The First Year Instructors page is posted by the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP) to provide curricular support to the Freshman Science Core and instructors of other subjects with heavy freshman enrollment.
We hope this site will facilitate better communication among the First Year Instructors by providing a centralized place where you can find important information related to the first year curriculum. Here, you'll find links to information about the current term's first-year instructors and subjects, quiz dates for freshman subjects, dates of upcoming learning strategies events and workshops, and other timely information, including meetings with the Dean for Undergraduate Education.
We are currently linking this page from the information for Freshman Advisors. You might be interested to look through the information and advice we provide to freshman advisors and to the Class of 2016.
The UAAP contact person for curricular support is Donna Friedman, Associate Dean, Freshman Advising and Academic Services, friedman@mit.edu, x3-9762. She looks forward to hearing from you if you have questions, comments, or suggestions on how we might better provide advice to freshmen and advisors.
This page contains information on the following topics:
- List of Spring 2013 Freshman Lecturers
- Schedule of Spring 2013 Quiz Dates
- Meetings of First Year Lecturers
- ACADEX: Center for Academic Excellence Website
- Freshman Learning Strategies Workshops
Click on one of the links above to jump to more information on the subject of interest to you.
List of Spring 2013 Freshman Lecturers
Please find the names and contact information for your fellow freshman instructors on the Spring Freshman Lecturers PDF list.
Schedule of Spring 2013 Quiz Dates
In collaboration with the Schedules Office, the UAAP coordinates and disseminates the Fall and Spring quiz dates to instructors, students, and freshman advisors.
Coordination is important to minimize multiple quizzes scheduled on the same day and to better facilitate room scheduling. Click here for the schedule of Spring 2013 quizzes.
Meetings of First Year Lecturers
The Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming coordinates regular meetings of Freshman Science Core lecturers with Daniel Hastings, Dean for Undergraduate Education, and guests to enhance communication of common educational goals for first-year students.
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The next meeting of First Year Instructors will be held on Monday, March 18 from 4-5:00 pm in the Grier Room, Side B (34-401). Agenda TBA.
ACADEX: Center for Academic Excellence
The Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming sponsors the MIT Center for Academic Excellence, a virtual space designed to provide students at all levels with the tools and resources required to succeed as a student at MIT.
Freshman Learning Strategies Workshops
UAAP also sponsors a series of learning strategies workshops. The full schedule is posted on the MIT Center for Academic Excellence website.
