Building the foundation for a successful college experience
The First-Year Engineering Center is the home of our Engineering Foundations curriculum.Engineering Foundations is a two-semester course sequence that integrates engineering design skills, sociotechnical issues, communications skills, career development programming, and academic advising. Based on a successfully piloted model, the course is taught by a dedicated faculty cohort who are trained to advise students about academics, careers, and navigating the University's structure and options.
As a first-year engineering student, you'll see your advisor at least twice per week for the entire first year.
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First-Year Engineering Expo
The First-Year Engineering Expo featured the work of 157 student engineering design teams working on 27 problems to directly help clients around Charlottesville and beyond. Expo visitors browses the posters and projects, met students, and learned more about first-year engineering at UVA.
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Engineering Foundations in Action
Student groups in each section of Engineering Foundations presented posters and prototypes of their design projects to wrap up the semester. Each project tackled a different barrier to accessibility for the UVA community.
