1L Sections

The 1L Section Initiative, proposed in the HLS 2000 Strategic Plan “extends beyond traditional notions of curriculum considering class size, providing students with feedback and appropriate advising, the proper balance between a required and elective curriculum in the first year, and improving the sense of student community, especially in the first year.”

The 1L Sections program implemented in 2001 reduced the 1L class size to 7 sections of 80 students each.  1L Faculty Leaders guide and support students through their first year at HLS by providing a wide variety of section activities that are stimulating, challenging and fun to facilitate faculty student interaction and to promote community within the section.

Faculty leaders and self-selected student volunteers generate ideas for intellectual events and social activities for their section throughout the academic year.   Implementation (all room reservations, media and food/beverage requests) of these events, and budget oversight is provided by the Dean of Students Office.  They also assist the faculty leaders, updates the 1L electronic calendar, maintains the 1L sections websites, and communicates to 1L section students pertinent information and reminders about upcoming 1L HLS career, public interest, Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker’s Series, Dean’s Forum and community wide events.

Helpful 1L Resources

• Events
• Financial
• Alcohol / Food Vendor Policy
• Section Clothing

Individual Section Homepages

• Section 1
• Section 2
• Section 3
• Section 4
• Section 5
• Section 6
• Section 7

Questions? Comments?

Feel free to contact Darris Saylors in the Dean of Students Office:

617-496-2471 (phone)
617-496-0544 (fax)
WCC 3039