by Joanna Hernandez | Nov 8, 2022 | First Things First, firstgen-news
We at the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (OVPTL) are happy to announce that our submission for First Things First: Video Mentorship Project for First-Year, First-Gen Students has been selected as a CASE 2022 Best of CASE District VII Award...
by Joanna Hernandez | Jun 9, 2021 | First Things First
To commemorate the year-long First Things First virtual mentorship project, our first-gen students and their faculty mentors sit down for their final conversations. Together, each pair reflects on the school year and looks forward to the return of in-person...
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...
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...
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...
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...
