First Year Experience Program Archive

  • FYE and PNC Presents: Managing Student Debt

    FYE and PNC Presents: Managing Student Debt

    January 27, 2026
    The First Year Experience team is partnering with our university's banking institution, PNC, to help students understand how to navigate repaying student debt. Join us for the third session of this three-part series to help students develop essential skills for managing personal finances Friday, February 6, 2026, from 12:45–1:50 p.m. in Pritzker Science Center, room 129.

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  • Take Charge of Your Finances This Fall

    Take Charge of Your Finances This Fall

    October 28, 2025
    The First-Year Experience team is partnering with our university's banking institution, PNC, to help students understand how to create and manage a budget. Join us on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 12:45-1:55 p.m. in Herman Hall Alumni Lounge, room 108, for the second session of this three-part series to help students develop essential skills for managing personal finances.

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  • Take Charge of Your Finances This Fall!

    Take Charge of Your Finances This Fall!

    October 14, 2025
    Ever wondered how to make the most of your money while in college? Join First Year Experience (FYE) and PNC Bank for our first session in the Financial Literacy Workshop Series — Student Banking 101!

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  • First Year Experience Lunch and Learn – October 1

    First Year Experience Lunch and Learn – October 1

    September 24, 2024
    Join FYE and Career Services to help prepare for campus career fairs, internships, and campus student hiring season. Career Services will offer tips and assistance in further developing your professional portfolio on October 1st during lunch hour (12:50-1:50 p.m.) in Hermann Hall Auditorium. Free lunch will be provided!

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  • First Year Cupcake and Deep Dish Party – April 30

    First Year Cupcake and Deep Dish Party – April 30

    April 28, 2015
    You survived. Congratulations on a successful first year at Illinois Institute of Technology

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  • Open Gym Tonight in Keating

    Open Gym Tonight in Keating

    January 22, 2015
    Attention all first year and new transfer students. Join First Year Experience and your Peer Mentor for the Winter Welcome Back Event tonight.

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  • Open gym in Keating sponsored by First Year Experience

    Open gym in Keating sponsored by First Year Experience

    January 20, 2015
    Join First Year Experience and your Peer Mentor for the Winter Welcome Back Event from 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Thursday, January 22.

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  • First Year Experience Pre-Finals Relaxation Night

    First Year Experience Pre-Finals Relaxation Night

    December 4, 2014
    Join the First Year Experience program on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 7 p.m. for a pre-finals week relaxation night in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC).

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  • Freshman 15 Submissions for Fall 2013

    April 22, 2013
    One of the components of the First Year Experience program is the Freshman 15. This program, which is a list of 15 campus programs/events, is geared toward helping our first-year students fully experience what it is to be an IIT student. The Office of Campus Life is currently taking submissions for events that departments, student organizations or other IIT-affiliated organizations will sponsor for the fall 2013 semester. Having your event listed as part of the Freshman 15 won’t require any extra work for your department but will provide you with another avenue to market to students. We are looking for a mix of social, educational and traditional events.

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  • Peer Mentor Program Applications Open

    Peer Mentor Program Applications Open

    April 9, 2012
    The Office of Campus Life is looking for next year's sophomore, junior and senior students to serve as Peer Mentors as part of the First Year Experience Program.

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