{"id":9228,"date":"2023-03-28T11:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/?page_id=9228"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:03:41","slug":"first-year-seminar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Year Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#00a3e0\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--has-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tFirst-Year Seminar\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">Start your Butler journey strong.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tButler&#039;s First-Year Seminar (FYS) introduces you to a topic of your choice from over 40 different subjects.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/course-catalog\/\">See Course Topics<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/first-year-seminar-faculty\/\">Meet the Faculty<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<ul class=\"butler-social-links wp-block-social-links is-style-logos-only is-horizontal 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screen-reader-text\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/08093405\/FYS-Course-Hero.jpg\" class=\"hero__image\" alt=\"Students in Ashley Mack-Jackson&#039;s FYS class\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/08093405\/FYS-Course-Hero.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/08093405\/FYS-Course-Hero-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/08093405\/FYS-Course-Hero-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/08093405\/FYS-Course-Hero-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">First-Year Seminar Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/course-catalog\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Course Catalog<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/course-catalog\/honors-courses\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Honors FYS Courses<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/first-year-seminar-faculty\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 id=\"h-first-year-seminar\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">First-Year Seminar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler\u2019s First-Year Seminar (FYS) introduces you to a topic of your choice from over 40 subjects. It also brings you into a close-knit community of first-year students who will be your seminar companions in a small class cohort. Taught by faculty members from disciplines across the University, your FYS group will also work with the same professor all year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While engaged in seminar topics ranging from fairy tales, to professional wrestling, to living a meaningful life, you&#8217;ll be constantly challenged to develop the capacity to think and write clearly, critically, and creatively. FYS will give you the background you need to develop the kinds of effective skills it takes to succeed academically.&nbsp; By the final sessions, you&#8217;ll be a much better communicator, a clearer thinker, and a student better prepared for the academic, professional, and personal challenges of the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-mission-statement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Statement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First-Year Seminar (FYS) introduces students to the interactive classroom by providing a venue for self-discovery within a supportive community. Faculty members with expertise from disciplines across the university offer over forty different seminars. These seminars engage students in the best practices of civil and constructive conversation. As students explore and interrogate their topics, they learn to think, speak, and write more clearly, independently, critically, and persuasively. In these peer-centered discussions and collaborations, FYS students prepare to take the next steps in their academic, professional, and personal journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-student-learning-outcomes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To develop the capacity to think and write clearly, critically, and creatively.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To introduce the student to effective habits for academic success.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To reflect on important issues of the self, and in relation to local and global communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To recognize and reflect on their own personal perspectives and biases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To learn and practice civil discourse in a constructive community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To learn to evaluate the quality, accuracy and appropriateness of evidence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/course-catalog\/\">First-Year Seminar Course Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/first-year-seminar-faculty\/\">First-Year Seminar Faculty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tAre all incoming first-year students required to take FYS?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, all incoming first-year students must register for FYS 101 in the fall semester and FYS102 in the spring semester, no exceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As there is no AP course equivalent to FYS, advanced placement credit does not apply towards First-Year Seminar.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tAre mid-year enrollees and transfer students required to take FYS?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A first-year student entering college for the first time in the spring semester<\/strong> or a first-year transfer student will enroll directly into a section of FYS 102 that does not require FYS 101 as a pre-requisite. To fulfill the FYS 101 portion of the Core requirement, the student can subsequently or concurrently enroll in an additional TI or Humanities course. These students will not enroll in FYS 101 the following semester or year. A <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/08093522\/core_variance_form_rev._aug_2021_fillable.pdf\">Core Variance Form<\/a> must be completed for these substitutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Students transferring to Butler after the first year<\/strong>, and after having attended another college or university who do not transfer in courses that fulfill the FYS requirement may substitute an additional TI course for each semester missed. By permission of the Faculty Director of the Core, other Humanities courses may substitute for one of these TI courses. A <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/08093522\/core_variance_form_rev._aug_2021_fillable.pdf\">Core Variance Form<\/a> must be completed for these substitutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those replacing an FYS with another course(s), we will not double count a course for two or more areas of the Core. For example, Butler will not accept a single literature course for both TI and FYS.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat if I fail FYS?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who fail the first semester of FYS should still enroll in FYS 102, and will take an additional Texts &amp; Ideas course to fulfill the FYS 101 requirement. Students who fail the second semester of FYS should take an additional&nbsp;Texts &amp; Ideas&nbsp;course to fulfill the FYS 102 requirement.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tAre students in the Honors Program required to take an Honors-specific First-Year Seminar? \t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, as part of the Honors Program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/honors\/curriculum\">curriculum requirements<\/a>, students in the Honors Program must enroll in an Honors-specific First-Year Seminar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/first-year-seminar\/course-catalog\/honors-courses\/\">Explore your options for Honors FYS courses<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"butler-two-column-quote alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-two-column-quote\">\n\t\n<div class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item is-butler-two-column-quote-media-right wp-block-butler-two-column-quote-item\">\n\t<figure class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/08093304\/20240320_Classroom_094.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR (FYS)<\/p><p class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-quote wp-block-paragraph\">Women Writing the World, an FYS taught by Professor Natalie Carter, focuses on a wide variety of texts by women who represent global cultures. In the course, students analyze literature, film, journalistic projects, and other cultural materials as a means for understanding, working within, and changing the systems\u2014political, social, economic, religious\u2014that define women in our world.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-two-column-quote-item-cta is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button butler-two-column-quote-item-cta-link is-style-text-link-white\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/up-close-first-year-seminar-women-writing-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More <\/a><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"gallery-modal-block alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-gallery-modal\">\n\t<div class=\"gallery-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-collage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-item gallery-modal-collage-item-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"FYS Students visiting an Amish workshop\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093433\/Bauman_02-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-item gallery-modal-collage-item-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Students seated at dinner table\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093433\/Bauman_03-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-item gallery-modal-collage-item-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"One FYS Student Group Shot\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093433\/Jess-and-Physics-Arts-AM-Spring-2019.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-item gallery-modal-collage-item-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Professor Hudelson&#039;s Class on a Hike\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093426\/42F70CA4-91BB-452B-867D-5C3EC52C3B65-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-item gallery-modal-collage-item-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"One FYS Student Group Shot\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093433\/Jess-Physics-Arts-PM-Spring-2019-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-item gallery-modal-collage-item-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Professor Hudelson&#039;s Class in Nature\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093426\/IMG_4406-1-scaled.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-item gallery-modal-collage-item-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Prof. Hudelson with Class\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093426\/2330E203-B204-45CA-B62C-B4C2CE19C88C-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-item gallery-modal-collage-item-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-slide-index=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"students and teachers in a house\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-collage-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093437\/Bauman_01.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-app\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-modal-headline t-h2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst-Year Seminars<br> in Action\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-button-open\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"gallery-modal-dialog-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView Gallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-dialog\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"gallery-modal-dialog-2\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\t\taria-modal=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Gallery slideshow\"\n\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-button-close\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Close gallery\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper gallery-modal-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-modal-slider-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-slider-image-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093433\/Bauman_02-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"FYS Students visiting an Amish workshop\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-slider-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"gallery-modal-slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-modal-slider-caption-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFYS Students visiting an Amish workshop\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-modal-slider-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-slider-image-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/08093433\/Bauman_03-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Students seated at dinner table\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-modal-slider-img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"gallery-modal-slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gallery-modal-slider-caption-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents Enjoying Dinner Together\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"gallery-modal-slider-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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