This newsletter provides information on a variety of topics, including timely advice, upcoming events, and highlights about fellow freshmen. Click here to check out back issues of The Freshman Forum. Each semester, families of new Berry students receive First-Year Insight a newsletter devoted to helping families keep informed about the exciting changes in their students' lives. Click here to read back issues of First-Year Insight . That I Wish I Had Known Before Coming to College.
Winners receive cash prizes, and their essays are published in the following year's Red Book .
Click here to read last year's winning essay. During the spring semester, the Freshman Center asks first-year students to nominate a faculty member, a staff member, or an upperclassman for the Freshman Advocate Award. Winners receive a cash prize, and it is a great way for freshmen to thank those people who have helped them succeed. Click here for a list and description of previous winners. In addition to all the programs and services described above, the Freshman Center is working behind the scenes to improve the freshman experience at Berry.