Thank You Breakfast
Thank You Breakfast
Welcome!
David T. Ouimette - Executive Director, FYP&LC
Unsung Heroes
Tribute to Dr. Maria D. Martinez
Semester Reflections
Leo Lachut - Director, Academic Support
Melissa Foreman - Director, Learning Communities
Cody Ryan - Makerspace Supervisor
Sarah Scheidel - Program Manager, First Year Experience
Closing Remarks
We want to celebrate our community of
collaborators like you!
We appreciate all you do to
inspire students…
Thank you!
Across campus…
Thank you!
We appreciate all you do to
inspire students in FYE Courses
By leading one of 150 FYE Mentors
Reaching approx. 9/10 first-year students
Connecting Students to Staff, Faculty , TAs & Administrators
Helping your Mentor develop
Creating Community…
on every UConn campus
Having fun
Making & Innovating
Engaging Students in Exploration & Creating Bucket Lists
Sharing campus traditions
Serving as one of 150 FYE Instructors
New FYE Instructors – 2019
× Gabrielle Bachoo × Lauren Donais × Jillian Johnston × Michael Reid
× Tom Belluco × Amy Donofrio × Amina Kader × Rinda Riccio
× Stuart Duncan × Arminda Kamphausen × Janet Rochester
× Liza Boritz × Ramon Espinoza × Alex Katz × Amit Savkar
× Nadine Boudissa × Joseph Fetta × Leslie Lawrence × Rachel Scott
× Michael Bradford × LaKeya Francis × Richard Levy × Cassandra Setzler
× Tessa Bravata × Francesca Francishelli × Thomas Long × Shannon Sousa
× Patrick Butler × Jill Grakowsky × Jose Luis Maldonado × Justin Kyle Tanner
× Kristopher Caccamise × Nadejah Green × Kelly McGill Seega × Anna Will
× Jennifer Caffyn × Will Harmonay × Govind Menon
× Yesenia Cajigas × Thomas Hayes × Laura Mlyniec-Beam
× Phil Coontz × Kailee Himes × Cody Olson
× Sara Dahlen × Ivy Horan × Michael Pfremmer
× Kurt Daigle × Philip Hritcko
Longevity Shout-Outs
Started teaching FYE this many years ago...while they may have stepped away at some
point, they came back and are still partnering with us today!
10-14 years ago 15-19 years ago 20+ years ago
× John Armstrong × Becky Bacher × Kim Lachut × Eva Gorbants
× Alana Butler × Joe Briody × Robert Landolphi × Kathleen Holgerson
× Veronica Cook × Carl Dean Jr. × Brandy Nelson × Leo Lachut
× Jeffrey Crouse × Hedley Freake × Willena Price × David Ouimette
× Christin Donnelly × Sharon Giovenale × Jackie Soroka × Steve Zinn
× Pam Fischl × Kristen Govoni × Friedemann Weidauer
× Melissa Foreman
× Sharon Mendes × Donna Hardaway × Jeff Winston
× Karen Skudlarek × Pat Harkins
Award Winners
FYE Teaching Innovation FYE Mentors of the Year
Karen Skudlarek Scarlett Du Elena Jillson
Educational Technologist,
CETL Education Psychological Sciences, Allied Health, Expected
Technologies and Learning graduated Dec 2019 Graduation May 2020
Initiatives
FYE Teaching Excellence
Dr. Betsy Cracco
Director for Well-Being,
Access and Prevention @
UMass - Amherst
Nominate fellow instructors
or FYE Mentors TODAY
https://fye.uconn.edu/opportunities/annual_a
wards/
Thank you to our Faculty Courses &
Curriculum Oversight Board
Voting Board Members Ex-Officio Members
Kelly Bartlett, Student Affairs, UConn-Waterbury Campus
Dr. Jaci L. VanHeest, Chair, Neag School of Education Melissa Foreman, First Year Programs & Learning Communities
Dr. Daniel Burkey, School of Engineering – Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Dr. Maria Martinez, Institute for Student Success
Terrence Cheng, CLAS – English, UConn-Stamford Campus Daniel Mercier, Academic Services, UConn-Avery Point Campus
Dr. James Chrobak, CLAS– Psychological Sciences Paul Young, Office of Student Services, UConn-Hartford Campus
Dr. Tom Deans, CLAS– English David Ouimette, First Year Programs & Learning Communities
Dr. Stephen Dyson, CLAS– Political Science Sarah Renn, First Year Programs & Learning Communities
Dr. Mohamed Hussein, School of Business – Accounting Dr. Sarah Scheidel, First Year Programs & Learning Communities
Dr. Alexia Smith – CLAS – Anthropology Amanda Wilde, First Year Programs & Learning Communities
Dr. Friedemann Weidauer, CLAS– Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Dr. Steven A. Zinn, CAHNR– Animal Science
Thank you!
We appreciate all you do to
inspire students in our
Learning Communities!
Assisting 46% of the incoming class & over 2,800
students in 33 Learning Communities
Including over 300 campus partners
Developing engaged citizens
Guiding students to become leaders
Planning over 300 meaningful programs this semester
Engaging students in innovation…
…and research