First-Year Experience

Dr. Charles Collins

Director First-Year Experience

First-Year Experience ​The First-Year Experience Program goal is to assist first-year students with their transition to higher education by connecting them to campus resources and providing focused programming with an emphasis on fostering a sense of belonging and persistence.
The three core pillars of the First-Year Experience Program are:           
  •  Inform: To ensure FY students are continuously informed about critical dates, deadlines, scholarships and college policies.
  •  Connect: To ensure FY students are aware of essential campus resources that will support their academic and career success.
  • Engage: To encourage FY students to get involved in campus activities that foster support, belonging and persistence. 
Students: All first-year students are required to connect with their assigned Advisor and attend New Student Orientation. By participating at NSO, you will:                        
  • Identify campus resources to assist your transition to KKC
  • Understand academic and community expectations at KKC 
  • Learn about the different clubs and organizations, and mentorship programs around campus.
Family Orientation program: Family Orientation allows parents, partners, grandparents, and other supporters of first-year students to collect the information and skills necessary to support your student. First-Experience
                      

 
First-Experience Programing           
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​New Student Convocation
​Convocation is a ceremony to welcome and celebrate incoming students to Kennedy-King College.                       
​FYE Mentoring Program   
FYE Mentoring Program was designed to provide additional support to a select number of FY students and to connect them with faculty and staff at Kennedy-King College that will provide guidance in their career choices.        
               
Summer Start
Summer Start is a 6-week summer bridge program that creates a supportive bridge for CPS graduates to take college-level classes with support to improve their English and Math skills and get a head start on their degree.                        
 
Brown Bag Series “Chat with President Webb -Walker
The Brown Bag Series was designed to provide a platform for FY students to speak frankly with the President of the college about issues and suggestions they feel are important.