FYE

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FYE

• How are we doing?

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Some FYE Statistics
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Some non-FYE Statistics
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Comparing Statistics
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Comparing Statistics
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Comparing Statistics
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Comparing Statistics
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 1 I offer my comments during class more
now than I did in high school
Item 2My friends in FYE and I discuss class
material outside of the classroom.
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 3I have used ideas from my FYE in
assignments for other classes.
Item 4I have brought up FYE ideas in
discussions in other classes
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 5 Now I can orally express my ideas better
than I could in high school
Item 6 I am more thoughtful about my writing now.
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 7 I know how to use the web to do research
for assignments.
Item 8 I know how to use the library resources
to do research for assignments
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 9 If I had a problem at school, I would
talk with one of my FYC professors.
Item 10 I find myself applying skills learned in
FYC to material I read outside of classes
(newspapers, magazines, web sites).
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 11 I have been finding connections between
my classes.
Item 12 I am feeling that I need to take charge
of my own education.
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 13If an expert in my FYC topic was
speaking on campus or nearby, I would try to
attend.
Item 14 I have made some good friends through
FYE.
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 15 I would like to take more classes
related to the general areas of my FYC.
Item 16Compared to those of my friends on
different campuses, my freshman experience was
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Student SurveySpring 2006
Item 17. I am becoming involved in College
activities beyond the classroom
Item 18 Overall I have enjoyed FYE.
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Some RISE Facts

• 51 students targeted for RISE 41 finished the
  year
• 68.6 of the RISE students were male.
• Overall RISE GPA at end of year was 2.10
• RISE students who took their writing companion
  course in the spring had significantly higher
  grades overall in the spring term than their RISE
  peers who took it during the fall.

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Faculty Participation
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Overall Faculty Participation02-03 through 06-07

• 62 Faculty (including 7 adjunct Faculty) have
  offered an FYE component (FYC, Writing Seminar,
  Speaking Component)
• 51 Faculty have offered FYCs
• 16 Faculty have offered Writing Seminars
  (includes 6 adjunct Faculty)
• 3 Faculty have offered Speaking Components
  (includes 1 adjunct Faculty)

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Faculty Evaluation of FYE Program Structure
1. Approach to development of writing skills by
way of FYC and ENGL 185
2. Approach to development of speaking skills by
way of FYC and integrated speaking component
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Faculty Evaluation of FYE Program Structure
3. Approach to development of skills in the use
of information resources by way of FYC and ENGL
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4. Use of co-curricular events to complement FYE
instruction
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Faculty Evaluation of FYE Program Structure
5. Opportunity for disciplinary integration
6. Opportunity for creative pedagogy
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Faculty Evaluation of FYE Program Structure
7. Promotion of active learning
8. Effectiveness of cohort maintenance in FYC
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Faculty Evaluation of FYE Program Structure
9. Effectiveness of advising arrangements
10. Scheduling of FYE
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Faculty Evaluation of FYE Program Structure
11. Support for FYC development and offering
12. Support for co-curricular events