Background
Emory University launched the Second Year at Emory (SYE) program in the fall
of 2004, designed to meet the unique needs of sophomores on campus and
to continue the efforts or our first-year program. Second-year students
are required to live on campus and are invited to be a part of the
program. Second Year at Emory is based in Woodruff Residential Center and
Clifton Tower. Students who apply to SYE and are admitted have the opportunity
to live in Clifton Tower or Woodruff Hall. While SYE programs and services
are targeted to those
students
living
in
Woodruff and Clifton Tower,
sophomores from every residence hall are welcome to participate
in SYE events.
Emory University wants our second-year students to know we have
their specific needs in mind. Research shows that second-year students
can feel less connected
to the university than at any other time in their academic career. At Emory,
we have the First Year at Emory program for freshmen, as juniors many students
study abroad, and there are a number of programs that are developed and planned
to comprise the senior experience. Clearly, the second-year students are
in need of a specialized program.
The Second Year at Emory Program builds
on the experiences of students during the first-year. It is designed to
help sophomores value their own
learning
and goal-setting processes, and to be able to make informed, positive
decisions about their own lives.
Information about the First-Year experience
Emory University has a highly successful first year program. The First
Year at Emory program, designed for first-year students living in the
residence
halls at Emory, has multiple components to assist students in their transition
to Emory and the greater Atlanta area. University staff members, many
from Campus Life, partner with faculty to participate in Freshman Advising
and Mentoring at Emory (FAME) groups for entering students. First-year
students also participate in the New Student Orientation Program.
In
addition to the resident advisor,
two sophomore advisors assist with programming, adjustment, and community
building on each floor of first-year students. Specific residence hall
programs are targeted toward first-year students as they experience and
become a part of the campus community.
Some of these programs include: opening and move-in activities, Songfest,
Freshmen Semi-formal, and floor and hall programs.
Other Campus Life programs include the Jimmy Carter Town Hall Meeting
and
fraternity and sorority recruitment.
