Explore studies, assessment reports, and scholarly publications examining how First-Year Interest Groups support student success, belonging, and engagement at the University of Washington.
- Undergraduate Research: Finding Friends in FIGs
- Author: Tia Bjornson (2021 FIG Leader)
- Publication Date: May 21, 2024
- The project, “Finding Friends in First Year Interest Groups (FIGs),” examines the relationship between classroom furniture layouts and their impact on building connections and community during the crucial first year of university.
- Helping Students FIG-ure It Out: A data-driven look at freshmen seminars via first-year interest groups (FIGs)
- Authors: Lovenoor Aulck, Joshua Malters, Casey Lee, Gianni Mancinelli, Alex Lau, Min Sun, Jevin West
- Publication date 2018/2/18
- Predicting student dropout in higher education
- Authors: Lovenoor Aulck, Nishant Velagapudi, Joshua Blumenstock, Jevin West
- Publication date 2016/6/20
- 2009 Freshman Interest Group Assessment Report
- Authors: C. Beyer, J. Peterson, N. Lowell and A. Giesbrecht
- Publication date, 10-05, 2010. (4,700K PDF)
- FYP Response
- 1995 OEA Summary Report
- 1988-1989 Summary Report
- Early Program Summary Report