{"id":68,"date":"2018-07-04T11:51:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T18:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/first-year-seminar\/fys\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T14:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:11:53","slug":"fys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-year-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"First Year Seminar Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First Year Seminar<\/h1>\n<h2><b>An innovative gateway for your educational experience<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you first imagined coming to college, did you picture a small classroom with an engaging teacher and classmates who would become your friends? Then you imagined a First Year Seminar (FYS) class!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FYS classes are designed with your interests and curiosities in mind. The topics include ideas you may have had about America, the stories we tell, how to determine what\u2019s true, how to offer and receive forgiveness, and everything in between. Everyone is included in our course materials and class discussions. And, everything is designed to foster a better understanding of yourself, others, and the world around you. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Our values<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To foster a diverse, inclusive academic community<\/strong> through high engagement with interdisciplinary faculty and students from diverse backgrounds<\/li>\n<li><strong>To construct a student-centered teaching and learning experience<\/strong> in small classroom settings that focus on engaging, relevant topics with a strong emphasis on developing critical thinking and written and oral communication skills through a shared process of inquiry<\/li>\n<li><strong>To build student resilience and success<\/strong> by creating a strong sense of academic community and belonging by actively engaging students in their learning experiences<\/li>\n<li><strong>To provide students with an introduction<\/strong> to the mission and four goals of a general education at NAU by exploring contemporary, meaningful topics aligned to majors and interests which partially fulfill their General Studies degree requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-year-seminar\/academics\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nView courses\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-839 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-year-seminar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/8428_fys_symposium_20181129-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/8428_fys_symposium_20181129-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/8428_fys_symposium_20181129-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/8428_fys_symposium_20181129-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-year-seminar\/meet-our-faculty\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nMeet our faculty\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-844 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/first-year-seminar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/Canning_Cody_20190522_58A4982-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/Canning_Cody_20190522_58A4982-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/Canning_Cody_20190522_58A4982-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/Canning_Cody_20190522_58A4982-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--script class=\"ektron-script\"&gt; if ($(\".catalog_script_placeholder\")[0]) { var scriptsLoaded = 0; $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/jquery.catalogFrames.js\").done(function() { $.getScript( \"\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/Catalog\/resources\/js\/easyXDM.min.js\").done(function() { var placeholder = $(\".catalog_script_placeholder\"); var divId = placeholder.attr('divId'); var Program = placeholder.attr('Program'); var catalogFrameDisplayData = {}; catalogFrameDisplayData[placeholder.attr('DisplayType')] = true; var catalogFrameData = {}; catalogFrameData[\"display\"] = catalogFrameDisplayData; catalogFrameData[\"url\"] = \"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\"; catalogFrameData[\"plan\"] = Program; $(function setupCatalogWidget() { $(\"#\" + divId).catalogFrames(catalogFrameData); console.log(catalogFrameData); }); }); }); } &lt;\/script--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Year Seminar An innovative gateway for your educational experience When you first imagined coming to college, did you picture a small classroom with an engaging teacher and classmates who would become your friends? 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