First Year Experience

Make the most of your first semester at 91社区 with one or more of these opportunities offered by the Office for Student Transition and Success. 
Success Coaching

Professional and peer success coaches support student learning through personalized one-on-one coaching appointments. Success coaches are trained to collaboratively work alongside a student to create an actionable success plan regarding a variety of topics like:

  • time and task management
  • study strategies
  • organization
  • productivity
  • motivation and others

Students are encouraged to sign up for a coaching appointment early in the semester.

Summer appointments are available to start planning for Fall, make an appointment on the success coach website. 
Emerging Leaders Program

The  is a fall-semester program designed specifically for new students to interact with peers, trained student mentors and a faculty/staff team to explore leadership in a small-group environment through a specific . Through weekly meetings, leadership workshops, special events and a student-developed and led service-learning project, participants earn a University-sponsored leadership  upon completion of the program in December.

Through ELP you will:

  • GET CONNECTED to University and local community members
  • BUILD an immediate support network
  • EXPLORE, develop and practice leadership skills
  • IMPACT the local community during your first semester
  • EARN a leadership microcredential
  • LEARN how to maximize your college experience

Only first semester students are eligible to apply to the ELP so don鈥檛 miss out on this opportunity!

The online is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. You'll need your 91社区 user ID and password to access the application.

For more information, visit the .
First-Year Experience Courses (UNIV 101/103)

UNIV 101/103 are two-credit seminar courses offered ONLY for first-semester students at 91社区 in the fall (max enrollment of 20 students per section) and are team-taught by a faculty member and a professional staff member. The course includes two primary components with one course credit focused on an interesting academic topic and the second devoted to new-student transition and success topics.

The course format allows students to explore and discuss specific academic and success topics, be exposed to and use campus resources, develop critical thinking and writing skills and improve overall time management.

First semester students are highly encouraged to enroll in a First-Year Experience course.

Check out some of the fall 2024  topics.
Speaking Center 

The  supports students in public speaking and oral presentation preparation and delivery -- essential professional skills!

Peer consultants staff the Speaking Center to support all aspects related to presentations and public speaking from planning and organizing to addressing concerns and polishing delivery. Visit the  for more details and to make an appointment.