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First-Generation Student SuccessMcKendree Firsts
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What’s First-Generation?
•First-Generation students are the first in their families to earn a
four-year degree.
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Who are First-Gen Students?
•Neither parent has attended college or neither parent has completed a four-
year degree
(First Generation Students: Program, Resources & Support Webinar, 6/9/2010).
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Across the United States•30% of incoming students in 2009
wereFirst-Generation Students.
(USA Today, 3/29/10)
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At McKendree University•44% of incoming freshman at the
Lebanon campus werefirst-generation.
(McKendree administered CIRP Freshman Survey, 2009)
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Why the concern?•89% of first-gen students
drop out,
stall out,
or fail out.
(USA Today, 3/29/10)
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First-gen students are 4X more likely to fail or quit before earning their degrees than are non-first-gen students.
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The good news?
•McKendree University’s retention rate is better than the national average,
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but we knew that, didn’t we?
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More good news•First-gens “have a better chance of
earning a bachelor’s degree
if they start postsecondary education at a four-year college rather
than a two-year college.”
(College Student Journal. March, 2002)
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The better news?
•McKendree University is committed to helping all students succeed and reaching
out to first-generation students.
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First-Gen programs help ALL students
•Schools which focus on issuesof first-gen students
and create programs for first-gen studentsfind the strategies…
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First-Gen programs help ALL students
…also benefit non-first-gen students,
but not vice-versa.
(Thayer, 2000)
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McKendree University’s Office of First-Generation
Student Success established July, 2010
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Services of the office ofFirst-Generation Student Success •Referrals to on-campus services
▫Helping students find the sources availableto them such as $$, tutoring, tech help, advising, etc.
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Services of the office ofFirst-Generation Student Success•Referrals to off-campus services
▫Helping students find transportation, housing, childcare, and other necessities
•Increased academic assistance available through Academic Support Center andthe Writing Resource Center
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Services of the office ofFirst-Generation Student Success
•Training, seminars, and webinars (like today!)
•On-line academic assistance to off-site students at Kentucky campuses, Scott Air Force Base, and Accelerated Instruction at McKendree (AiM)
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Services of the office ofFirst-Generation Student Success•Ten new Scholarships!
•Funded by a grant from the Council of Independent Colleges and the Walmart Foundation
•$1,000 scholarships---ten of them---will beawarded in March
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Purpose•Help our students earn their degrees
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First-Gen characteristics
•May not know the “language” of higher ed FAFSA? Dean’s List? Prerequisite?
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First-Gen characteristics•Report they don’t have money for college
•REALITY: First-gens don’t know how to access money
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Good news!•“The FAFSA has been more simplified and
President Obama has helped with a new bill…to overhaul student loans and make
it easier to borrow federal funds.”
(Washington Post, 4/16/10)
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More good $$$ news•ALL students can fill out the FAFSA
as soon as January 1,
EVEN IF THEY HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR TAXES FOR THE NEW YEAR YET.
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First-gen characteristics
•Often less academically prepared
~Due in part to high schools not preparingthese students for college
~Also due to first-gens not imagining themselves as college students while
growing up
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Good news~The McKendree Academic Support Center
has hired MORE tutors in more subjects.
~The Writing Resource Center has hired MOREwriting consultants and is open more hours.
~On-line services available to students who aren’t on the Lebanon campus.
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First-gen characteristics•First-gen students often report they feel
likeIMPOSTERS,
and when they need extra help,this can validate their feelings of
not belonging in college!
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Motivators for first-gen students•Helping out the family financially•Bringing honor to the family•Gaining respect from others•Better life and “making it out”
(First Generation Students: Programs, Resources & Support, 6/9/10)
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Overcoming the Imposter Phenomenon•The solution is to build strong
relationships professors, staff, and other students.
Students need to:Get involved!
Visit profs during office hours!Attend university events!
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Advisors need to:•Use “intrusive advising” and initiate
contact in order to build relationships with students
•Expect questions about general college experiences
•Refer students to the office of First-Generation Student Success for more help
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Professors need to:•Teach and review study skills, note taking,
writing papers•Reach out to students•Be proactive •Encourage students to attend university
events
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First-Generation Student Success
The key is building relationships.
First-generation students need to betaught how to utilize
the sources which are already available to them.