2019 Thank You Breakfast scrolling slides

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