Academic and Career Engagement
Mission:
The ACE First Year Experience Program within the College of Health and Human Services creates an environment that supports academic success during the transition from high school to college, by fostering a strong sense of community, belonging, and active involvement within CHHS and the broader UNH community.
Strategic Objectives:
Through a 3-tiered approach consisting of academic advising, peer mentoring and first-year seminars, the ACE program commits to offering our first-year students:
- Personalized and strategic academic advising
- Tools to navigate various resources across campus
- An intentional focus on active learning, reflection and decision-making while encouraging exploration of diverse major and career possibilities
- An environment that fosters a strong sense of community and sense of belonging
Academic Advising
Each First-Year CHHS student is assigned to a professional advisor. The academic advisor will meet with each student regularly throughout the fall and spring semester of their first year to provide guidance and academic support.
ACE Peer Mentoring
Each CHHS First-Year student is assigned to an ACE Peer Mentor who has completed a minimum of one year at UNH. The mentors will meet weekly with their mentees in HHS 401 to maintain a strong connection and relationship.
Career Engagement
The Career and Professional Success Team provides specialized career support to the College of Health and Human Services as well as instruct the HHS 402 - Foundations of Career and Professional Success seminar that runs during the spring semester.
FIRST YEAR SEMINARS
All first-year CHHS students will be enrolled in the following two seminar style courses run by the ACE Team Staff.
HHS 401
The CHHS first semester seminar is a transformative first-year experience designed to empower students with the skills and resources they need for a successful transition to college. This one credit course aims to foster a vibrant community of learners by helping them explore diverse major and career opportunities while building a strong foundation for their academic journey at UNH.
HHS 402
The Foundations of Career and Professional Success seminar will guide CHHS students as they identify ways to self-reflect and build experience to become well rounded applicants for experiential learning, graduate school, and future careers. An emphasis will be placed on identifying robust ways to build transferable skills through activities beyond the classroom.
2023-2024 Mentors
| First | Last | Major |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin | Austin | Health and Physical Education |
| Emma | Bapp | Exercise Science |
| Katharine | Bracke | Social Work |
| Morgan | Brandl | Health Sciences |
| Meredith | Buckley | Health Management and Policy |
| Ian | Doherty | Sport Management and Leadership |
| Emily | Hagan | Human Development and Family Studies |
| Jenna | Hamelin | Exercise Science |
| Mary | Henry | Occupational Therapy |
| Aly | Julian | Human Development and Family Studies |
| Claire | Kauppila | Occupational Therapy |
| Colin | LeBlanc | Sport Management and Leadership |
| Cayleigh | Malone | Health Sciences |
| Anna | McNulty | Occupational Therapy |
| Emma | Moll | Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Lauren | Muratore | Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Jacqueline | Perry | Recreation Management and Policy |
| Mia | Rosa | Health Sciences |
| Sydney | Rudis | Undeclared |
| Skylar | Samanica | Social Work |
| Kasey | Simmons | Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Kareana | Sylvain | Social Work |
| Isabella | Thompson | Social Work |
| Natalia | Vega | Human Development and Family Studies |
| Julie | Weiler | Social Work |
| Kira | Woog McGinty | Sport Management and Leadership |
