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Decoding Collegebr is a sliceoflife college exposure guide aimed at firstgeneration college students and their families Decoding College provides a comprehensive guide to the basics of the college admissions selection and enrollment processes while specifically focusing on issues unique to students of color lowincome students and underrepresented students Unlike the multitude of college guides available on the market today Decoding College utilizes firstperson accounts told by students on their journey to and through college to provide readers with fresh and vibrant illustrations of each concept Decoding College doesnt just tell the reader about college it lets the reader live college vicariously through the experiences of real students on real college campuses Some stories are inspirational and some are devastating but each and every one offers an inside glimpse into the challenges struggles and successes of those who dare to be the first in their family to go to collegebr Aubreybr My parents dont even make 17000 a yearIt felt like I was putting a puzzle piecelike Im jamming it into a puzzle and it obviously doesnt workI started to feel inadequate like I couldnt be at Culpepperlike I was only there because of Affirmative Actionbr Malikbr In our group I was the athleteSo it was sports first and then education for meMy priority needed to be focusing on college but I didnt realize that until the end of my senior year And then it hit like Whoa you didnt get enough scholarshipsDominique Being a first generation college student I see a lot of people only pay attention to how much the school is My mom was against me going here because it was 50000 each year But I had faith and my grandmother had faith that if I wanted to go here I would make a way. A combined presentation from the Office of Undergraduate Education, First Generation Scholarly Learning Community, and the UK College of Education’s P20 Education & Policy Law Lab. Acknowledgements. Barriers and Strategies for Success. Melissa Selby-Theut, MSW. Director, Educational Support Program. Statistical Overview. First-generation students:. Comprise 34% of the population at colleges and universities nationwide.. Barriers and Strategies for Success. Melissa Selby-Theut, MSW. Director, Educational Support Program. Statistical Overview. First-generation students:. Comprise 34% of the population at colleges and universities nationwide.. Lamont Simmons, . EdD. , MSW. Kenya Anderson, LMSW. Susan . Neely-Barnes, PhD, MSW. Who are First Generation Students?. Demographics. First generation college students are more likely to:. Be African-American, American Indian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or Latino.. College Students:. The Invisible Minority. IUPUI Enrollment Management Council . November 16. , 2012. Dr. Zebulun Davenport , Vice Chancellor for Student Life. Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. ". Our Stories: Faculty Who Were First in Their Families to Attend College Share Their Stories" . A panel of faculty who were the first in their families to attend college will speak about their experiences in higher education, guided by two moderators who were also first-generation college students.  Audience members will be invited to ask the panelists questions in the second half of the program. We anticipate a lively conversation!  . Promoting Success in First-Generation . Students at Chaffey College . A study of First Generation College Students . and . how Chaffey College can empower them . and remove barriers to their success. Your Presenters. Valerie . Gregory, Associate Dean of Admission and Director of Outreach, University of Virginia . Rebecca . Joseph, Professor, California State University, Los Angeles; and College Access Expert, Get Me To College . Defining ‘First-Generation Students’ in Higher Education Research. Rob Toutkoushian. Rob Stollberg. This study is funded by the Association for Institutional Research and the National Science Foundation (Grant #RG14-5499). : Opportunities to Encourage Student Success. How does your institution identify first-generation students?. While nearly 60 percent of students whose parents attended college graduated within five years, less than. Strategies for Helping First-Generation Students Succeed in the Classroom East Tennessee State University Dr. Michelle Hurley & Ms. Meagan Stark Center for Teaching Excellence Overview of Presentation Panthers Taking the Leap: Promoting Success in First-Generation Students at Chaffey College A study of First Generation College Students and how Chaffey College can empower them and remove barriers to their success Decoding College
is a slice-of-life, college exposure guide aimed at first-generation college students and their families. Decoding College provides a comprehensive guide to the basics of the college admissions, selection and enrollment processes while specifically focusing on issues unique to students of color, low-income students, and underrepresented students. Unlike the multitude of college guides available on the market today, Decoding College utilizes first-person accounts told by students on their journey to and through college to provide readers with fresh and vibrant illustrations of each concept. Decoding College doesn\'t just tell the reader about college, it lets the reader live college vicariously through the experiences of real students on real college campuses. Some stories are inspirational and some are devastating, but each and every one offers an inside glimpse into the challenges, struggles, and successes of those who dare to be the first in their family to go to college.
Aubrey
-- My parents don\'t even make $17,000 a year...It felt like I was putting a puzzle piece...like I\'m jamming it into a puzzle, and it obviously doesn\'t work...I started to feel inadequate, like I couldn\'t be at Culpepper--like I was only there because of Affirmative Action.
Malik
-- In our group, I was the athlete...So it was sports first and then education for me...My priority needed to be focusing on college, but I didn\'t realize that until the end of my senior year. And then it hit, like, \'Whoa, you didn\'t get enough scholarships!\'Dominique -- Being a first generation college student, I see a lot of people only pay attention to how much the school is. My mom was against me going here, because it was $50,000 each year. But, I had faith, and my grandmother had faith, that if I wanted to go here I would make a way. to Success. Brett L. Bruner, M.S.. Director of First Year Experience/Persistence & Retention. Fort Hays State University. Teresa L. . Clounch. , . Ed.D. .. Associate Dean of Students/Director of Multicultural Affairs.