For Educators

Each first-year seminar course is unique. However, there are some shared, common themes/goals each seminar course should include:

• Demystify the College Experience
• Make connections
• Maintain a balance and attend to self-care

You can find more comprehensive descriptions of each goal on our First-Year Seminars page.

Yes. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) supports the professional development of faculty across all career stages and disciplines with programs and resources focused on student-centered teaching, course and curriculum design, faculty mentoring, intercultural competency, scholarly writing, leadership, and more. CTL focuses on both teaching development and career advancement.

Yes. Undergraduate Student Success offers a Student Success Development Series for faculty and staff. Topics range from leveraging technology to promote success to supporting academic skill development to understanding unique student populations.