Favorite Thing About Teaching FYE: "I love getting to know my FYE students and watching them master the art of college and find their passions."

Best Piece of Advice for Future FYE Students: Come to class. Get to know your FYE classmates. Get to know your professors. Get to know your campus. FYE will open doors and ignite your potential @WCU.

Favorite Thing About Teaching FYE: "I love helping FYE students make the transition from high school to college, a transition that more or less means that they're learning to advocate for themselves and participate fully in their own educations. I also love team teaching with colleagues from across the university, seeing how many ways there are to teach, and working together to figure out how best to serve our FYE students each term."

Best Piece of Advice for Future FYE Students:  Get comfortable with being uncomfortable, because stepping out of your comfort zone--academically, socially, personally—will lead to fruitful outcomes that you probably couldn't even have imagined!

Favorite Thing About Teaching FYE: "I really enjoy being able to impact the experience of so many FYE students. We have a great opportunity to sell the strengths of WCU and help FYE students get off on the right foot."

Best Piece of Advice for Future FYE Students: Don’t be afraid to talk to and meet your professors. FYE professors want their students to succeed!

Faculty: Nancy Barker, Ed.D., MSN, RN, CHSE
FYE Team: College of Health Sciences
Home Department: Nursing
Time at WCU: 10 years
Time Teaching FYE: Fall 2019 to Present
Favorite Thing About Teaching FYE: "I really enjoy seeing the students talk about their plans for the next four years and what they learned while in FYE"

Best Piece of Advice for Future FYE Students: "Try to meet other students on campus and enjoy FYE - it really should be one of the least stressful courses you take at WCU!"

Faculty: Terry Rubirtz, MBA
FYE Team: College of Business
Home Department: Business Marketing
Time at WCU: 7 years
Time Teaching FYE: Fall 2020 to Present
Favorite Thing About Teaching FYE: "Watching the students use the freedom of college to learn about themselves and grow"

Best Piece of Advice for Future FYE Students: "Learn time management - create a semester schedule for all assignments and exams during the first two-weeks of each class. Join a club. Check out all the free events on campus. Meet your professors, visit them during student consultation hours, and ask them for advice not just about class, but about careers and life. Visit the Twardowski Career Development Center and tap into their resources for internships. Take care of your physical needs: get enough sleep and visit the Rec Center often."