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First-Year Experience: A Collaborative Effort

Eastern Connecticut State University. First-Year Experience: A Collaborative Effort. What is the First-year Experience?. FYE. See the document entitled, “The First-Year Experience and FYI 100 First Year Introduction Guidelines”. FYE Goals and Objectives.

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First-Year Experience: A Collaborative Effort

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  1. Eastern Connecticut State University First-Year Experience:A Collaborative Effort

  2. What is the First-year Experience? FYE See the document entitled, “The First-Year Experience and FYI 100 First Year Introduction Guidelines”

  3. FYE Goals and Objectives A complete description of the goals and objectives can be found online. • To assist every first-time, full-time student towards a successful transition from high school to college level academics and to promote academic success • To help first year students understand the importance of modeling good behavior and respecting themselves and their community. • To provide opportunities for new students to develop multicultural awareness and cultural competence. • To provide students with information about campus resources and opportunities available on campus while establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships within the university community and a connectedness to campus life. • To enable students to develop effective personal leadership development skills that will enhance their ability to become leaders who will contribute to the greater community. • To encourage students to be socially responsible and by enlisting in civic engagement and service learning projects on campus and in the local community.

  4. The Organization of the First-Year Experience

  5. First-Year Experience • Academic Component • Programs & Services

  6. What Programs and Services does the First-Year Experience offer to students? FYE

  7. Student Orientation, Advisement & Registration S.O.A.R. Two-day, overnight summer orientation program (required of all new first-year students)Meet other new students and current upperclassmen student leaders (SOCs). Become familiar with services and resources available on campus and meet faculty & staff.Prepare for academic advisement, registration and other pertinent aspects of course selection.

  8. Other FYE Programs & Services

  9. The Academic Component-Fyi 100: First Year introduction FYE

  10. FYI 100 – First Year Introduction FYI 100 provides a rich and comprehensive introduction to academics, campus life and the liberal arts philosophy at Eastern. • 3-credit course • No more than 25 students • Peer mentors assigned to each class • Each course has the same common objectives, but different academic subjects • Fulfilling common objectives is the primary purpose of FYI 100, the academic content is secondary

  11. FYI 100 Objectives

  12. FYI 100 Faculty Member and Peer Mentor Work as a Team

  13. Go Online to Learn More about the First-Year Experience FYE

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