First In Family

Webinar Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of supporting first-generation students with mentorship
- Explore a tech-enabled mentorship model for first-generation student success
- Discover tools to successfully scale your mentorship program

Link to presentation by NACADA - The Global Community for Academic Advising

Supporting first-generation students in this turbulent time is more challenging than ever before. There are no established best practices for addressing the diverse needs of first-generation students as institutions make decisions related to the pandemic. Understanding their unique needs and creating awareness of potential technology access gaps, among other issues, is crucial to maintaining equality for your student body.
Watch this webcast recording where we facilitate a conversation with La’Tonya Rease Miles, Director of the First Year Experience & Strategic Initiatives at UCLA and Cynthia Mosqueda, Faculty Coordinator of First Year Experience Programs at El Camino College. You’ll hear from our experts as well as your fellow attendees on questions such as:
- How do you rethink yield programs during the crisis to attract first-generation students?
- How do you accommodate non-traditional students who may be juggling duties like eldercare, childcare, work, and school?
- What considerations should be made for grading policies?
- How can you best support transfer students with communication between 2-year/4-year institutions?

Senior leaders at University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, and Northern Kentucky University shared how to equip first- generation students with the relationships and resources vital to actualizing a successful college experience during crisis. November 6, 2020