Guiding Principles


  • Substantial faculty interaction with first-year students, both inside and outside the classroom is crucial to student success.

  • Students who are actively involved in the campus community are more likely to persist to graduation.

  • First-year students must be informed about campus services and how to use them.

  • Academic advising is a key factor in challenging and supporting first-year students in making a successful transition to college by helping students understand academic policies, curriculum, and how to direct and manage their education effectively and responsibly.

  • First-year student must be provided with tools and information needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

  • First-year students learn how to learn through the university studies requirements.

  • First-year students are ultimately responsible to engage themselves in the learning process.