Spring 2023 Edition

Hello FYE Community,

It’s been a great spring semester for the First-Year Experiences program. We kicked the year off with two sessions of Winter Camp. We were able to gather more information about how our students are transitioning holistically and received strategies on how we can support students in the classroom as they navigate new challenges. Instructors also had the opportunity to work with collaborators to plan great things for the fall semester.

Some of us also had the opportunity to travel to Los Angeles to attend the National Resource Center First-Year Experience Conference. We were able to present and share with colleagues at other institutions. I hope you take pride in the fact that what we are doing is effective and not just influencing our own institution, but others as well.

We hope to continue working, learning, improving, and sharing by participating in opportunities on the institutional scale and national scale, like the First-Year National Conference in Seattle next year. You are all doing so many impactful things, I hope you consider sharing.

Best Regards,

Kendria Mason
Coordinator for First-Year Experiences

Thank You!

We would like to extend a big thank you to our partners around campus for not only consistently supporting our office, but for also being a great resource of knowledge, insight, and support for First-Year Experience instructors.

• Academic Advising Initiatives
• Academic Integrity
• Office of Career and Professional Development
• Office of Undergraduate Research
• Cook Counseling Center
• Dean of Students
• First-Generation Student Support
• Hokie Wellness
• Residential Well-Being
• New Student and Family Programs
• The Student Success Center
• University Libraries