As an integral part of the First Year Advising Team (FYAT) program for Spring 2017 semester, the faculty advisers and peer student mentors took part in a “Briefing Session” on December, 2017 at the UB-1 Auditorium where they were introduced to the objectives and activities to be undertaken throughout the next two semesters. Mr. Ivan Shafaat Bari, Director of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) inaugurated the session. The faculty member of OSA and FYAT coordinator Solaiman Jony gave detailed explanations on the developmental advising procedures and schedules to the advisers and mentors and responded to the queries from the participants regarding the program. Ms. Farrah Jabeen, Sr. Lecturer of BIL and also a FYAT adviser shared her experience with all the advisers and encouraged the new advisers and mentors to guide the freshers for better university life. Ms. Tanjia Afrin Turin and Ms. Fatema Israt Jahan, both faculty members and FYAT advisers, attended the briefing session with new advisers and mentors. The FYAT team also introduced Google Online Advising Form for both the mentors and advisers to make the advising process more convenient and easier. Finally the Director of OSA distributed certificates among the mentors who were responsible for mentoring Summer’16 and Fall’16 Cohort.