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First Year Experience
The First Year Experience (FYE) is a comprehensive program of academic and co-curricular activities promoting the successful transition of entering students to college life at TCNJ. Faculty, staff and students working together cultivate the intellectual, social and civic development that creates a challenging, yet supportive environment. Major FYE program components include Freshman Orientation, Summer Readings, Welcome Week, First Seminar, Residential Life Learning Communities, and Civic Engagement.
Communications
First Seminar Courses
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The First Seminar enables first-year students to be engaged in an intellectually exciting and challenging experience in a small, seminar-style class. Topics are selected by instructors and announced in advance so students can choose according to their interests. Important Announcement for 2009 Entering First-Year StudentsPlease review all the FSPs listed on the FSP website (click on link above). Be sure to click on titles for full descriptions. Note the course titles and numbers of each. Then go into PAWS to place your six selections in your shopping cart. After selecting "Freshmen Seminar Program (FSP)" and identifying undergraduate, indicate the exact number and use only the first three digits. That is, use 101, 102, 103, 104, 111, 114, 121-- up to 151. Do not select 'show open classes only.' Repeat the process until you have six FSPs in your shopping cart.
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Learning Communities
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All first-year students who elect to live on campus are assigned to Learning Communities based on their First Seminar selection. These residence halls offer first-year social and educational programming designed to complement the academic experience and meet the needs of students. Learning Communities»
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FYE Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Program
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As part of the FYE CEL program, students complete a minimum of 8 hours of CEL "work." They do so by participating in a CEL project that has been integrated into their first year seminar (FSP) course, or by attending one of the 50 CEL Days-single days of service and learning that focus on specific community issues. Overview » |
Summer readings and community learning day
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This year's summer reading selection is Black Dog of Fate by Peter Balakian (Basic Books, 2009). Along with an introduction and comments by President R. Barbara Gitenstein, the reading assignment to be completed over the summer is posted here: Summer Reading 2009. You will receive an additional copy of the assignment with the president's comments at your June Orientation session. The college's theme for the year, as exemplified in the summer reading selection and in related events throughout the year, is "The Family."
Dr. Balakian is the principal speaker at Community Learning Day at the TCNJ campus on October 7th. The schedule is as follows:
Community Learning Day events are open to all members of the campus community, and to the public at large as space permits.
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Information Literacy
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The LINKS Online Tutorial is designed to help first-year students increase their knowledge, skills and comfort level in locating, evaluating and using information for academic research. The tutorial acts as the course material for IDS102 (Information Literacy Proficiency) which is taken by all incoming students in their first semester. Links Tutorial » |
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