The First Year Initiative (FYI)

The First Year Initiative (FYI) is designed with the needs and interests of first year engineering students in mind.  FYI events provide academic and peer support to inform students about engineering as a major and to connect students to the engineering community.

As part of FYI, first year women are matched with Peer Assistance Leaders (PALs), undergraduate mentors in their majors who help answer questions about being an engineering student and life at UT.

First year women can also enroll in a WEP First-year Interest Group (FIG) or live in the same hall with other first year women engineers by signing up to be part of the Women Engineers in Littlefield Dorm (WELD).

Check our Calendar of Events regularly for FYI registration deadlines and events including: FYIsland, luncheons, workshops, opportunities to meet industry representatives and celebrations to mark milestones in your first year at UT.