Student Engagement Initiatives

Linda Krzykowski, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Provost for Student Engagement

The Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education works to provide opportunities and pathways for students to be active and engaged in their studies both inside and outside the classroom. Students find many different ways to connect with their professors including:

• Living-Learning Communities to provide incoming freshmen an opportunity to live with and take classes with others who share their interests. Students participate with faculty and current UAlbany students in and outside the classroom:
  https://www.albany.edu/student_engagement/living_learning_communities.php
• The Freshman Seminar, which allows students to explore an area of interest and gain insight into the academic expectations of the University at Albany. A wide variety of one credit Freshman Seminars are offered by teaching faculty in the fall semester. Freshman Seminars are limited to 25 students per section, offering first-year students the opportunity for personal interaction with a faculty member who shares their interests. While exploring the chosen topic, students will also be introduced to the academic expectations, opportunities, and challenges of University life:
  https://www.albany.edu/student_engagement/freshman_seminars.php
• Explore UAlbany — during Great Dane Beginnings Opening weekend, incoming students attend lectures on cutting edge topics and get to meet faculty before classes start:
  https://www.albany.edu/student_engagement/files/explore_ualbany.pdf
• Food for Thought — a program where students and professors meet for lunch:
  https://www.albany.edu/student_engagement/food_for_thought.php
• Clubs and Groups where our faculty and staff members support the organizations by being supportive advisors.
• Helping incoming students understand the academic expectations at UAlbany through emails and the UA-UKNOW: What you really need to know! website: https://www.albany.edu/studentsuccess/openingweekend/new_student_tips.shtml
• UAlbany academic traditions like Candlelighting and Torch Night:
  https://www.albany.edu/spirit/traditions.shtml

For additional details, visit:
https://www.albany.edu/student_engagement/