海角社区

At 海角社区, 59.7% of undergraduates are the first in their families to pursue a 4-year college education. First-Generation Initiatives exists to encourage and empower the Roadrunner community to embrace and celebrate these students. 听

As part of 海角社区鈥檚鈥�Classroom to Career Hub鈥�(C2Hub), First-Generation Initiatives exists help first-generation students build a strong sense of community, navigate campus resources, and access the tools that will help them find success throughout their journey as students at 海角社区, and as future professionals in the careers they are interested in pursuing.

In 2019, 海角社区 joined 349 institutions of higher education as part of 狈础厂笔础鈥檚 First Scholars Network 鈥� now FirstGen Forward 鈥� to advance the work for first-generation student success. FirstGen Forward offers a national model for scaling holistic first-generation student success by engaging and empowering institutions of higher education to radically transform the first-generation student experience, advance academic and co-curricular outcomes, and build more inclusive institutional structures. Additionally, in 2023, 海角社区 joined 22 institutions honored for their commitment to advancing the outcomes of first-gen students on 狈础厂笔础鈥檚 First Scholars list.听听

As 海角社区 works to build an institutional landscape that more holistically supports 铿�rst-generation students, the First-Scholars Steering Committee was established to help meet this need. Comprised of students, faculty, and staff, the steering committee serves as advocates in their respective areas, develops ‘Servingness’ strategy, and engages students in programming that help us meet our mission.

Members of the First-Generation Initiatives Steering Committee serve on four subcommittees focused on data analysis and reporting, resource development and engagement, communication and awareness efforts, and development of faculty/staff ‘Servingness’ training.听

Support our work with a financial contribution and make a real impact on our ability to support and engage first-generation students through programming and engagement work.