. Code is 577SG. OmniShuttle provides shuttle service between the Eugene Airport and downtown Eugene for a reasonable price. Call for shuttle reservations, (800) 741-5097 or (541) 461-7959. By Train or Bus Amtrak, Eugene, (800) 872-7245 By car From the Eugene Airport: Follow Highway 99 until it becomes Seventh Avenue. Get in the right lane and follow Seventh Avenue until it becomes Franklin Boulevard. Get in the right lane and follow Franklin Boulevard to Agate Street. Turn right onto Agate Street. From Portland and North: From Interstate 5 South, take Exit 194B. Take Exit 2, keep left, and follow the signs to the UO. Proceed in the left lane over the Ferry Street Bridge, exiting onto Broadway, which becomes Franklin Boulevard. Follow Franklin Boulevard to Agate Street. Turn right onto Agate Street. From Ashland and south: From Interstate 5 North, take Exit 192. Merge onto Franklin Boulevard. After merging, get in the left lane and turn left at the fourth traffic light, which is East 13th Avenue. From the Oregon coast: Take Highway 126 East until it becomes West Eleventh Avenue. Follow West Eleventh Avenue to Garfield Street and turn left. Take Garfield to 7th Avenue and turn right. Get in the right lane and follow 7th Avenue until it becomes Franklin Boulevard. Turn right onto Agate Street. ParkingCampus parking permits and directions for parking will be mailed along with your IntroDUCKtion confirmation letter. We do not have duplicate parking permits; if you lose or misplace the permit we send, you will be required to purchase day permits upon your arrival. Overnight AccommodationsResidence halls Participants attending a two-day program are welcome to stay overnight in a residence hall at a cost of $35 a person per night (not including meals). Those who want to stay on campus are assigned to their residence hall rooms when they check in. Campus housing is available for up to two nights, starting the night before the program begins. Housing staff will not be available for check-in after 10:00 p.m. Students have the option of staying with their parent, other family members, or with another student of the same sex. Family members may elect to stay with their student, another parent, or their partner. So that we may accommodate all housing requests, no single rooms are available. University housing is unable to accommodate stays longer than two nights, late departures, or any overnight stays during the one-day session. For two-night stays, housing check-in is from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. the evening before the session begins at the Living-Learning Center, which is located on 15th Avenue between Agate and University Streets. University housing residence halls are three- and four-story buildings located on campus. Each room has two twin-sized beds, desks with chairs, and closets; it has one telephone with free local phone service. We do not offer air conditioned rooms, but summer nights in Eugene are typically comfortable. Each floor, accessible by stairwell, has shared community restrooms and showers. Bed linens and towels are provided, and beds are made on arrival. If you have a special accessibility need, please let us know. Hotels If you prefer to stay off campus, the hotels and motels listed below may offer special UO rates for IntroDUCKtion participants. For additional lodging places, call the Convention and Visitors Association of Lane County, Oregon, (800) 547-5445, or visit their website, http://www.visitlanecounty.org.
Best Western Greentree Inn, 1759 Franklin Blvd. 
MealsLunch and dinner are provided on the first day of IntroDUCKtion. You may purchase additional meals in the residence halls or at one of many restaurants near campus. You will be responsible for your meals on Day Two. Child-careChild-care will be provided during program hours for children of students participating in IntroDUCKtion. Children must be between fifteen months and six years old. To make arrangements for this service, you must contact our office by June 18. |
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