College of Liberal Arts & Sciences First-Year Experience

Each FYE seminar will have a Peer Leader to assist students with both academic and non-academic issues. Peer Leaders are upper-class students who support the FYE faculty and act as mentors for the seminar participants.

Peer Leaders model classroom engagement and offer both in- and out-of-class support. They'll answer questions about academic matters or about college life generally, provide certain kinds of academic help or feedback on first-year students' work, meet with students in small groups or one-on-one to discuss specific assignments or general study skills, and perhaps facilitate or take an active role in a class discussion. Overall, the Peer Leader's job is to help beginning students find their place in the AU community.

The Peer Leaders are selected by the instructor and have proven records of success at Alfred University. While working closely with first year students and making a real difference in their lives, Peer Leaders also have the opportunity to learn about curriculum development, teaching strategies, and leadership skills.

The CLAS Transfer Student Program helps new transfers make the transition to Alfred University. Students take the Transfer Seminar (CLAS 101) during their first semester at Alfred. As the cornerstone of the Transfer Student Program, the seminar provides an opportunity for students to get to know the intellectual community they have joined, while introducing them to campus resources that will help them succeed at Alfred.

Throughout the seminar, students will further develop core skills that lead to academic and professional accomplishment. The Transfer Student Program also facilitates mentoring relationships among the transfer students and their faculty and peers.