Don't miss out!

Friday, February 19, 2021 is the last day to enroll eligible Summer 2021 courses for First Day™.

First Day™ is your bookstore's inclusive access program. With this program, the cost of course materials is added as a charge for the course, by your school, and students receive benefits such as discounted prices and access on or before the first day of class. Commercial publishers and other for-profit entities have set agreements with Barnes & Noble to offer discounted pricing to students for course materials that quality for First Day™. By opting into this program, students are also able to defer payment through their student account.

Don't delay! Enroll your courses today to ensure your students have access to affordable course materials. 

If you would like to participate in First Day™, please use the request form above or contact Melissa Yopack (Assistant General Manager, UCF Bookstore) or your publisher representative.

Want to learn more about the Affordable Instructional Materials Initiative (AIM)? Join President Alexander Cartwright at our annual AIM High Event to hear more about how you can save students money and increase access to education.

It will be held through Zoom on February 17th at 2:30pm. Register for this annual event and celebrate your peers who have made efforts to reduce the cost of instructional materials.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at affordable@ucf.edu. Charge on!

Sincerely,

The Affordable Instructional Materials Initiative Committee

UCF strives to support instructional material affordability through reduced costs to students. The Affordable Instructional Materials (AIM) Initiative focuses on efforts in the areas of First Day, Open Educational Resources, Library-Sourced Materials, and Affordability Counts.