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![Martyn Smith poses for a photo on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-04/MartynSmith.jpg?h=e48ba1b5&itok=naLed6yU)
In addition to his teaching in religious studies and global studies, Martyn Smith has led the First-Year Studies program the past two years. He embraces learning through big conversations and interdisciplinary thinking.
![Kristi Koshuta headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-12/Kristi_Koshuta_Thumb-2022-12.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=CGskxadC)
Kristi Koshuta has joined Lawrence as its first first-year dean, focused on collaborations across campus that will elevate the first-year experience for Lawrentians.
![Professor Garth Bond talks about Natasha Tretheway's Native Guard during a First-Year Studies course in Main Hall. (Photo by Danny Damiani)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-09/FirstYearStudiesBond_202209.jpg?h=58057962&itok=lB7AP3JK)
It's not just students who are in learning mode during a First-Year Studies class. Faculty are stretching themselves well beyond their comfort zones, learning alongside their students.
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With two new entries in the First-Year Studies syllabus, Martyn Smith takes us on a journey through the works the Class of 2026 will be exploring.
![Hurvis Crossing leads into the patio outside The Café at Warch Campus Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-03/hurvis-crossing-new-1024x645.jpg?h=cb20abe9&itok=Z_v3RxPq)
Our 2021 video rewind looks back at everything we’ve experienced and accomplished as a community this year.
![First-Year Studies works for the 2021-2022 academic year](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/fysbooksBB.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=8myjiGU1)
Our annual guide—updated—to Lawrence University's First-Year Studies reading list has arrived.