First-Year Launch
Admitted Students

Join our weekly PowerPoint Party where YOU choose what we learn about! Share your passions, obsessions, and interests in a laid-back, supportive environment where everyone gets to be the expert. Build presentation skills without the pressure, connect with fellow students over shared (and surprising!) interests, and discover campus resources that will set you up for success throughout your college journey.

Marathoner John Bingham said, "If you run, you are a runner. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run." Likewise, now that you are at FLC, you ARE a college student. Now you just need to commit to your academics and the life you want to create here. Working hard in the classroom is your run! You train with homework, study sessions, and meetings with your professors. Running is an excellent metaphor for college success, especially regarding the mindsets you need to approach the hard work of learning. Our class will focus on positive thinking, growth mindset, grit, and metacognitive skills. These ways of thinking benefit us in our physical and academic pursuits.

This course helps you develop meaningful relationships at FLC and beyond. Over 8 weeks, you'll gain skills in communication, stress management, boundaries, consent, and more. You'll learn to foster healthy relationships with others and yourself through active participation, emphasizing key skills for lasting connections.

We will spend much of our time trying new teas in this launch course. While we have our weekly tea parties, we will also spill the college tea. In other words, we will discuss everything you should know to succeed in college.

We will use connections and structures of natural ecosystems around FLC as metaphors for how you are a part of the FLC campus “ecosystem” and can thrive as a student. You will spend class time outdoors experiencing nature in FLC’s backyard and exploring campus networks and support systems.

In this class, students will play tabletop board and card games. Through these games, students will learn to apply logic, critical thinking, problem-solving, and reasoning skills. Additionally, the values of sportsmanship, fairness, and social interaction will be encouraged and developed.

This is a cohort-style "orientation" course for incoming first-year student-athletes to successfully transition into academics, athletics, and life at Fort Lewis College. This course will support your journey to succeed on and off the field. We'll celebrate the determination and enthusiasm you bring to your sport and learn how to apply that mindset in the classroom, too. We'll learn about study skills, connecting with campus resources, and how to support each other during this exciting transition to college.

This is a cohort-style "orientation" course for incoming first-year student-athletes to successfully transition into academics, athletics, and life at Fort Lewis College. This course will support your journey to succeed on and off the field. We'll celebrate the determination and enthusiasm you bring to your sport and learn how to apply that mindset in the classroom, too. We'll learn about study skills, connecting with campus resources, and how to support each other during this exciting transition to college.

This is a cohort-style "orientation" course for incoming first-year student-athletes to successfully transition into academics, athletics, and life at Fort Lewis College. This course will support your journey to succeed on and off the field. We'll celebrate the determination and enthusiasm you bring to your sport and learn how to apply that mindset in the classroom, too. We'll learn about study skills, connecting with campus resources, and how to support each other during this exciting transition to college.

This is a cohort-style "orientation" course for incoming first-year student-athletes to successfully transition into academics, athletics, and life at Fort Lewis College. This course will support your journey to succeed on and off the field. We'll celebrate the determination and enthusiasm you bring to your sport and learn how to apply that mindset in the classroom, too. We'll learn about study skills, connecting with campus resources, and how to support each other during this exciting transition to college.