Faculty Resources

Faculty members from the 2018 First-Year Seminar Faculty Learning Community

Refer a Student to the First-Year Experience

Faculty are invited to refer any first-year student to meet with one of our First-Year Experience peer mentors. Peer mentors will be able to provide social and academic support to help the student navigate their first-year at SFSU. If you would like to refer a student to meet with a peer mentor, please fill out this form. A peer mentor will follow up with the student within one week of referral. 

Faculty development opportunities on the first-year experience include the following programs in Fall 2019-Spring 2020:

• First Year Pedagogies for Inclusive Excellence

• Professional Development for First-Year Seminar/Area E Instructors

• Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL)

• FYE Teaching Square Dec 2020-Jan 2021

Faculty development opportunities in Summer & Fall 2020 include: 

• 2020 Summer & Fall Offerings | Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL)
• Just In Time Resources | Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL)
• CEETL Circles (pedagogy newsletter)  | Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL)

Faculty Resources: Teaching Resources

• Fall 2020 CEETL-FYE Emails to Faculty Teaching First-Years

• Asset-Based Ice-Breakers Youtube Video

• Assuring students a positive experience during their first semester Youtube Video

• Coping and Caring Youtube Video

Institutional Research: Data & Research SF State First-Year Students

• 2017 Report: Students Who Left Study
• First Time Full-Freshmen Enrollment Trends
• 2019 Report: Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) 
• 2020 Report: Examining First-Year Retention during COVID-19