Focusing on the First Year Conference

Focusing on the First Year is a half-day conference bringing together faculty and staff from across the Columbus and regional campuses to focus on the university's efforts to support the success of first-year students. The most important foundations for college success, and ultimately graduation, are built during the first year. Hosted by FYE each spring, the conference is designed to encourage faculty and staff to share ideas about helping first-year students transition successfully to college life at Ohio State.

Focusing on the First Year 2013

Wednesday, January 16, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Fawcett Center
Cost: $10 per person (fee includes all conference sessions, materials, a continental breakfast, and lunch)

Register by January 14
Go to scarletandgray.osu.edu and use the code FYC2013. The confirmation you receive after registering online will provide you with payment information.

This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Jennifer Keup, director of the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina. Some of her research interests include students’ personal and academic development during the transition from high school to college; the influence of campus programming on adjustment to college; and issues of institutional impact, responsiveness, and transformation in higher education.

Read more about Dr. Keup: tech.sa.sc.edu/fye/center/staff/contacts_view.php?editid1=13

More about the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition: sc.edu/fye