First-Year & Second-Year Experience

FYE 100 Course and FYE Peer Leaders

All first-year students take FYE 100 during their first semester. This 1 credit course focuses on: engaging with and connecting to peers; gain skills for academic success; explore a sense of belonging and commitment to the community.

Each FYE section is led by a faculty instructor and a Peer Leader.

Peer Leaders are upperclass students that have been selected and trained to guide and assist new students throughout their first year.

Peer Leader selection launches late fall for the following academic year.

FYE Photo Voice

First-Year students have the unique opportunity to contribute to a participatory research project "PhotoVoice" in which they take images that represent their experience of CONNECTION during their first year at BW.

Images, along with a brief text describing how the image shows their experience of connection, will be considered for display at OVATION 2025.

BW Sophomore Women's Empowerment & Mentorship Program

A personal and professional development program, created and sustained by student leaders, fosters connection and leadership for second-year female-identifing students.

Participants engage in workshops, discussions and activities to develop professionally and personally, from the perspective of empowerment. The experience is led collaboratively by student leaders and alumnae mentors.

The program runs for a semester, including time as a cohort and meeting with an alumnae mentor.

Now accepting applications for participants for the Fall 25 cohort.

Fill out THIS INTEREST FORM.

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