More Than 3,900 Students Enjoy an Engaged First Year Seminar Shared Experience Week
A wave of first-year and transfer students in the University’s First Year Seminar 101 (FYS101) recently rolled across campus and into the greater Syracuse area to actively learn about campus, the local community and how they fit into their new surroundings. More than 10,000 students in total have taken FYS101 since its inception in fall 2021; that includes more than 3,900 students this year.
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During Week Four of the 15-week session, students enjoyed 45 types of “in real life” engagement activities. They created an impactful 780 care packages and sourced materials to benefit 13 local organizations that became new participating partners with the University, says Jimmy Luckman, associate director of the First Year Seminar. That included:
- 180 care packages for
- 180 care packages for , Veterans Administration
- 120 hygiene packs for the
- 120 care packages for
- 96 bags of food for , Syracuse City School District
- 48 backpacks for
- 24 care packages for mothers with children in area neonatal intensive care units
- 12 celebration/birthday bags for kids at
- 6 blankets and 882 diapers for
