Academic Engagement

Peer Leadership and Mentorship Course Peer Leadership and Mentorship with Transitioning Students (ELPA 350) is a one-credit course for students who are, or aspire to be, peer leaders at UW-Madison. Students will: Closely examine the role peers play in leading new students through their transition to college. Think, write, and talk about their own transition…

CFYE staff engage with other learning support units across campus to outreach with students by: convening the annual #StudyStrong academic resource fair assessing student learning support needs and faculty/TA/advisor awareness of campus resources providing training and certification opportunities for UW-Madison tutors across campus (e.g., through the campus-wide biannual Tutor Development Conference) supervising the student leaders of Greater University…

Course Overview The Wisconsin Experience Seminar (Coun Psy 125) is a one-credit (75 min/wk., 15 wk.) first-year seminar open to all new students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This course is taught by a university faculty or staff member and an Undergraduate Teaching Fellow in an active, discussion-driven, and community-oriented learning environment. Class size is…

First-year seminars are small, discussion-based courses designed to support new students in their transition to academic and student life at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) recommends all new students participate in at least one first-year seminar during their first year at UW-Madison. To meet the needs and interests of…