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The 2022-2023 Common Experience theme is Cultivating Me to Understand the Complexities of We which is supported by Tell Me Who you Are by Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi.
Common Experience Fall 2022 Events
Tell Me Who you Are: Mocktails Edition
Come join us at an event where students learn about alcohol consumption and bystander intervention while making connections with other people through mocktails. We will have a revised version of card game, Were not really strangers. Come meet new people to kick off your semester and enjoy a mocktail!
Coping Skills Toolbox
Come join the Office of First-Year Experience as we create a toolbox to help you cope in times of need. This toolbox will be created by you and provide different methods and resources you find helpful to use when you need them most.
Speaker Series: Racial Literacy at Work
Local activists within San Antonio will be here to speak with us on how they have been racially literate, and how the skills within Tell Me Who You Are are vital to their line of work. Those who attend can learn from the speakers while seeing intersectionality at work.
Can’t You See What I See: A Conversation around Imposter Syndrome and Third Culture
Come join FYE as we have an event discussing different topics such Third Culture, Imposter Syndrome, and Mental Health! We will be facilitating conversations while creating your very own piece of art which will serve as a reminder of all your progress and what makes you unique.
TAMUSA Night at the Museum
Join the Office of First-Year Experience and your fellow Jaguars on a trip to the San Antonio Museum of Art! Here we will look at the Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche exhibit and other artworks that exam culture. Enjoy art, culture, and friends at the A&M-SA Night at the Museum!
D9 and Much More: An Open Conversation of Identity within the Military and their Affiliates
Join the Office of First-Year Experience as we discuss how social identities affect those in the military and their lives now. TAMUSA's own faculty, staff, and students will be able to speak about their intersectionality and those who attend may ask questions and join the conversation.
TBD - Indigenous/ Environment
Come join First-Year Experience as students will be given the opportunity to engage with the history of indigenous pottery, learning how it was made and how the vitality of the earth was important to the survival of native cultures.
All Around the World
All Around the World is an event where students will explore the various countries occupying the regions of the world. They'll be able to learn about the culture and history of each country presented and indulge in the foods of each to better learn about the world around them as well as the variation of identities not only in the U.S, but all around the world.
2022-2023 Common
| Heather Olague Executive Director, First-Year Experience |
| Dr. Ripsime Bledsoe Faculty/Coordinator, First-Year Experience |
| Elissa Gallegos Peer Leader, First-Year Experience |
| Bryant Moore First-Year Experience Librarian |
| Dr. Karen Kohler Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
| Caitlyn Pleake Supplemental Instruction Coordinator, Academic Learning Center |
| Crystal Lemons Siver Liners Mentor, Silver Liners Mentorship Program
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Experience Committee
| Myrna A. Garza Coordinator, First-Year Experience |
| Jessica Reynolds Lecturer/Director, First-Year Experience
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| Rafika Islam Peer Leader, First-Year Experience |
| Patty Mendoza Director, Cisneros Institute for Emerging Leaders |
| Dr. Reba Fuggs Coordinator for Family Engagement |
| Justin Korver Lecturer of Art, Department of Language, Literature, and Arts
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