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Updates & Information:
Peer
Leaders (and Faculty) Roles and Responsibilities
(updated for Fall 2013)
Fall 2013 Enrollment
(NEW!)
Alpha Lambda Delta (first-year Honors
Society)
An Overview
“FYE (First Year Experience)
is the combination of all of the services, programs, curricular and
co-curricular activities that supports a student’s transition from high school
to college as well as provides a foundation for academic success at a particular
institution.”1 While most of us think of FYE as a course offering at
CCSU, the national perspective on FYE is much more comprehensive. It begins at
admission and continues through the completion of the first year of college.
Among the many common first year experiences at CCSU are the summer advising
day, opening orientation, welcome week activities, an ‘FYE’ curricular
experience, a course advising experience, faculty-student contact outside of the
classroom, and academic achievement in their courses. It may also include
experiences with residential life, the financial aid process, on or off campus
employment, athletics, and co-curricular activities.
1(Approaches
to Improving First Year Student Experiences, Joni
Petschauer, Academic Impressions Webcast, 11/8/07)
Current Leadership Structure
FYE Faculty
Director
to develop resources, chair the FYE Steering Committee, recruit
faculty, schedule and coordinate FYE courses across the 4 schools,
serve as the point of contact for various components of the
University involved in the FYE program, participate in the summer
Advising/Orientation program, provide ‘just on time’ communications
to FYE faculty throughout the first semester, assist in the
development and delivery of FYE faculty development, distribute FYE
course availability to those who build schedules for incoming FT/FT
students, and other responsibilities in support of the FYE
initiative.
FYE
Coordinator
to manage and support the FYE initiative, recruit and organize
participation from student support departments, assist in the
development and delivery of FYE faculty development, serve as
assistant chair of the FYE Steering Committee, develop the budget,
secure logistical support,
FYE Steering
Committee
to serve as an
advisory body and assist in the recruitment of faculty. Committee
membership includes a faculty Representative from each school who
chairs a School Subcommittee and provides feedback to the Steering
Committee. FYE Faculty Director serves as Steering Committee Chair
and FYE Coordinator serves as Assistant Chair.
Curricular models eligible for FYE designation
I. FYE 101 (a graded 1 credit course)
linked with another course.
II. General education course with embedded competencies and skills
necessary to make a successful transition to college as articulated
in the learning outcomes of FYE 101
III. “First Year majors only” course with embedded competencies and
skills necessary to make a successful transition to college as
articulated in the learning outcomes of FYE 101
IV. The Honors Program (click
here for further information)
V. Learning Communities (linked with FYE 101 or FYE embedded between
the two linked courses)
VI.
First Year Seminar courses (with special topics for first-year students)
In these
courses, students will discuss academic and related issues and learn about campus resources
relevant to first-year students as they make the transition from
high school to college learning environments.
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