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45th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience
When: February 15-18, 2026
Where: Seattle, Washington
Sponsored by: National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition,
University of South Carolina
Hyatt Regency SeattleConference Venue and Accommodations
808 Howell Street
Seattle, Washington 98101
Conference Culture
The Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience is designed to provide educators from every segment of higher education a comfortable, welcoming environment to share innovative ideas, programs, tools, and research critical to the learning, development, and success of first-year college students. The conference aims to promote a comprehensive and engaging community open to a diversity of ideas, in which all delegates are given the opportunity and resources to grow personally and professionally. The conference welcomes graduate and undergraduate students, encouraging them to deepen their knowledge of the academic communities of which they are a part.
Conference Undergraduate Student Fellowships
The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition is offering five undergraduate student fellowships that will cover the registration fee for the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience. Contact the conference staff at fyeconf@mailbox.sc.edu with questions.