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 in their first year in college.

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

"Media, Fashion, Culture, and Style",  "Nature Writing", "Socially Responsible (Green) Business" 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 2012 - Coming Soon

Spring 2012

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

 

For Faculty: If you have questions or would like assistance in developing a proposal, planning a syllabus or activities, please contact:
Matt Ouellett, Center for Teaching & Faculty Development  mlo@acad.umass.edu or
Kathy Weilerstein, Undergraduate Advising & Learning Communities kathyw@acad.umass.edu

 

Fall 2011 

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

 

Seminars offered past semesters:

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.