Information for Faculty

First-Year Programs offer faculty members a wide range of opportunities through:

• FIGs, which promote collaboration with a colleague in another department
• Freshman Seminars, which offer the chance to explore a special research topic of your choice with a small class of students

Please browse through our site to view all of the programs offered through First-Year Programs, and to see how you can participate.

What participating faculty members have said about our programs:

“Teaching a College Connections course is the highlight of the academic year for me. I enjoy meeting the new students and feel connected to the rhythm of the University.”

-Daniel Close, FIG "Education and Social Services" College Connections Professor

“The Freshman Seminar offers the most regarding learning community and teaching experience of my academic career and I look forward to continue adapting this dynamic course all with the supportive collaboration of First Year Programs and my students.”  

-Kevin Hatfield, Freshman Seminar "Uncovering the Past of the 'Real' Wild West" Professor