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Welcome to the FYE Mentor Program website. Please explore the site to find helpful information about working with your FYE Mentor.
FYE Program Goals & Objectives
The FYE program includes 1) a set of courses taken in the first two blocks by all first-year students, 2) student mentors working with each course, and 3) initiatives designed to increase the opportunities for interchange outside class. The program encourages conversation in and among courses. It also introduces first-year students right away to fast-paced, rigorous classes which stimulate their curiosity, call on them to use important skills, and invite them to talk with each other. It seeks, finally, to reduce the distance between the academic and the social realms with small, two-block classes and by engaging with upper-division student mentors.
The First Course consists of either a single, two-block course or two linked, one-block courses in Blocks I and II (and for Winter-Starts in Blocks V and VI) of the academic year. First Courses include substantial practice in writing, critical reading, research supported by workshops in the library, and course-appropriate use of the writing center, library instruction, lab techniques, field work, and information technology resources. |