Student Success Seminars

Faculty & Staff

How to Apply to Teach AFYE Courses

Academic Year 2025-2026

APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025 AT 4 P.M.

 

Application Instructions for Academic First Year Experiences (AFYE)

General Instructions

  • IMPORTANT: Please read the position announcement(s) very carefully. Applications missing any requested information or documents will not be considered.
  • See position announcement(s) for electronic submission instructions; please do not email your application materials.
  • There are separate submission links for our two courses (U100 and U301). If you are applying to teach both courses, please follow these guidelines:
    • Resume or CV
      • Please submit only ONE resume or CV
      • Submit to either submission link (your choice)
    • Letter of Interest
      • Please submit ONE letter that clearly states you are applying to teach both U100 and U301 and addresses all of the details specified in both position announcements.
      • Submit to either submission link (your choice)
    • Reflections (approximately 125 words per question)
      • Please submit ONE, be sure to include:
        • Answer to reflection question 1 (note: this is the same for both U100 and U301, so you only need to answer it once)
        • Answer to reflection question 2 for U100
        • Answer to reflection question 2 for U301
      • Submit the reflection to the either submission link (your choice)
    • Professional Recommendation Forms
      • Please submit TWO, total. Please see the position announcement for important and more detailed information about the professional recommendations.
      • Link to Form

New AFYE Applicants

  • New AFYE applicants (or those who have not applied or taught an AFYE course within the last 5 years)
    • Submit a complete application (see position announcement for details)

Returning AFYE Applicants

  • Recent AFYE applicants (those who have taught or applied to teach an AFYE course within the last 5 years)
    • Resume or CV
      • This is only required if the resume/CV in our files is older than 5 years or if there have been updates you would like us to have.
    • Letter of Interest
      • Required.
        • If you are applying to the same pool(s) you have been in within the last 5 years, simply state the course(s) and pool(s) you are applying to teach.
        • If you are applying to a course pool you have not been in within the last 5 years, your letter must also clearly address all of the required and desired qualifications specified in the relevant position announcement.
    • Reflection
      • Required. Submit your reflection, as described in the position announcement.
    • Professional Recommendations
      • Not required. However, if you would like to replace one or more of your previous recommendations, please send a written request to Kim Henige and specify which recommendation(s) you would like to replace and who the new recommendation(s) will come from.

Returning AFYE Applicants with Current 3-Year Entitlements

  • AFYE applicants with a current 3-year entitlement with AFYE: Send an email to kimberly.henige@csun.edu and indicate: (1) you plan to come back for academic year 2025-26, and (2) which course(s) and pool(s) you would like to be placed into (U100/U100 Honors, U100-Advancing Chicanx/Latinx Scholars. U100-Black Excellence, U100-Central American Experience, U100-Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Deaf Studies, U100-FrestStart/EOP, U301)
  • IMPORTANT: if you are applying to a new pool (a pool you have not been a part of in the last 5 years), please submit a letter of interest that clearly describes the how you meet each of the qualifications listed on the position announcement for that pool.
  • Note: If you are up for a renewed Y3 appointment, you may want to submit a reflection, but it is not required.

CSUN Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

  • CSUN tenured/tenure-track faculty: The professional recommendations referred to in the position announcements are not required as part of your application; all other application components are required.

 

Professional Recommendation Form

Note: Recommendations must be submitted/sent directly by recommenders; we do not accept recommendations sent by applicants.

Link to Form


Faculty

 

Aguilar, Edwin

Hernandez, Vanessa

Montenegro Gonzalez, Karla

Alas, Flor

Hernandez, Victoria

Norwood, Amber

Battle, Conchita

Karras-Lazaris, Bessie

Olmos, Daniel

Bonfiglio, Kim

LeJay II, John

Park, Alexandrea

Brown, Carroll (CJ)

Lim, Sharon

Quiambao, Gretchelle

Caulian, Allea

Lim, Stephanie

Ramirez, Valeria

Cunanan, Ron

Lorenz, Katherine

Riegos Olmos, Elizabeth

Erickson, Sabina

Lumague, Jason

Roa, Roberto 

Evans, Demitrius

Macaraig, Lindsey Anne

Robinson, Janice 

Fabricant, Autumn

McGuire, Gigi

Rowley, Keli

Ganjavi, Shadi

McWilliams, Nikiya

Sevilla, Carolina

Glidden, Marc

Mercado, Debbi

Singleton, Maya

Guevara, Monicka

Merida, Rose

Villanueva, Marvin

Hackett, Malinda

Mesa, Corie

Zucker, Bruce

U301 Faculty Banner

 

Amoroso, Danielle

Meade, Colette

Cabbab, Ashley

Mendez, Gladys

Campbell, Lori

Perez, Melissa

Castaneda, Brisena

Pirjan, Sevet

Castro, Stephanie

Ramirez, Melva

Curry, Simone

Rosales, Rocio

Dudley, Mary

Solano Lopez, Maricela

Hackett, Malinda

Street, Michelle

Johnson, Deazell

Todd, Teri

Macaraig, Lindsey Anne