What is the FYE Program?
University Housing and Dining Service has developed the residential First Year Experience (FYE) program to assist our first year students with their academic and personal transition into the university environment and residence hall community. All first year residents will be encouraged to participate in FYE Seminars and programs that will help them become actively involved in their residence hall and campus community.
What are the FYE Seminars?
The FYE Seminars for all first year residents will provide information and support for academic and social transitions encountered in a student’s first year at WIU. There will be 10 FYE Seminars offered within each freshmen residence hall. To sign up for seminars online, click here
First year residents wishing to participate in the FYE Seminars will be placed within a Freshmen Seminar Group (F.S.G.). The F.S.G. provides residents with an opportunity to get to know and establish friendships in the residence hall they are living, while also gaining knowledge and skills that will help them in their transition into the university environment.
What topics are included in these FYE Seminars?
Some of the First Year Experience Seminar topics include:
Time Management
Learning Styles
Note taking and reading comprehension
Study and test-taking skills
Healthy lifestyles
Finances
Diversity Awareness
What other programs are offered in the Residence Halls?
First year residents will have the opportunity to participate and experience many various hall and floor programs in the First Year Experience Program. Hall and floor programs are designed to help build a strong community within the residence hall, as well as provide residents with opportunities to learn and grow in a variety of areas.
What are the benefits of participating in the FYE Program?
All first year residents are encouraged to participate in the FYE Program and Seminars. Some of the benefits of participating in the UHDS First Year Experience Program are:
Academic skills and resources
Help and support in first year transitional issues
Early housing contract renewal for 2nd year (includes single rooms)
Leadership skills
Friendships!
Involvement opportunities
Recognition and other incentives!
What other involvement opportunities are offered to me?
All first year students will be asked to be involved with a hall or campus organization during their second semester of the FYE Program.
There are over 250 student organizations offered here at WIU! A list of these student organizations can be seen at the Office of Student Activities website.
Residents are also highly encouraged to get involved within their residence hall community through hall government or Inter-Hall Council.
What about community service opportunities?
All first year students will also be asked to participate in a community service project during their second semester of the FYE Program. A list of volunteer and community service organizations can be found through the Office of Student Activities website and Volunteer Services.
