Experience, Reflection, Action First-Year Program

Experience Reflection & Action First-Year Program LSEHD Class of 2028! (ERA-FYP '28)! 😁

Hello, Next week our associate directors, Maureen Raymond and Jill Pickner, will be joining us next week at 4:30pm to discuss about course registration and academic advising with the freshmen students!

Last week, on September 24th, ERA hosted its first community-building night of the semester. BC freshmen students got to experience a variety of fun activities, such as painting and quick a trip to the ice cream shop. It was a blast!

Dear ERA community members, Next week Dr. Brain Smith will be joining us as our guest speaker. Dr. Smith will be discussing the relationship between sustainability, computer science, and technology. Come join us next week on Oct 1st at Fulton 511! We hope to see you there!

ERA (Experience, Reflection & Action) First-Year Program Spring 2024 Formative Survey Results. The 2024 phase of the ERA Formative Evaluative Tool Survey has shed light on the formative impact of the ERA (Experience, Reflection & Action) first-year program on undergraduates from the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Key Insights: -Community and Belonging: 90%+ of students felt connected to the ERA-FYP community and found value in peer and mentor relationships. One student shared, “ERA made me feel like part of something meaningful, especially when I struggled with feeling alone." -Skills Improvement & Development: Over 70%+ of participants agreed the ERA-FYP helped improve critical college writing, research, and group collaboration skills. Reflection and discernment papers and team projects proved essential in easing positive adjustment and transition to university life and study. -Vocational and Avocational Discernment: 80% agreed that ERA guest speakers and other core ERA first-year program components influenced their academic and potential career exploration decisions, with many considering double majors and minors across the university based on newfound passions and purpose. The ERA-FYP continues to empower undergraduate students academically and personally, fostering formative development, growth and providing valuable community, sense of belonging and connections to multiple university resources and opportunities.

Hello all, Come join us tommorow at 4:30 in Fulton 511 with Laura Steinberg, our guest speaker!

Today ERA welcomes Corey S. Williams-Allen, our second guest speaker for the semester! Come join us today at 4:30 pm in Fulton 511. We hope to see you all there!

A huge shoutout to Maddie Keyes, ERA's multiyear SF alumni! It was a pleasure to run into you once more! ERA misses having you on our team

Last week was a blessed and exciting start to the AY24-25 ERA first-year program. I was fortunate to carch up with the AY23-24 former ERA Co-Leader, Christian Egan, also with a former ERA peer mentor, Sophia Luongo (now a BC graduate student), and two current ERA peer mentors (Victor Cummins and Sarah Yates) to the new class of ‘28 first-years! What an amazing circle of accompaniment and positive human development. 😊

Hello all, As the school year will be starting fairly soon, the ERA team is here to announce this academic year's main goals! ERA will: - See sustainability as multifaceted and important for everyone - Focus on social justice within each of these aspects - Aid the transition from high school to college - Promote hope, not dread We look forward to meeting every single one of you shortly!