FYS

First-year seminars have an epistemological focus that engages students in seeing the questions implicit in texts, acquiring metacognitive awareness, and using writing as a form of thinking and invention (i.e. how to have ideas). focus on analytical writing—an understanding of… Read More »Guidelines & Best Practices for Teaching First-Year Seminars

The purpose of this document is to establish some common guidelines to enable First-Year Seminar (FYS) Professors and their Writing Assistants (WA) to collaborate most productively. Every WA has some specified duties, primarily meeting one-on-one with students in the FYS,… Read More »First-Year Seminar Professors & Writing Assistants: A User’s Guide