Co-lead FYS 1000 and make a difference in the lives of first year students.

May 12, 2021

From: Art King, Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students

Dear Colleagues,

It is that time of year again when I write to solicit your support with the First Year Seminar (FYS 1000). This fall, we anticipate approximately 2,600 incoming first-year students, who will be placed in the mandatory course. As such, I welcome your assistance in leading a section of FYS. You will be paired with a trained student peer mentor.

As a reminder, FYS is designed to provide first-year students with tools necessary for their successful transition into Baruch College. The 75-minute, 10-week course, delivered in hybrid, online, and in-person formats, exposes students to campus resources, academic success strategies, and time management skills; as well, students begin to explore preliminary career plans. Moreover, FYS will explore a central thematic idea based on the assigned First-Year Text, The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers, written by Bridgett Davis, a faculty member in Journalism and the Writing Professions at Baruch College. Davis’s personal memoir is recommended as the First Year Text for a second year.

Even though classes officially begin on August 25, all first-year students will meet virtually on August 24 at 10:00am to participate in the annual Fall Student Convocation. Prof. Davis plans to speak at convocation, and we invite members of the faculty who elect to lead a section of FYS 1000 to join us for the festivities.

Each semester, I look forward to co-leading a section of FYS myself. Not only is it personally gratifying, but I get to help shape our new Bearcats for success at Baruch College and beyond. Please consider co-leading a section of FYS and help make a difference in the lives of our first–year students!

For more information, contact me at art.king@baruch.cuny.edu.

Sincerely,

Art King, VPSA/DoS
Division of Student Affairs