Citizenship Signature Programs

While many programs are offered as a part of First Year at Emory, there are a number of programs that are called signature programs. These programs often involve collaboration within the Division of Campus Life, academic departments, the Office for Undergraduate Education, the Emory community, etc. The following programs have been established as signature programs for the Citizenship FYE program.

» Celebrations of Citizenship
Is your team in the playoffs? Is your candidate debating on TV? Get together with your hallmates to celebrate! Have a party for your friends who are dancing in front of campus for the first time, for your RA the volleyball star, or even just for having a great hall!

» Chapters of Citizenship
Heroes, love, war, history, politics, and the future...explore these ideas with your community through a common reading! Join your hall mates in discussions and programs stemming from these authors' ideas. Previous readings have included: Freedom in Exile: the Autobiography of the Dalai Lama and An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood (Jimmy Carter)

» Coke® Conversations
In the chaos of your first year, Coke® Conversations gives you a chance to connect with your hall staff (RA or SA). This one-on-one time gives you the opportunity to figure out what classes to take next semester, catch up on campus and personal events, and just see how you are doing in your first year.

» Eagle Excursions
Legistlatures, stadiums, theaters, aquariums, museums, parks, and monuments are just some of the places you will visit in and outside of Atlanta. Travel with your community and select faculty and staff to explore the world outside Emory's campus. These trips will show what it means to be a citizen through service learning, special tours, and exciting destinations! Previous trips have included: the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta History Center, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site & Birth Home, The Carter Center, and Atlanta Braves' games.

» Freshman Seminars
From "Science Fiction and Politics" to "Society's Role in the Environment", seminars are offered in almost every department to help explore Citizenship through an academic lens. Citizenship FYE students will choose from more than 20 seminars to take during their first year. Click here for examples of previous seminars.

» In-Hall Academic Advising
Don't know how to fulfill all your General Education Requirements? Wondering what it takes to get into the Business School or Nursing School? In-Hall Academic Advising brings the answers to you. This supplemental advising alleviates your questions in the comfort and convenience of your own hall.

» Movies in Motion
This year-long film festival will bring citizenship into your hall through movie viewings, critiques, creating hall short films in iMovieFest, and community film awards. This is your chance to walk the red carpet! Previous movies have included: Lost Boys of Sudan and Mississippi Masala

» Service First
Give back to the community and campus through a building-wide day of service. Projects may include working at a homeless shelter, maintaining a local park, or cleaning a local stream! If you have an idea for a service project, share it with us and we will work with you to make it happen! Previous service trips have included: the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Piedmont Park clean-up