T he First Year of Studies serves as the college for all incoming students, regardless of their intended program, providing full-time professional advisors to support the students as they complete the First Year Curriculum and move successfully to a college program. Read More


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The First Year Challenge

As a part of the Presidential Forum’s yearlong conversation, first-years are invited to explore the current state of American education, and to propose concrete ways to advance sustainable educational improvements.

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WVFI — The Voice of the Fighting Irish

WVFI is a student-run internet radio station that’s “always on.” Notre Dame students who are members of WVFI have weekly shows, ranging from 30 minutes to an hour and a half in length.

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Cénacle Poétique

Cénacle Poétique allows first-year students to enrich their Notre Dame experience by engaging reading and conversation in the company of fellow students in the home of a faculty host.

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Welcome to First Year Orientation 2011

Orientation weekend is held each fall to introduce parents and students to campus life and to help them become more familiar with the University of Notre Dame.