Trans World Entertainment

Trans World Entertainment Corporation is a chain of entertainment media retail stores in the United States. It currently operates just over 300 freestanding and shopping mall-based stores under several brand names, down from about 540 in August 2010.

Based out of Albany, New York, Trans World was founded in 1972 by Robert Higgins. It opened its first store, called Record Town (formerly Record Land), in 1973. The company went public in July 1986 and has expanded through acquisitions of a number of smaller or failing companies including Strawberries, Camelot Music, and Wherehouse Entertainment.

On September 23, 2000, Trans World signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of WaxWorks, and the deal was expected to close by the end of October.

In February 2006, Trans World acquired the Musicland Group, which owned Sam Goody, Suncoast Motion Picture Company, and former online store Media Play. This also included a handful of On Cue stores.

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, Trans World reported its first fiscal year net income since 2006. Trans World swung to a $2.2 million profit in fiscal year 2011, compared to a net loss of $31 million in fiscal year 2010. The turnaround at Albany, New York-based Trans World came about from cost-cutting, as the company continued to close unprofitable locations, and higher gross margins on the products it sells.

Fyé

Fyé is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.

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The First Year Experience Program

The First Year Experience (FYE) (also known as the Freshman Year Experience or the Freshman Seminar Program) is a program at many American colleges and universities designed to help students prepare for the transition from high school to college; FYE programs often foster the participation of students in co-curricular events such as common reads, concerts, art exhibits, and guest lectures.

Depending on the school, the course can last anywhere from two weeks to a full school year. Some larger universities, such as the University at Albany, SUNY, through their the "Project Renaissance Program,"create a "small college" feel by allowing freshmen to do their first-year courses in one section of the university.

While the origins of the program remains unclear, many people attribute the start of the First Year Seminar to the University of South Carolina, which houses the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and holds a series of workshops for colleges and universities to better their own first-year programs.