We thank the many teaching fellows, faculty members, and peer leaders who have contributed to the development and refinement of the Exploring Biology FYS course. In particular, we thank Teri Balser, who developed and taught the original version of the course. Tawnya Cary, Christopher Trimby, Amber Smith, Jessica TeSlaa, Amanda Butz, and Jane Harris-Cramer offered substantial input and review of this paper. Eshwar Udho, Christine Fabian, Tawnya Cary, Christopher Trimby, Jessica TeSlaa, and Jane Harris-Cramer assisted with coding alumni survey data. This work was funded by an Undergraduate Science Education grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to the University of Wisconsin–Madison (#52006959) and by the Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE).
