Andrew Kim of Leadership House has started a project to raise funds for First Year Programs & Learning Communities through UConn Ignite. Ignite is a crowd funding program that allows students to engage in philanthropy and raise funds to support a cause at UConn. Groups can earn a portion of a $27,000 donation prize for their project based on different criteria, including total number of donors and funds raised (prize donated by alumni Dave Barton ’67 and Adam Schwartz ’97). Find out more about the Ignite program here: UConn Ignite 2014 and support the FYP & LC project here: FYP & LC Ignite Project
UConn Connects Seeks Student Facilitators for Fall 2014
The UConn Connects program is now accepting applications for undergraduate facilitators for the Fall 2014 semester. Faculty, staff, and current facilitators who know undergraduate students that would excel in the role of a Connects facilitator can find out more about the program and apply online using the following link: http://aac.uconn.edu/undergraduate_facilitator/
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.
AAC Featured in the Daily Campus
The AAC was featured in the Daily Campus for the third time this semester! The feature discussed the AAC Workshop series in the October 30th edition of the paper snd is available through the Daily Campus archives.
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.