Sentences with phrase «generation college students»

As a first generation college student who came from a poor background, this cause is near and dear to my heart.

I'm an ambitious first - generation college student who focuses on her studies, but also wants more out of life.

As a first generation college student from a low - income inner city community, I feel a sense of responsibility for breaking the cycle of poverty in my family.

A South African career counselor shares his experiences working with first - generation college students in a historically white university environment.

Moreover, many first - generation college students believe that seeking help confirms the notion that they are not capable.

But many parents of first generation college students understand the life - changing opportunity that higher education represents.

Most first generation college students don't have the advantage of spending endless hours on a college campus at key developmental points in their lives.

I'm a first - generation college student before I'm a professor and I'm ok with that.

Low - income, first - generation college students face long odds.

Interested in high achieving first - generation college student programming and awareness.

Our college partners share our belief that all students will learn and are committed to ensuring first - generation college students persist and graduate.

These programs for first generation college students seek to give students both a sense of belonging and strategies for learning.

As a first - generation college student from a working - class background, educated at a state university, he didn't know his way around the academic system.

They supported each other as first generation college students and in their careers in medicine and business.

Remaining passionate about the importance of equity in higher education, Rehva continues to support first - generation college students as a faculty member of the Trinity Washington University teaching undergraduate and graduate business related courses as well as the University of the District of Columbia's Community College providing instruction in foundational mathematics courses.

It is these 12 colleges that have earned MCAN's Beacon Award through their philosophical and financial support of MCAN's mission and activities through the AdviseMI program to place their best and brightest alums as college advisers in high schools that serve significant numbers of low - income and first generation college students across the state.

(Ask any prospective first - generation college student about the disadvantages of not knowing what you don't know.)

This past year, while a student in the Education Policy Management Program, Cotignola was also an intern with I'm First, a nonprofit organization based in Washington D.C. that focuses on helping first - generation college students get to and through college.

How First - Generation College Students Carve Their Paths After Graduating (HuffPost) Mention of a recent alum, Jessica Li, and how she seeks to improve education for underprivileged children.

Columbia's traditional strength as an educational resource for first - generation college students embodies this double priority as both a local and a global focus.

Facilitating the Arizona Mayors Roundtable, aiding first generation college students with the College Success Arizona

But for first - generation college student Caitlin Croley, diving headfirst into student activities made all the difference.

For first - generation college students especially, the lack of support can be daunting enough to postpone or cancel college aspirations.

But whether Illinois» policymakers have the political will to invest in our state's low - income and first - generation college students remains an open question.

Of the Chicago IB students, 75 percent were Black or Latino, with most being first - generation college students compared to the mostly White and Asian students at selective - enrollment schools.

«Just imagine the first generation college student sitting around the kitchen table trying to figure out what it would cost to attend the state school,» Wolniak said.

Many MMC students are first generation college students placed in the program due to a variety of factors including repetition of a grade in elementary or middle school, below grade level reading and / or math test scores, or significant attendance problems.

First Generation Voices is a multimedia project highlighting the stories of first generation college students at AASCU member campuses.

Opened the TCC Education Outreach Center designed to guide first - generation college students through the college process as well as offering bilingual and technology courses, student advisement and enrollment services.

She was a first generation college student who attended California State University of San Bernardino and San Diego State, where she earned three bachelor degrees and a bilingual credential.

Navigating the college process can be daunting for some students, particularly first generation college students from low income homes (FGLI) who often face unique barriers to postsecondary enrollment and degree attainment.

It represented the college community as a place where students can build interdependent ties while sustaining ties with friends and family back home, something that we predicted might help first - generation college students in particular by creating a stronger sense of cultural «fit» (see Stephens et al., 2012).

At Converse College she mentored first - generation college students as a Trailblazer Mentor and also served as President of the Association of African American Students.

In addition to his work and NOCP, Ben chairs the board of a new nonprofit, College Bridge New Orleans, which will launch in 2016 - 2017 to expand direct coaching services and micro-grant support aimed at improving the college graduation rate for low - income, first generation college students from across New Orleans.

I'm a first - generation college student, so I felt less prepared than my peers who were from families that had been through the application process before.

And while she celebrated her acceptance to Yale by ordering Papa John's, Williams, who will be a first generation college student this fall, ultimately chose Auburn University.

«Most of our employees wouldn't have an idea of how to fill out a grant,» says Selfridge, who points out that many employees hired by the restaurant chain would be first - generation college students.

First - generation college students and underrepresented minorities benefit from Global EIR mentors providing an introduction to entrepreneurship with up - to - date experience to prepare them for a future career ever more focused on innovation and creativity.

I was a poor, Mexican - American boy, a first - generation college student; itinerant and bright, raised in the Catholic Church, full of pious ideas and wet dreams and, thanks to the philanthropy of Bill and Melinda Gates, enrolled at a devout Catholic college to study the great books, philosophy, and all that jazz.

A first - generation college student, barely covering tuition, Torres ran out of grocery money halfway through the ye...

A first - generation college student, barely covering tuition, Torres ran out of grocery money halfway through the year and began skipping meals as a result.

«Many of our graduates are first - generation college students and will benefit tremendously from having the mentoring program as a resource.»

All these issues face Long Island's community colleges, which together serve more than 40,000 students and are widely regarded as an essential gateway to higher education for nontraditional and first - generation college students.

For a host of reasons, the challenges of scientific career advancement can be especially daunting for women, foreign trainees, racial and ethnic minorities, and first - generation college students; mentorship can help bridge this gap.

MarYam Hamedani (Stanford University) will discuss work on how difference - education interventions can successfully educate students about social difference and improve first - generation college students» grades.

Vertex university scholarships, for example, include ongoing help for first - generation college students and others who might need extra mentoring.

The challenges of scientific career advancement can be especially daunting for women, foreign trainees, racial and ethnic minorities, and first - generation college students; mentorship can help bridge this gap