{"id":881,"date":"2024-03-03T11:31:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T16:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/?page_id=881"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:38:15","slug":"first-year-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/first-year-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Year Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><hr class=\"orange-hash\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1301\" height=\"1110\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/FYE-Logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"UT Knoxville FYE\" class=\"wp-image-885\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:512px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/FYE-Logo-1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/FYE-Logo-1-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/FYE-Logo-1-1024x874.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/FYE-Logo-1-768x655.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1301px) 100vw, 1301px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-256fa62cb868ecd25a7de0872599639c\">Our Mission<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/orangeDash_small2.png\" alt=\"Short orange dash\" class=\"wp-image-828\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">The Office of First-Year Experience is dedicated to providing engaging and meaningful experiences to equip first-year students with the tools needed to thrive both in and out of the classroom. The New Vol Experience at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville consists of multiple phases each designed to support the successful onboarding and transition of new students throughout their first year on Rocky Top.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><br class=\"\"> <hr class=\"orange-hash\"><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d2fda0e87189e0b06394203de85df79\">New Vol Experience<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/orangeDash_small2.png\" alt=\"Short orange dash\" class=\"wp-image-828\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(255,255,255) 0%,rgb(255,255,255) 82%,rgb(248,248,248) 100%)\">Orientation consists of Vol 101-104 and includes both in-person and virtual components. 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