Program Goals of the First-Year Experience
 Academic and Intellectual Development (Learn more) |
 Personal and Moral Development (Learn more) |
 Global/Local Awareness (Learn more) |
 Social Development (Learn more) |
Goals of the FYE:
The first year of college is the foundation upon which the entire academic experience is built. The FYE is here to help you build that solid foundation for life-long academic, personal, and professional success. The FYE
offers educational opportunities and support services that will facilitate
your transition to Wittenberg and your skill and character development so
that you might be prepared to make good choices as you navigate through your
four years at Wittenberg.
The first-year educational experience was created to provide programming that is comprehensive in scope and addresses the importance of academic and intellectual development, the importance of becoming globally aware, the commitment to understanding diversity, the value of engaging in one’s community, and the need to seek balance between mind, body and spirit. To promote leadership, confidence, and community engagement, we help every student develop intellectual capabilities, aesthetic sense, physical well-being, spiritual identity, and social relationships.
We believe the creation of a comprehensive FYE is fundamental, but only the beginning of the Witt experience that awaits our students. Students, we hope, will begin to build the foundation they need as they begin a new stage in their life. This foundation will enable them to rise to the challenge of engaging others on their own terms if they choose to travel abroad, to pursue a double-major as they stretch themselves academically in ways they hadn’t imagine, to perform in one of our many stage-productions by taking on a role or joining a production team, to make connections with students from different backgrounds, to build relationships with faculty who are educator-scholars deeply committed to student success, and to contribute to the betterment of the world through their compassionate engagement both with the Wittenberg community and with Springfield/Clark County in ways that demonstrate a profound commitment to serving others.
