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...
by Joanna Hernandez | Mar 8, 2021 | First Things First
In this newest installment of First Things First, our student-mentor pairs respond to the prompt “Has Being a College Student Changed Your Relationship With Your Family and/or Community?” Both Gretta and Leon explain that attending UCI hasn’t really affected their...
by Joanna Hernandez | Feb 18, 2021 | First Things First
In this First Things First update, Gretta and Leon and their faculty mentors, Prof. Casavantes Bradford and Prof. Kadandale, respond to the question “Do You Disclose Your Identity as a First-Gen Student to Others?” Gretta explains that, while she is proud to be a...
by Joanna Hernandez | Feb 3, 2021 | First Things First
In the latest installment of First Things First, Gretta Ozuna and Leon Masuda respond to the question “How has COVID and the political unrest in the country impacted you as a student and as a person?” Gretta explains that, between the uncertainty of the pandemic and...
by Joanna Hernandez | Jan 25, 2021 | First Things First
To kick off the Winter 2021 edition of First Things First, Gretta and Leon respond to the question: “Thinking back on the Fall, do you feel differently about being a university student at the start of this new quarter?” Both students discussed taking better care of...
by Joanna Hernandez | Dec 16, 2020 | First Things First
With Fall Quarter 2020 coming to a close, the First Things First students connect with their faculty mentors over Zoom once again. Together, each student-faculty pair reflect on the quarter, discuss how faculty can improve remote teaching, and offer suggestions to...
