First Year Raider Experience
Are You Ready to Win?
Your first year at Texas Tech University is filled with many opportunities and choices.
The First Year Raider Experience (FYRE) can lead you to a winning first year. FYRE is a collaborative collection of programs and services in the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management that will assist you in your transition to college living and provide a support system to help you successfully graduate from Texas Tech University.
First Year Raider Experience programs and services will help you:
- experience greater connections to the campus through participation in programs and traditions
- understand the campus culture and know the resources available to you
- develop successful patterns academically and socially through connections with faculty, staff, and students
- make a connection between in and out of classroom experiences
Transfer Connection
If you are a new transfer student at Texas Tech, check out the Transfer Connection. Your journey can also be filled with FYRE programs and activities like any other first year student.
While this isn't your first collegiate experience, this is your first year at Texas Tech, and we want to make you feel welcome and help you through your journey in higher education. Consider FYRE as a way to get to know your new home.
Game Plan
Follow the FYRE game plan and winning will be a sure thing!
Check out the line up of all the resources available to new Red Raiders.
Rowdy Red Raiders
Get in the game!
The Red Raider spirit is cultivated through programs including Homecoming, pep rallies, student organizations, our many traditions, and student events held all year long.
Lubbock: A Great Place to Spend Your College Years
Spanish Renaissance-inspired architecture, wide open spaces and endless blue sky.
The beauty of West Texas has to be seen to be believed and our campus has been noted for possessing a public art collection among the ten best in the United States.
Step Up to the Plate
Welcome to the Big Leagues!
Texas Tech University provides you with a much different educational experience than your high school.
Here are some of the differences between your high school and Texas Tech that you can expect to experience.
Events
- November 22 at 8:00 PM
- DanceTech: Fall Studio Dance Concert
- November 22 at 2:00 PM
- Texas Tech Women's Basketball vs. Ark. Pine-Bluff
- November 22, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- FALL OPERA-Two Comedies!
If we face an emergency situation on campus, will you get the message?
Up to four telephone numbers can be registered in our TechAlert! Emergency Notification System.
Check your information and
Get the Message!
Strive for Honor boldly characterizes the values of every member of the Red Raider family.
As a matter of principle and pride, we embody this ideal in everything we do.
Strive for Honor Evermore!
For Parents
Parent Tips for 2nd Semester Freshman - Video Clip from Today Show