{"id":106257,"date":"2025-12-14T14:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=106257"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:43:17","slug":"sign-up-to-be-a-first-year-experience-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2025\/12\/14\/sign-up-to-be-a-first-year-experience-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign up to be a First-Year Experience guide!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready to be the difference?<\/p>\n<p>We are looking for dedicated undergraduate leaders to serve as First-Year Experience (FYE) guides. FYE is an eight-week program designed to welcome incoming students and orient them to the Christ-centered mission of George Fox.<\/p>\n<p>Through an engaging off-site retreat and weekly cohort meetings, new students make meaningful relational connections and are given a strong foundation for the rest of their college experience.<\/p>\n<p>Why apply? Because you are the &#8220;X-Factor.&#8221; FYE guides serve a critical role in helping new students make personal connections with others and begin a process of spiritual formation and faith integration.<\/p>\n<p>Your impact is measurable. While typical first-year students struggle with a drop in well-being, students in our FYE cohorts saw their satisfaction with life increase throughout the semester. They also saw a growth in an orientation toward serving others.<\/p>\n<p>Your leadership meets the core need for relatedness, creating an environment of trust that makes growth possible. As one student noted, their guide helped make FYE &#8220;the place on campus where she felt the most safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We aren&#8217;t looking for experts! We are looking for mentors who can model both vulnerability and competence. We need guides who can walk alongside students as they navigate the big questions like: What\u2019s my story?, Where do I belong?, What kind of person do I long to become?, How do I follow God\u2019s calling?, and How can I love others well?<\/p>\n<p>Student guides receive one academic credit, a small ($250) stipend, and specialized training in spiritual formation, leadership and communication.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested, please email Travis Pickell (<a href=\"mailto:tpickell@georgefox.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tpickell@georgefox.edu<\/a>) or Rebecca Sandberg (<a href=\"mailto:rsandberg@georgefox.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rsandberg@georgefox.edu<\/a>). 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