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First Year Experience Program:
Here you will find information pertaining to the Residential FYE
program at Clark Univesity, including information about FYE Halls,
FYE Programs, FYE Staff, and FYE Special Interest Housing.
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Residential First-Year Experience
Here are some of the things that many of this year's first-year students are
experiencing:
- New academic challenges
- New friends
- New romances
- First time living away from home
- New interests and passions
- New decisions
- New routines
- New adventures
- New outlooks on life
The Residential First-Year Experience (FYE) program at Clark is designed to
assist students through these exciting transitions and experiences. As a
Clark Student, your First-Year Experience can be whatever you make it, and our
staff and program is there to help you make it
the best it can be!
Components of Residential FYE
Residential Component
Bringing first year students together to share a common
living space allows you to transition through your first year with someone who may be experiencing the same things.
Each first year hall has a number of FYE Resident Advisers who are there to
provide support and be a resource for first year students. Also, because
only first year students reside in FYE buildings, there is a strong network of
support and understanding developed through shared experiences and struggles.All students who choose to participate in Residential FYE
are expected to sign and follow a Community Living Agreement. This agreement has
been designed to maintain appropriate community standards to enable both study
and social interaction to occur. Of particular note, Residential FYE provides an
alcohol-free environment as the vast majority of the participants are under the
age of 21.
Academic Component
Residential Life and Housing is committed to complementing
the academic mission of Clark University and provides a great deal of academic
support for Residential FYE students.
This is accomplished in several ways:
Study Spaces: There
are several study spaces in the first-year buildings where students gather. The spaces allow for both group-study sessions and individual study
time.
Campus Resources: The FYE staff will
work in conjunction with other campus offices to bring resources into the FYE
residence halls.
Programmatic Component
Educational and social opportunities are essential
to your development in your first year of college. The FYE staff provides
a wide range of programs specifically geared toward your needs as a first-year
student.
Some of the topics covered through programming
include:
- roommate relationships
- nutrition and health
- decision making
- homesickness
- managing your finances
- diversity/cultural issues
- study skills/test taking skills
- and many more!
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Additional Resources
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FYE: Another Acronym!
Sometimes the acronyms get
to even our best students.
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