Transcript The Freshman Year Experience (FYE)

The UNF Freshman
Experience
UNF Board of Trustees
Learning Experience
January 17, 2012
Dr. Jeff W. Coker, Dean for
Undergraduate Studies
What Do They
Need to Be Successful?
 Clear and Consistent
Expectations
 Support—Academic,
Social, Physical
 Feedback
 Engagement
 Self-Efficacy
 Mentoring and Guidance
 Study/Time Management
Skills
 Communication Skills
(Verbal and Written)
 Mathematic/Quantitative
Reasoning
 Integrative Thinking
 Critical Thinking
The UNF Freshman
Experience Mission
The University of North Florida’s Freshman
Experience is a collaborative, student-centered
initiative, bringing together academic
programs, staff, student affairs, residence life,
and academic support services, designed to
assist first year students in making a successful
transition to college and to prepare them to
make the most of their college experience.
Features of the FYE
 Required residency for all
freshmen
 Small First-Year Seminars
and Living/Learning
Communities
 Academic and wellness
support
 Intentional campus
programming/opportunities