Freshman Year Program
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The mission of the Freshman Year Program is to retain, orient and provide effective service to incoming and continuing freshman through academic advisement and support services. Its primary goal is to assist freshman with many of the transitional issues they face in the first academic year in college.
The program’s mission is accomplished by:
· Fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills with practical applications;
· Providing first-year students with opportunities to take credit bearing classes during the Summer Skills Development and Winter Intercession Academies;
· Providing students with appropriate campus resource referrals;
· Creating student-led study groups to promote a culture of learning;
· Providing opportunities for students to explore career fields that interest them; and
· Developing active learning strategies to more fully engage students.
The Freshman Year Program is located in Room B-2015 in the 1650 Bedford Avenue Building and can be reached at 718.270.4960.
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Meet the Staff
Director
Jeffrey Sigler
B-2015T
718.270.4960
Jeffrey@mec.cuny.edu
Academic Advisors
Jane Alexander
B-2015F
718.270.4963
jane@mec.cuny.edu
Cory Brown
B-2015M
718.270.4968
cbrown@mec.cuny.edu
Deborah Charles
B-2015Q
718.270.4969
dcharles@mec.cuny.edu
Keshia Graham
B-2015J
718.270.5072
keshia@mec.cuny.edu
Lystra Huggins
B-2015P
718.270.4971
lhuggins@mec.cuny.edu
Rita Leocal
B-2015H
718.270.4962
rleocal@mec.cuny.edu
Gerald White-Davis
B-2015L
718.270.4964
geraldwd@mec.cuny.edu
Administrative
Norma Blaize
B-2015
718.270.4960
nblaize@mec.cuny.edu
Bernadette Bruno
B-2015
718.270.4855
bernadetteb@mec,cuny.edu
Course Offerings
FS 101 Freshman Seminar I
1 credit; 3 class hours
Freshman Seminar is designed to provide first-time collegestudents and first and second semester Re-Admit students with the necessary skills required for a successful college experience. Five interdisciplinary modules will be presented: Bonding, Orientation, Study/Library Skills, Wellness, and Education/Careers. Skills will include study habits, listening, note/test taking, library and research techniques, college/life management, and student rights and responsibilities as they relate to Medgar Evers, the institution, mission, organization and function of its offices. Library Research/Study Skills will be reinforced throughout the
curriculum. This course is not to offered to SEEK students.
Pre-requisite: None
FS 102 Freshman Seminar II
1 credit; 1.5 class hours
This course will continue to reinforce student awareness of college services, foster students’ involvement in college, community resources and activities, and foster critical thinking and problem solving skills. The five modules interdisciplinary modules introduced in FS 101 (Bonding, Orientation, Study/Library Skills, Wellness, Education/Careers) will be reinforced, moving from the theoretical to a practical hands-on approach. The Education/Careers module will be the focus of FS 102. The major course emphasis is to expose freshman students to career development techniques including career exploration, job search techniques, resume preparation, interviewing strategies, self assessment awareness and graduate school exploration. Library Research/Study Skills will be reinforced throughout the curriculum. This course is not offered to SEEK students.
Pre-requisite: FS 101
