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What Do You Suggest That Students Do Over Summer Break?

What Do You Suggest That Students Do Over Summer Break?

by Joanna Hernandez | Jun 4, 2021 | First Things First

In the final First Things First video exchange of the year,  Professor Anita Casavantes Bradford and Professor Pavan Kadandale answer the prompt: “What do you suggest that students do over summer break? Should they use it as a break or try different things to be a...
How Will You Support Students as They Adapt to In-Person Learning?

How Will You Support Students as They Adapt to In-Person Learning?

by Joanna Hernandez | May 17, 2021 | First Things First

In this newest installment of the First Things First mentorship series, Professor Anita Casavantes Bradford and Professor Pavan Kadandale respond to the prompt: “All new students admitted for the 2020/21 year have only had experience with the virtual environment. What...
How Have You Adapted Your Courses or Teaching Style During the Pandemic?

How Have You Adapted Your Courses or Teaching Style During the Pandemic?

by Joanna Hernandez | May 4, 2021 | First Things First

In this latest First Things First update, Professors Anita Casavantes Bradford and Pavan Kadandale discuss what they have done to adapt their courses to the remote teaching and learning environment.  In response, students Gretta Ozuna and Leon Masuda share their...
How is the UCI Community Helping First-Gen Students with Financial Aid in the Remote Setting?

How is the UCI Community Helping First-Gen Students with Financial Aid in the Remote Setting?

by Joanna Hernandez | Apr 22, 2021 | First Things First

It’s the final quarter of the First Things First project, and our first-gen students and their faculty mentors are changing things up! Now, students Leon Masuda and Gretta Ozuna are the ones asking the questions. To kick off this quarter, Professor Pavan Kadandale...
Winter 2021 End-of-Quarter Student Interviews with Faculty

Winter 2021 End-of-Quarter Student Interviews with Faculty

by Joanna Hernandez | Mar 15, 2021 | First Things First

In the final First Things First update of Winter Quarter 2021, our first-gen students and their faculty mentors finally come together for a group discussion over Zoom. This time, the tables have turned with students Gretta Ozuna and Leon Masuda posing questions for...
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