Abstract
ABSTRACT The first year of college is a milestone in students' lives. Whether attending a four-year, two-year, public, or private school, many students are challenged socially, economically, and academically. Beyond the freshman year, retention rates are disappointing: one-third of new students seriously consider leaving college during their first term, and, ultimately, only half of the students who start college complete a degree.1 To ease the transition, many first-year college students are now required to take a course frequently titled “First-Year Seminar” to orient them to the university and learn college-level academic expectations. The University of Wyoming (UW) added the First-Year Seminar (FYS) to its freshmen curriculum in fall 2015. The UW American Heritage Center (AHC) taught a FYS course in-house. In this case study, the author examines what it takes to prepare and teach a FYS based on archival materials, as well as the broader implications for archives in teaching such a course.
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