Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Arturo A Fuentes, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Javier Ortega, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Laura Benitez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edna orozco-leonhardt, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

authors made a list of freshmen lost opportunities that included: • Students may have some friends, but not a peer support network, study circle, or community of learning. • Students see faculty as distant entities, if a faculty talks to you is because you are in trouble. • Students don’t see themselves as part of research labs. • Students don’t understand the benefits of joining an organization. • It takes various semesters to create a strong identity as an engineer. • Students feel that accessing resources implies that they cannot solve problems on their own. • Students think that it is enough to take the necessary courses and not engage in extracurricular activities. • Family is a strong