First-Year Experience

Brenagh Sanford, M.Ed., assistant director

First-Year Experience (FYE) offers programs and academic outreach to first year students at key times during the first year of studies at UP. The Anchor Seminar and Workshop, led by faculty and upper-class students introduces the Core Curriculum, addresses academic life at the university, and the values of a liberal arts education while facilitating a positive transition into UP’s holistic community. In coordination with the academic and student affairs divisions, FYE collaborates in planning for first-year student registration and orientation to campus. FYE also conducts intentionally timed outreach and provides referrals to campus resources assisting first-year students to resolve issues with academic and career planning, financial aid, registration, and social adjustment. Additionally, FYE offers one on one academic coaching in the spring semester for first-year students.