Check out these great works of art produced by students "Readings & Writings in Visual Arts", a Fall 2009 FFYS.

Faculty First-Year Seminars

We are proud to announce the forth year of Faculty First-Year Seminars (FFYS) at UMass Amherst. These seminars offer first-year students an opportunity to work closely with a tenure/tenure track faculty.

Faculty from across campus are teaching seminars on a wide variety of exciting topics.

"When People Get Together: the Good, The Bad and the Funny", "How Much Arsenic Do We Eat", "Network Fever" are just a few of the fascinating seminars that are available to first-year students for Fall 2012. These seminars offer direct access to UMass Amherst's distinguished faculty and the passion they bring to the classroom and their research.

Enrolling in a Faculty First-Year Seminar will make the campus feel "smaller" and will also introduce you to a knowledgeable faculty member who will provide you with mentoring and advice as you begin your experience as a college student at a large research university.

Students can enroll in these seminars directly on Spire (search FFYS "begins with" 197). If you would like help selecting and registering for a seminar feel free to contact an academic advisor.

Please check out the full descriptions of the seminars as well as a chart of when they are offered:

Fall 2013 will be posted soon.

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Seminars offered past semesters:

Spring 2013

Full description of each seminar
Chart of the seminars offered organized by day/time

Fall 2012

Full descriptions of each seminar
Chart of the schedule of seminars by day/time

Spring 2012

Full Descriptions of each seminar.
Chart of the schedule of seminars by day (updated 11/28/11)

Fall 2011

Full descriptions of each seminar.
Chart of the schedule of seminars by day (updated 9/8/11).

Spring 2011

Full descriptions of each seminar.
Chart of the schedule by day.

Fall 2010

Chart of the schedule by day.
Full descriptions of each seminar.

Spring 2010

Full descriptions of the topics
Chart of the schedule by day

Fall 2009

Full descriptions of the topics
Chart of the schedule by day

PLEASE NOTE: The FFYS seminars for the spring semester are intended for first-year students that did NOT enroll in a FFYS for the Fall semester.

Home About Us Undergraduate Advising Residential Academic Programs - RAP Domestic Exchange Programs Five College Interchange First-Year Experience First-Year Seminars FFYS Faculty Information Advisors, Faculty & Staff Prospective and First-Year Students Undergraduate Students: Declared and Undeclared Check out these great works of art produced by students "Readings & Writings in Visual Arts", a Fall 2009 FFYS. Faculty First-Year Seminars We are proud to announce the forth year of Faculty First-Year Seminars (FFYS) at UMass Amherst. These seminars offer first-year students an opportunity to work closely with a tenure/tenure track faculty. Faculty from across campus are teaching seminars on a wide variety of exciting topics. "When People Get Together: the Good, The Bad and the Funny", "How Much Arsenic Do We Eat", "Network Fever" are just a few of the fascinating seminars that are available to first-year students for Fall 2012. These seminars offer direct access to UMass Amherst's distinguished faculty and the passion they bring to the classroom and their research. Enrolling in a Faculty First-Year Seminar will make the campus feel "smaller" and will also introduce you to a knowledgeable faculty member who will provide you with mentoring and advice as you begin your experience as a college student at a large research university. Students can enroll in these seminars directly on Spire (search FFYS "begins with" 197). If you would like help selecting and registering for a seminar feel free to contact an academic advisor. Please check out the full descriptions of the seminars as well as a chart of when they are offered: Fall 2013 will be posted soon. ******** Seminars offered past semesters: Spring 2013 Full description of each seminar Chart of the seminars offered organized by day/time Fall 2012 Full descriptions of each seminar Chart of the schedule of seminars by day/time Spring 2012 Full Descriptions of each seminar. Chart of the schedule of seminars by day (updated 11/28/11) Fall 2011 Full descriptions of each seminar. Chart of the schedule of seminars by day (updated 9/8/11). Spring 2011 Full descriptions of each seminar. Chart of the schedule by day. Fall 2010 Chart of the schedule by day. Full descriptions of each seminar. Spring 2010 Full descriptions of the topics Chart of the schedule by day Fall 2009 Full descriptions of the topics Chart of the schedule by day PLEASE NOTE**: The FFYS seminars for the spring semester are intended for first-year students that did NOT enroll in a FFYS for the Fall semester.
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