First Generation Students
Students are the first in their families to attend college face special challenges. Below are resources to help faculty understand and work with the needs of first-generation college students.
GVSU RESOURCES
TRiO Student Support Services STEM–Health Sciences Program
DECEMBER 2011 ADVISING FORUM
Focus on First-Generation Students at GVSU (PowerPoint Presentation)
Caroline Cascini, Senior Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Advising Center
The First Generation Student: Barriers and Strategies for Success (PowerPoint Presentation)
Melissa Selby-Theut, Director, Educational Support Program
VIDEO RESOURCES
Who We Are: First-Generation College Students Speak Out (VIDEO)
Academic Culture Shock: First-Generation College Students Step Up to College Work (AUDIO SLIDESHOW)
Becoming a Scholar: Bright Academic Futures for First-Generation Students (AUDIO SLIDESHOW)
WEBSITES & REPORTS
First in the Family: Advice about College from First-Generation Students
First-Generation Students in Postsecondary Education: A Look at Their College Transcripts
First-Generation Students: Undergraduates Whose Parents Never Enrolled in Postsecondary Education
Advising First-Generation Students (National Academic Advising Association)
Making Excellence Inclusive (American Association of Colleges & Universities)
BOOKS
The First Generation Student Experience: Implications for Campus Practice, and Strategies for Improving Persistence and Success by Davis, 2010
The Invisibility Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to First-Generation College Students by Housel & Harvey, 2010