First Generation Programs

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First Generation Programs

• Angelo State University

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Who is a firstgeneration student?

• First generation college students are students
  who would be the first in their families to
  complete higher education through two and four
  year postsecondary institutions.

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Programs

• Mentor Program
• Host Family Program
• Student Organization

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Mentor Program Goals

• To provide valuable skill sets necessary for a
  successful transition into college. MEETINGS
• To connect participants with first-generation
  role models and mentors that will encourage and
  support the participants higher education goals.
  MENTORS AND SPEAKERS
• To increase participants cultural capital
  through participation in campus and community
  activities. ACTIVITIES/VOLUNTEERING

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Participants

• Mentors
• Firstgeneration students (neither parent
  graduated from a 2 or 4year institution of
  higher education)
• Attended ASU for a minimum of one long semester
• Enrolled fulltime at Angelo State University
• Committed to ASU for the full duration of the
  program
• Mentees
• Firstgeneration students (neither parent
  graduated from a 2 or 4year institution of
  higher education)
• Firstsemester freshman
• Enrolled fulltime at Angelo State University
• Committed to ASU for the full duration of the
  program

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Activities

• Individual Meeting
• Power Lunches
• Cultural Capital
• Volunteer Service
• Luncheon

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Benefit to Student

• Personalized attention from a program coordinator
  who will help monitor both their social and
  academic progress.
• Access to cultural activities, community events,
  and campus organizations/services that will serve
  as a support system
• Upon successful completion of the program,
  students will have the opportunity to apply for
  scholarships to be awarded to an outstanding
  mentee, and to an outstanding mentor.

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Mentor Meetings

• Fridays
• 100 200 p.m.
• Must commit to duration of the program.

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Host Family Program

• The First Generation Host Family Program
  consist of matching students with a local host
  family who helps you feel welcome and helps you
  settle into your new life as a college student.

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Family Requirements

• Have a genuine interest in being a local "family"
  for your student.
• Meet greet student once matched.
• Invite student to interact with you and your
  family in any special occasions or even on your
  everyday activities (i.e. lunch, dinner,
  shopping, birthdays, etc.) at least once a month
  during the semester or even celebrate your
  student's birthday.
• Expose your student to as many San Angelo and/or
  ASU activities as possible!

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Student Requirements

• Genuine interest in having a host family
• Contact Host Family
• Participate in Host activities
• Please remember that the host families are
  volunteers and although they may generously
  decide to do so, they are not expected to
• Provide housing for you
• Drive you around
• Invite you home for the holidays

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Benefits to Students

• The most important parts of this program are
  the benefits you will acquire by establishing a
  friendship with your host family and the
  knowledge and support they will provide for you
  as you adjust to your new settings.

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Student Organization

• The need to develop other skills which may not be
  taught directly in the classroom (i.e.
  interpersonal relations, delegation, motivation,
  etc.)
• The effective development of these other skill
  areas can be just as important to your eventual
  career success as the skills you learn in the
  classroom.
• Once the organization is established students
  will prioritize needs for first-generation
  students and together we will work to help bring
  support and academic success to first-generation
  students.

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First Generation Programs

• Just remember, all programs are designed to help
  you and make your transition at ASU fun and
  successful.