Supporting First-Generation Students – On-Demand Training

Identify Institutional Practices & Develop Strategies For Success & Completion Ensure your first-generations students have the motivation, support and resources to overcome barriers to their persistence and academic goals. First-generation students face a myriad of financial, academic, and social barriers to beginning and completing a college degree. Acknowledging the unique challenges first generation students face as they navigate through confusing campus bureaucracy means creating centralized and accessible resources to support them.   Gather your colleagues from across campus and join our presenters as they share national data on first-generation students’ retention and graduation rates. They will embolden you to reimagine how to serve your diverse first-generation students, help them strategize how their college experiences connect to the achievement of their overall personal and professional goals, and create a value to degree completion. In addition, they will outline h