Almost every first-year student at UConn takes a First Year Experience course. Why, you ask? UConn students take FYE because it’s fun, meaningful, and helps our emerging scholars make the most of college right from the first day. And nationally, it has been shown that students who take FYE are more likely to be happy and successful right from the beginning of their college careers. If you weren’t able to find an FYE section that fit your schedule at Orientation don’t worry. Go to fye.uconn.edu to join the wait list and be added to the next available section that works for you. We’ll see you this fall!
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WiMSE’s Rebecca Acabchuk awarded 100 Years of Women Scholarship
Congratulations to Rebecca Acabchuk of UConn’s Women in Math, Science & Engineering. Acabchuk has been awarded one of the three 100 Years of Women Scholarship Awards for the 2014-2015 academic year in recognition of her “outstanding academic achievements, dedicated service, and significant contributions to the advancement of women in society.” (UConn Women’s Center)
“The 100 Years of Women Scholarship fund was established in 1992 to honor a current UConn student or high school senior planning to enroll at UConn who, as a role model and advocate, has advanced the status and contributions of women in society.” (UConn Women’s Center)
Additionally, Acabchuk will be receiving a graduate Student Life Award later this month.
FYP & LC Ignite Pizza Party Competition
First Year Programs & Learning Communities is currently in 4th place for the 2014 UConn Ignite competition. With the last leg of the competition upon us, FYP&LC is offering a pizza party to the learning community with the highest percentage of donors (weighted by LC size) by the end of the competition. Please remember that it is the quantity of donations that counts, not the individual amount. A donation of $5 is all that is required to contribute and help FYP&LC secure their spot among the top causes.
To donate follow this link and mention your LC in the section that says “In honor/support of..[Your LC]”
FYP&LC at “Ignite Day” in Student Union, March 5th
This Wednesday, March 5th from 10AM to 3:00PM, the First Year Programs & Learning Communities Ignite team will be tabling in the Student Union as a part of “Ignite Day.” The FYP&LC team is competing in the Ignite program to raise funds to support first year study abroad programs, UConn Connects scholarships, LC field trips and activities as well as summer training and undergraduate research.
Help the FYP&LC team win the top prize of $10,000 by donating $5 or more, it is the quantity of donations, not their individual amount, that help towards this goal. There will be food, giveaways and entertainment. Donations can be made by cash, card, or check. You can also donate online and find more information HERE.
UNIV 1820 (UConn Reads: Persepolis) students and Vice Provost Sally Reis to hold book discussions
Vice Provost Sally Reis and UNIV 1820, UConn Reads Persepolis students will be holding book discussion tables at Whitney, South, and Northwest as part of the campus-wide Persian dinner service on March 5th.
Woman to Woman Engineering Alumnae Event
Twila Hinds, former WiMSE RA and senior biomedical engineering major, has worked in conjunction with the School of Engineering to create the Woman to Woman program. Woman to Woman invites UConn Engineering alumnae to speak with undergraduates of any major in a casual format. The floor is open to discussion and past topics included: salaries, working in a heavily male dominated industry, family life and prejudices experienced by the speaker during her journey. Past alumni came from Insurity, Covidien, Unilever, General Electric and Pratt and Whitney. A schedule of events can be found below:
20-Feb-14: Pam Petro (B.S. Chemical Engineering, ’86; MBA’93)
20-Mar-14: Kristen Langlois (B.S. Biomedical Engineering, ’07)
17-Apr-14: Katherine Coughlin (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, ’05)
All events will be in the WiMSE Space (Ryan 251).
Learning Communities at HuskyTHON
This past Monday, Feb. 17, students from several of UConn’s Learning Communities, including teams from Business Connections, Global House, and Public Health House, participated in HuskyTHON’s annual eighteen-hour dance marathon. HuskyTHON is a yearlong fundraising effort at UConn that raises funds for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Public Health House and Global House teamed up this year to raise $2,838. This year’s HuskyTHON raised over $457,000.00 in total. http://www.huskython.uconn.edu/
FYE Mentor & Instructor of the Year 2013-2014
The Office of First Year Programs & Learning Communities is now accepting nominations for both the John T. Szarlan Memorial Student Mentor Award and the FYE Instructor of the Year Award.
To nominate a mentor or instructor of your choosing, please click the link found HERE.
FYP&LC Community Recognition Breakfast 2013
The Office of First Year Programs & Learning Communities would like to once again thank you for all you have done this semester to support first-year student success. And we’d like to give a special thank you to everyone who joined us on December 10th to celebrate at the FYP&LC “Recognize & Celebrate, Community & Innovation” recognition breakfast. It was wonderful to see so many people for all areas of the university who have all made this office’s mission attainable. We would also like to extend our congratulations and gratitude to all of our 2013 award and certificate recipients, and our 2013 Faculty Oversight members.