Published: Aug. 28, 2019

The Office of Undergraduate Education is encouraging instructor-level and tenured/tenure-track faculty from all colleges and departments to participate in the 2020-21 academic year First-YearÌýSeminar (FYS) program.

First-Year Seminars are academically rigorous 3-credit courses, limited to 19 undergraduate students in their first year at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder. TheirÌýpurpose is to engage new students intellectually, strengthen core academic skills, and provideÌýopportunities for faculty mentoring.

Faculty from all units and colleges are invited to propose aÌýseminar on a topic of their choice for fall 2020/spring 2021.ÌýInnovative and multi-disciplinary topicsÌýare encouraged, and the FYS program offers possibilities for linking courses across disciplines, or forÌýincorporating a brief study-abroad experience.ÌýA list ofÌýcurrent seminarsÌýcan be found online.Ìý

For more information and the online proposal form, please visit the FYS Information for FacultyÌýpage on theÌýOffice of Undergraduate EducationÌý·É±ð²ú²õ¾±³Ù±ð.Ìý

Proposals should be submitted no later than Oct. 1, 2019. For additional questions, please contact First-Year Seminar program Director Erica Ellingson atÌýerica.ellingson@colorado.edu.