The FYT Student Advisory Council is an undergraduate student council that provides input and feedback regarding transitional and academic support programs for first-year undergraduate students.
The council will discuss programs provided to first-year undergraduate students that are supported by the New Student Enrollment & Orientation Fee (NSEOF) and decide if the proposed rate increases are justified. These programs include Academic Support Programs (CLUE/Tutor-Mentor Program), Advising (UAA and OMA&D), Advising & Orientation, Dawg Daze, First-year Interest Groups, Commuter & Transfer Commons, and New Husky Communications. The council will also discuss transitional issues first-year students face as they join the University of Washington community. Questions? Please contact: fyesac@uw.edu
APPLY! If you'd like to join the FYT Council as a freshman representative, transfer representative, or RSO representative, please fill out this interest form.
The First Year Experience Student Advisory Council has been renamed to the First Year and Transfer Student Advisory Council, effective Autumn 2025.
2025-2026 FYT Student Advisory Council
| Designated Seats | Name | |
| Mihika Lall | mlall@uw.edu | |
| Stella Nguyen | stellann@uw.edu | |
| Taylor Arredondo | taylorea@uw.edu | |
Membership includes students from the following funded units: Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, First Year Programs, Academic Support Programs, and Undergraduate Academic Affairs Advising, UW CIRCLE.
Council advisor: LeAnne Jones Wiles, ljwiles@uw.edu
Council information and minutes
The council will discuss programs provided to first-year students that are supported by the New Student Enrollment & Orientation Fee (NSEOF) and decide if the proposed rate increases are justified. These programs include Advising & Orientation, Dawg Daze, First-year Interest Groups, Commuter & Transfer Commons, Academic Support Programs (CLUE/Tutor Mentor Program), UW CIRCLE Regional Connection Groups, and Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity/Undergraduate Academic Advising Peer Advising.
Meetings will be held in the winter quarter. The council will have representatives from various student organizations along with first-year students at large.
Council members will be compensated for their time. If a council member is not paid by their employer to attend, they are eligible to receive a Husky Textbook award for each meeting attended at a rate of $25 per meeting. Awards will be granted after the final council meeting.
*Council members MUST be UW students*
The agendas for each meeting is linked here: Meeting Agendas_Public
Winter Quarter Meeting Times
- WIN (Week 6)
- WIN (Week 7)
- WIN (Week 8)
- WIN (Week 9)
Funding from the NSEOF
The NSEOF Funding Proposal form was designed with the intent to better understand each funding request unit's current position and the intention behind each proposal. It serves as a tool for our council to quickly identify the potential area of interest and need. Please review the FYE Council Operations and Procedures (specifically Article IV) to learn more about the funding process.
- New funding: The FYESAC considers proposals to increase each spring (March 15). The Funding Request Form is closed for the 2024-2025 year.
- Already funded: Units or departments who received funding in previous years from the NSEOF rate increase are required to provide NSEOF Funded Unit Feedback by April 15, 11:59 p.m. PST. Individual rolling documents have been established in Google Drive for feedback submission.
We look forward to working with units through the funding process; please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or suggestions. To learn more about the New Student Enrollment and Orientation Fee, visit our website.
Past Regents Documents
- Regents meeting June 2019 - Document - (Funding for FY'21)
- Regents meeting June 2020 - Document - (Funding for FY'22)
- Regents meeting June 2021 - Document - (Funding for FY'23)
- Regents meeting June 2022 - Document - (Funding for FY'24)
- Regents meeting June 2023 - Document
NSEOF Funding FAQ
- Are we allowed to ask for feedback prior to submission? The chair is not able to review proposals and provide feedback ahead of time as they may have to cast a tiebreaker vote. However, the council advisor (LeAnne Jones Wiles) is able to provide feedback since she is not voting. Please connect with her directly.
- What if we’re trying to get more than one thing funded? We recommend that you write separate proposals for each item so it maximizes your chances of getting funded, as by tying two (or more) items together in the same proposal, the council would have to deny both if even one item did not receive approval.
- Can we submit supplemental information? Yes! If you have supplemental information that you believe will support your proposal, including the possibility of partial funding (such as a budgetary breakdown of what the NSEOF funding request will be used for), you are more than welcome to submit it.
- How do we submit supplemental information? Please email supplemental information as file attachments to fyesac@uw.edu by the submission deadline. They will be bundled with the proposal for council review.
- What role does our student representative play in the funding request process? Units are welcome to have their student representative serve as an advocate during pre-vote discussions and/or present to the council during proposal review if other unit staff are unable to attend.
- How does the council come to a decision on proposals? Students will be discussing the proposal based on the impact on incoming first year students and the responses to questions in the proposal.
