First-Year Experience

Teaching FYE 1220

Express Interest in Teaching FYE 1220
Update your FYE 1220 Seminar Submission

First-Year Experience is pleased to announce the transformation of Georgia Southern's one-hour GSU 1210 (University Orientation) into a new two-hour course, FYE 1220:  First-Year Seminar.  Three-quarters of FYE 1220 is comprised of an academic seminar designed to pair a faculty member passionate about a specific academic theme with students who share an interest in that topic.  Students select the specific seminar based on the title and a 75-125-word description that faculty provide.  The remaining quarter of the course consists of an "extended orientation" curriculum, which may or may not be taught by the seminar faculty member, that resembles the current GSU 1210 course in condensed form.  

The change to FYE 1220 is the result of a faculty task force recommendation that is described in the "Background to the First-Year Seminar" link below.  By having students select a theme of their own choosing, the course seeks to engage them intellectually and provide an introduction to college-level inquiry that will serve them well in their subsequent coursework.  An additional benefit is that students can more readily develop a meaningful connection with faculty in their majors or potential majors during their first semester.  

What follows are links (some of which are still in development; check back!) to materials designed to help faculty better understand the course and the resources available to those teaching it.  Any questions should be directed to Chris Caplinger, director of First-Year Experience, at 478-1456 or caplinca@georgiasouthern.edu.

Expressing Interest in Teaching FYE 1220
FYE is accepting expressions of interest through the link below to teach one or both parts of FYE 1220.  If you know you would like to teach but do not know many of the specifics yet (your theme, days and times, etc.), then please go ahead and let us know of your interest.  As long as you use the same computer, you can re-enter your submission from this link to update it at any time.

Click here to Express Interest in Teaching FYE 1220
Update your FYE 1220 Seminar Submission

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