First Year
Experience
WHERE BUSINESS MEETS FASHION
Why is FYE important?
• Supports students with their academic
transition from high school to college
• Assists with the social integration of
students into the LIM College community
• Creates a comfortable atmosphere for
students to ask questions and voice
concerns
• Improves efforts of student retention
What are they learning?
• Reading and
listening
• Time management
• Note taking
• Studying
• Test taking
• Learning styles
Acclimating to College Life
Campus support services
Healthy decision making
Stress management
Being involved on
campus and in New York
City
• Personality assessment
and group work
• Meeting new people
• Handling issues
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Who’s in the classroom?
• Faculty member – can
be a regular faculty
member or full time
staff member
• Some classes have a coteacher
• Student mentor