by Joanna Hernandez | Oct 28, 2020 | First Things First, Uncategorized
While the transition to university life can be overwhelming for many new college students, it can be especially daunting for students who are the first in their families to attend college. These first-generation students often feel underprepared and aren’t sure what...
by Joanna Hernandez | Oct 22, 2020 | First Things First
In this week’s First Things First video exchanges, first-gen students Leon and Gretta answer the question “What’s Been New or Different for You as a University Student?” Their faculty mentors, Prof. Kadandale and Prof. Casavantes Bradford, reflect on their own...
by Joanna Hernandez | Oct 22, 2020 | First Things First
In their first videos of the First Things First series, incoming first-gen students Leon Masuda and Gretta Gabriela Ozuna Rivera answer the prompt “Why Are You At UCI?” Their faculty mentors, Professor Pavan Kadandale and Professor Anita Casavantes Bradford, respond...
by Joanna Hernandez | Sep 21, 2016 | firstgen-news
Faculty should publicly identify themselves as a first generation student on the first day of classes each quarter and invite students (first generation or otherwise) who would like to learn more about my academic journey to attend office hours. If I was a...
by Joanna Hernandez | Sep 21, 2016 | firstgen-news
It’s going to be providing a service for the new majority, for a community that is growing and very real. -Monica Rodriguez The traditional definition of student includes that one’s parents went to college. In fact, more than half UCI’s undergrad is composed of...