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First-Year Seminars

First-Year Seminars introduce students to academic inquiry and the modes of expression that lie at the heart of a liberal arts education.

New Pilot Program for 2015-2016

Incoming students in the Class of 2019 are invited to register for a new two-semester FYS pilot program. Fall course topics include: Democracy and the Deficit; Chocolate: Food of the Gods; Storytelling and Identity; and Knowing and Choosing in the Face of Adversity and Uncertainty. Learn more.

Storytelling, Identity, Social Change
In Terry Dolson’s First-Year Seminar, students explore the role of storytelling in social change while mentoring residents at Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center.
Buckwheat and Caviar
First year students explore ideas of sustainability in the context of Russian culture in a First-Year Seminar led by professor Yvonne Howell.
Community-Based Learning for a Day
UR’s community-based-learning program takes the classroom into the world beyond campus
Amaury Perez, '16
Cuban immigrant Amaury Perez, ’16, works to provide better opportunities for under-served people in his new home country.
Steve Allred
When Steve Allred arrived as provost in 2008, he helped chart a new course for the UR academic experience. At the conclusion of his term, he reflects on the changes and talks about his next steps.
Wesley Meredith, '15
Junior explores ideas of religious and cultural diversity through his academics and involvement on campus.
Dreaming of the Prophet
In the First-Year Seminar Dreaming of the Prophet, students see the impact of religion in the world while learning the ins and outs of college-level scholarship.
First-Year Seminars
Incoming first-year students have a myriad of options available when they consider their First-Year Seminars.
Reporting World War II
Students in community-based newswriting class learn interviewing skills while recording veteran stories for the Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project.
Studying Richmond
Each month this fall, first-year students had the opportunity to meet with local leaders so they could “get a glimpse of how power in the city operates in practice.”
Josh Grice, '14
A pre-orientation program for multicultural students helped Josh Grice, ’14, make an impact during his first year in college.
Telling stories digitally
Writing Center Director Joe Essid describes the products of his first-year seminar, in which he tasked students with creating short, digital stories.
Civic Journalism and Social Justice
In his first-year seminar, Tom Mullen is teaching new students to see journalism as a catalyst for social change, while developing the skills they need for academic success at the University of Richmond.
Open Water
Guided by Dr. Malcolm Hill, 16 first-year students took a semester-long voyage through cultural, historical, and scientific worlds to explore the interactions between humans and oceans.
Judicial Leadership
First-year students go from the classroom to the courtroom to put theory to practice in Dr. J. Thomas Wren's Judicial Leadership class. Their verdict for the course itself? Outstanding.

Resources

Office of the Provost

Undergraduate Catalog

Contact Us

If you have questions about enrollment in first-year seminars, contact your academic advisor.

More specific questions about the program may be addressed to Sydney Watts, FYS coordinator.

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