Former Council Members
2024-2025 FYE Student Advisory Council
|
Designated seats |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
|
At large: International student |
Yuxi Cao |
yuxic2@uw.edu |
|
Academic Support Programs |
Meryl Hubbard |
mmh49@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Senate |
Grace Braidish |
gbraid@uw.edu |
|
First Year Programs (Chair) |
Emely Lara-Dominguez |
emelyl2@uw.edu |
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Student Advisory Board (SAB) |
Joey Wu |
jwu203@uw.edu |
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Academic Counseling Services (ACS) |
Kristina Montero-Duong |
kmonte203@uw.edu |
|
Residential Community Student Association |
Devyn Brandt |
deanb03@uw.edu |
|
UAA Advising |
Reagan Ince |
rince@uw.edu |
|
UW Greek (IFC/MGC/MPHC/Panhellenic) |
Lorelei Cassman |
phmemdev@uw.edu |
2022-2023 FYE Student Advisory Council
|
Designated seats |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Support Programs |
Kate Bias |
kebias@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Board of Directors |
Kisa Batool |
asuwbdpg@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Senate |
Nandana Jaideep |
njaideep@uw.edu |
|
At-large: International student |
Jason Cundrawijaya |
jmatth24@uw.edu |
|
At-large: International student |
Weikun Zhang |
wz82@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Nicholas Valades |
nvalades@uw.edu |
|
Council Chair |
Wei-Wei Lee |
fyesac@uw.edu |
|
First Year Programs |
Nia Brice |
niabrice@uw.edu |
|
Interfraternity Council |
Vacant |
|
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Student Advisory Board (SAB) |
Fatima Gbla |
fatima15@uw.edu |
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Academic Counseling Services (ACS) |
Dianna Laguan |
dlaguan@uw.edu |
|
Panhellenic Association |
Olivia Seaholm |
phmemdev@uw.edu |
|
Residential Community Student Association |
Madeleine Nowak |
mnowak2@uw.edu |
|
SAS: New Husky Communications |
Sommer Ullrich |
sommeu@uw.edu |
|
UAA Advising |
Muriel Strange |
mstran@uw.edu |
2021-2022 FYE Student Advisory Council
|
Designated seats |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Support Programs |
Annie Yang |
ayang106@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Board of Directors |
Brent Seto |
bseto@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Senate |
Rohini Kilaru |
rkilaru@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Freshman student |
Chloe Oehler |
coehle@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Freshman student |
Katherine Chancellor |
kachance@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Freshman student |
Samantha Hug |
samanthahuanggg@gmail.com |
|
At-large: International student |
Debo Jyoti Paul |
debojp@uw.edu |
|
At-large: RSO representative |
Alexa Keeley |
alexakeeley@me.com |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Halima Madey |
Madey.Halima.2018@gmail.com |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Jacqueline Banuelos Fraire |
Jbanfraire@outlook.com |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Yazmine Mendoza |
itismendoza@gmail.com |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Quinton Walker |
qrw02@uw.edu |
|
Council Chair |
Kent Vo |
fyesac@uw.edu |
|
First Year Programs |
Wei-Wei Lee |
welee09@uw.edu |
|
Interfraternity Council |
Vacant |
|
|
New Husky Communications |
Vacant |
|
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Student Advisory Board (SAB) |
Vacant |
|
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Academic Counseling Services (ACS) |
Fatima Gbla |
fatima15@uw.edu |
|
Panhellenic Association |
Summer Jones |
phmemdev@uw.edu |
|
Residential Community Student Association |
Vacant |
|
|
UAA Advising |
Gyssel Bustamante |
bustag@uw.edu |
2020-2021 FYE Student Advisory Council
|
Designated seats |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Support Programs |
Natalie Stagnone |
natstag@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Board of Directors |
Waleed Khan |
khanm5@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Senate |
Eva Hudak |
ehudak@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Freshman student |
Federica Alesiani |
federa2@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Freshman student |
Tiara Hylton |
thylto02@uw.edu |
|
At-large: International student |
Mia Pham |
mia.phuongg@gmail.com |
|
At-large: RSO representative |
Liliana Medel Martinez |
lmedel@uw.edu |
|
At-large: RSO representative |
Connor Fink |
connor.fink.2020@gmail.com |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Sakthivel Murugan |
sakthivelmurugan1999@gmail.com |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Nadejda Neagu |
nadejda@uw.edu |
|
Council Chair |
Andy Chia |
fyesac@uw.edu |
|
First Year Programs |
Kent Vo |
welee09@uw.edu |
|
Interfraternity Council |
Vacant |
|
|
New Husky Communications |
Vacant |
|
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Student Advisory Board (SAB) |
