Recruit, select, coach and evaluate faculty and staff who teach FYE 101

Recruit, select, coach and evaluate student mentors for the course

Establish ongoing professional development programs for instructors and mentors

Lead regular meetings among faculty, staff and mentors involved in teaching the course.

Carry out and periodically update an assessment plan and submit annual reports to the Assessment Council for review.

Include assessment results and conclusions based on those results in an annual report to and in communications with the campus community, including the Academic Senate.

Participate in new student orientation sessions.

Each fall, teach at least one section of the FYE course and teach or hire an instructor for the mentor course.

In concert with other academic programs and courses focused on first year students: (1) develop an understanding of CMU first year students' experience and opportunities for CMU to enhance that experience, and (2) develop and publicize and overview of those experiences for use in recruiting and retaining students, and promoting improved understanding and programming within the campus community.

Contribute to national conversations about the first year experience in the form of scholarship and/or publicizing the work of CMU faculty, staff and students involved in FYE.

Serve on the FYE Advisory Council.