Dear First Year

Did you know you can book a FREE appointment with a Success Coach here at UNK? Listen to an interview with Tia Pritchard to learn more about how success coaches can help you as a student, what success coaches do, and how you can become a success coach. To book an appointment with a success coach or to learn more, visit https://www.unk.edu/offices/learning_commons/student-success-coaching.php 6 Week Survey - https://bit.ly/UNK6Survey23 Contact SFT at 308-865-1603, sft@unk.edu, of @UNKSFT on socials!

Finding a mentor doesn't have to be hard, and the college environment can make it easier. As students, we have easy access to staff and faculty. Upperclassmen also make great mentors. Resident Assistants are also there to provide support and connect you to resources, and you live with them, so they're very easy to reach out to. If you're thinking yes, I need/want a mentor, but you're still unsure of how to find one or still nervous about going out and connecting with someone, I have a great program for you: the Loper2Loper mentoring program. This program, which is run out of the Office of Student and Family Engagement, pairs students with UNK staff/faculty who they can use as a mentor. If you'd like to stop in and say hi and learn more about Loper2Loper or any of the other first-year programs we run, we're located in the Nebraska Student Union within the Office of Student Engagement.

Are you ready for Blue Gold Welcome 2023? Aidan will walk you through the schedule and tell you all about the action-packed weekend ahead. Be sure to listen close - he has hints for how to get the most out of all the events. Helpful Links Presence web - https://unk.presence.io/ Presenece Android - https://bit.ly/PresenceAndriod Presence Apple - https://apple.co/4525gbT GooseChase - https://www.goosechase.com/download

Get to know some of the staff from Residence Life

Join Aidan in getting to know Academic Advising and Career Development while chatting with Emily Beaman.

The Learning Commons is a great resource for UNK Students - but do you know what all they have to offer? Listen now to learn how the Learning Commons can support you!

Join the SFT team as we recap the Fall 2022 Semester and look ahead to what Spring 2023 will have in store.

Join us as we sit down with the Financial Aid Office to discuss the FAFSA and why it is important to complete it now!

Learn more about the importance of wellness and taking care of yourself with UNK's Wellness Promotion and Prevention Coordinator, Jordan McCoy!

Let's welcome in a new school year!

The last episode of the 2021-22 school year features Jen Harvey and Joey Orellana with the Thompson Scholars Learning Community. Learn about the program while we finish out the year!

The Loper2Loper Mentoring Program offered through SFT allows UNK students the opportunity for a mentor while in college! We discuss this program and the Industrial Distribution department with a current mentor and professor, Mitch Peters.

The Student Engagement office is the hub for a variety of student programs at UNK. Find out how you can be involved within Student Engagement and make an impactful difference as a student!

Student & Family Transitions welcomes you back to campus! We introduce Colton Roberts as our new Blue Gold Welcome Coordinator and discuss how to have success this Spring semester.

She's back!! As one of the originators of the podcast, Kenzie Cuba joins Dear First Year to discuss some learning strategies and studying tips as you move towards the end of the semester.

Getting money for college is pretty cool. At UNK, the Financial Aid office can help students do just that! Mary Sommers joins us to discuss financial aid and scholarship resources for UNK students.

Get your fix with an episode packed full of UNK sports! Canon Rath joins to give the Loper sports update while GA's Jack Scrimger and Jen Bucci outline intramurals and other resources within the Campus Rec Center.

Welcome to...this thing we call college! Grace and Grace join us as well as Valeria Lozano from the Admissions office to discuss what you can expect as you navigate college in these first few weeks.

You're preparing for the start of the school year, and we've got you covered! We discuss Blue & Gold Welcome week and what to expect.

We focus on the incoming freshman and what the NSE experience will look like. We also discuss strategies for current students going into the summer.

It's time to register for next semester's courses! We speak with John Gibbs in the Office of Academic Advising and Career Development about meeting with your advisor. If it weren't a podcast, it'd be the Best Song Ever!

We introduce the new Student & Family Transitions staff and give insight on what we do! Renae, Scott, DJ, and Grace share programming offered in our office and at UNK while also giving tips and tricks for the success of the UNK student.