The First-Year Enrichment (FYE) Program will empower first-year students to realize their academic, professional, and personal potential.

With intentional direction and critical reflection, FYE will:

Provide a curricular plan through coaching and instruction that guides students in becoming independent members of the college community in order to facilitate their academic and personal success at RIT.

Promote the development of personal responsibility and ethical decision making in both local and global contexts.

Develop supportive relationships among students, faculty, and staff in order to facilitate the creation of a college experience that maximizes each student's unique potential.

Transition and Community Involvement
To support students as they make the transition from high school and assist them in their acclimation to the RIT community by fostering student engagement and involvement within academic programs, colleges and the university as a whole

Campus Resources
To promote awareness and utilization of campus resources and services as a means toward achieving academic and personal success

Academic Personal Success Strategies
To assist students in the development of personal and academic success strategies

Ethics, Values, and Information Management
To provide students opportunities to understand and develop their ability to locate, evaluate, synthesize and use information effectively and ethically within a collegiate setting

Global Society
To foster a community that appreciates the view points of diverse personal experiences and prepares students to succeed professionally in an increasingly global society

Professional Development
As appropriate, to introduce college-specific material that reinforces students' career objectives and establishes a foundation for continued professional development and success

Personal Responsibility & Decision Making
To improve students' personal self-management by providing opportunities for students to develop personal goals, examine their responses to adversity, and accept responsibility for their own learning and wellness