Vacant |
|
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Academic Counseling Services (ACS) |
Ximena Zuniga Lemus |
xzl@uw.edu |
|
Panhellenic Association |
Payton Pedersen |
phmemdev@uw.edu |
|
Residential Community Student Association |
Danny Casino |
dnc63@uw.edu |
|
UAA Advising |
Natasha Lavides |
nlavides@uw.edu |
2019-2020 FYE Student Advisory Council
|
Designated seats |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Support Programs |
Georges Simo |
motchg@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Board of Directors |
Brianna Asman |
asuwbdsp@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Senate |
Shaheer Abbasi |
sabbas2@uw.edu |
|
At-large: International student |
Narui Fu |
jianoc@uw.edu |
|
At-large: RSO representative |
Braydon Gemar |
b.gemar@icloud.com |
|
At-large: RSO representative |
Andy Chia |
achia@uw.edu |
|
Council Chair |
Ian Yu |
fyesac@uw.edu |
|
First Year Programs |
Waleed Khan |
khamn5@uw.edu |
|
Interfraternity Council |
Vacant |
|
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity |
Terrance Jones |
jonest27@uw.edu |
|
Panhellenic Association |
Peyton Green |
phmemdev@uw.edu |
|
Residential Community Student Association |
Tiffany Shafer |
rcsadrec@uw.edu |
|
UAA Advising |
Vacant |
2018-2019 FYE Student Advisory Council
|
Designated seats |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Support Programs |
Elizabeth Sather |
ems1997@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Board of Directors |
Gabrielle Rivera and Andrew Tejero |
asuwbdcr@uw.edu/asuwbdsp@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Senate |
Noelani Arreola-Anduha |
reesen2@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Freshman student |
Samantha Freeman |
stf4@uw.edu |
|
At-large: International student |
Angel Lin |
lint32@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Odegaard Writing & Research Center representative |
Summer Si Lo |
kawaiichibi13@gmail.com |
|
At-large: RSO representative |
Riley Brown |
rbrown12@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Angela Wong |
awong76@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Bridget Wittke |
bwittke@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Undergraduate Academic Affairs Advising representative |
Alexa Yadama |
ayadama@uw.edu |
|
First Year Programs |
Lily Peterson |
lilyp2@uw.edu |
|
Interfraternity Council |
Vacant |
|
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Student Advisory Board (SAB) |
Mariela Galvan |
galvan18@uw.edu |
|
Panhellenic Association |
Alandra Gonzalez |
Alandraeg@gmail.com |
|
Residential Community Student Association |
Ian Yu |
rcsacomm@uw.edu |
2017-2018 FYE Student Advisory Council
|
Designated seats |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Academic Support Programs |
Owen Vickrey |
ovick@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Board of Directors |
Anna Johnson |
asuwbdsp@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Senate |
Melia Stewart |
melia23@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Joely Nguyen |
anhng08@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Angela Wong |
awong76@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Nicole Dowds |
ndowds51@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Jane Kim |
jiyunkim@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Macey Schallert |
mschall@uw.edu |
|
At-large: RSO representative |
Jade Nguyen |
Jaden07@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Bridget Wittke |
bwittke@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Hiep Nguyen |
hiepqn@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
David Alvarez |
davidalv@uw.edu |
|
Interfraternity Council |
Vacant |
|
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Student Advisory Board (SAB) |
Ritika Jain |
rjain314@uw.edu |
|
Panhellenic Association |
Kelsey Hewson |
uwpanhelleniccr@gmail.com |
|
Residential Community Student Association |
Karis Kim |
rcsapres@uw.edu |
2016-2017 FYE Student Advisory Council
|
Designated seats |
Name |
|
|---|---|---|
|
ASUW: Board of Directors |
Vivian Oguejiofor |
vivianog@uw.edu |
|
ASUW: Senate |
Almodine Thompson |
almodine@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Angel Chen |
angelc34@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Thao Tang |
thao36@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Nicole Dowds |
ndowds51@uw.edu |
|
At-large student |
Erin Nguy |
erinnguy@uw.edu |
|
At-large: Transfer student |
Daniel Phung |
dani1402@uw.edu |
|
Interfraternity Council |
Ian O-Keefe |
iokeefe@uw.edu |
|
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity: Student Advisory Board (SAB) |
Ritika Jain |
rjain314@uw.edu |
|
Panhellenic Association |
Ellen Short |
uwpanhelleniccr@gmail.com |
|
Panhellenic Association: New Members |
Grace Woodard |
greekmemdev@gmail.com |
|
Residential Community Student Association |
Halsey Stultz |
stultzh@uw.edu |
