Office of Student Affairs

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Office of Student Affairs
First-Year Experience Program

• FYEgyptAn Experience of Challenge and Success

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• Why FYE?
• ? To provide students with knowledge about AUC in
  an academic setting and in an engaging way
• ? To help them adjust and allow them to
  experience life at AUC
• ? To allow them to make new friends
• ? To prepare them to take full advantage of the
  top educational facilities
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• Start up WorkFaculty Recruitment Training
• Fall 06 43 faculty from the three
  schools (HUSS, BEC SSE)
• Spring 07 14 faculty from the 3 schools
• Student Leaders(FYE Ambassador Team)
• A. Recruitment
• FYE Ambassador Team
• 100 student leaders
• ? 50 academic committee members (in-class
  student leaders)
• ? 50 organizing committee members (social events
  and logistics)
• B. Training
• Retreat ? Leadership skills ? Team
  building Bonding ? Self discovery Risk taking

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The Program

• Fall 06
• ? 930 freshman
• ? 100 student leaders
• ? 43 faculty
• ? 25 administration
• Spring 07
• ? 160 freshman
• ? 50 student leaders
• ? 14 faculty
• ? 15 administration

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Day 1 (Introduction to AUC ) Plenary ? Opening
ceremony ? What is AUC? Interactive Session ?
Discuss AUCs mission statement the liberal
arts philosophy ? Engage in critical thinking
skills ___________________________________________
___________ Day 2 (Academic Career
Goal-Setting) Plenary ? Self knowledge, and
personal and career goal-setting ? Academic
options study abroad opportunities Interactive
Sessions ? Academic and career goal-setting how
to make a decision about your major ? Learn about
self- management, using time effectively and
college customs and policies
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• Day 3 (Civic Engagement, Diversity Student
  Life)
• Plenary
• ? Develop an understanding of student service
  projects in different communities and the
• link between service and citizenship.
• ? Explore AUCs cultural and social activities
• Interactive Session
• ? Discuss the meaning of diversity in out of
  class
• ? Reflect on how community service can affect
  personal growth, academic and professional
  skills, the community
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• Day 4 (Academic Integrity AUC Majors)
• Plenary
• ? Academic Integrity
• ? Learn about AUCs three academic schools
• Interactive Session
• ? Discuss and reflect on integrity sign AUCs
  code of ethics

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• Plenary Interactive Sessions
• Fall 06 15 plenary sessions
• Sp. 07 12 plenary sessions
• Fall 07 9 plenary sessions
• FYE Events
• Fall 06
• ? 4 social events
• ? Welcome party
• ? Entertainment Night
• ? Movie Night
• ? Outing
• Sp.07
• ? 3 social events
• ? Fun Day
• ? Entertainment Event
• ? FYE Celebration

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• Ceremonies
• Opening Ceremony
• Convocation
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• Student Satisfaction Survey Results
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• The Journey Has Begun Enjoy!