First -Year Speaker Series | First-Year Experience

The First-Year Speaker Series

Creating space for reflection on transition issues we know students grapple with in their first semester, including taking active steps towards their academic and social success at IC.

Learning Goals:

1. What does being part of a diverse living and learning community mean for my personal and professional development?

2. How do I define success and how can I realize success in my first semester?

We Are IC
Sunday, 8/23/20, during Fall Orientation

We Are IC kicks-off the First-Year Speaker series during Fall Orientation. when a panel of current students share their own unique stories of experiences at Ithaca College. These experiences are centered around a marginalized identity that they hold and the panel closes with a debrief with Orientation Staff student leaders.

Jullien on stage speaking to first-year students

The Other 4.0 That Matters with Jullien Gordon
Wednesday, 11/4/20, 7:00 pm in Emerson Suites

Speaker Jullien Gordon says even a 4.0 isn't enough to guarantee success. The real 4.0 that matters after college is your personal, intellectual, social, and financial capital.

Check back in Fall 2020 for Spring 2021 events