Maverick Firsts - Minnesota State University Mankato

08/12/2024

Applications are open for individuals interested in serving on the Journal of First-generation Student Success editorial board. Those selected will serve a three-year term beginning in March 2025 and ending in March 2028. More information about eligibility and how to apply can be found at bit.ly/JournalFirstGen. Applications are due October 1, 2024.

07/07/2024

It's Saturday! Thanks to Taylor & Francis, we are able to offer FREE access to articles from the Journal of First-generation Student Success each month, available for up to four weeks! women of color in STEM majors and Black first-gen doctoral students are addressed in our July articles and can be accessed at bit.ly/FgSSaturday.

06/21/2024

Not long ago, a college student said in a focus group that they’d rather fail a class than ask a professor for help. Many students in the group nodded in agreement—and they have plenty of company among students who say they’re reluctant to seek help, often until it’s too late.

06/11/2024

Join us tomorrow at 1 pm ET for the Center Online Learning event, "Exploring the Ways Jargon Influences Access & Success for First-gen Students," with Dr. Sonja Ardoin. This session will help participants recognize how higher ed jargon creates barriers for and provide strategies for recalibrating communication. Register at bit.ly/COL_Jargon.

05/30/2024

Spoiler alert: This examines the mental health of and finds data to reveal a high prevalence of mental health problems and significant disparities in the use of services relative to continuing-generation students. For more, including a link to the Cogent Mental Health publication, visit bit.ly/3wKEOYg.

05/24/2024

Elevating the experience can take many forms. Take Western Kentucky University student Veronica Vallejo-Garcia, whose experiences as a first-gen student culminated in her senior thesis film, “First Gen,” which "follows a first-generation Latina student caught between her parents; expectations and personal aspirations of pursuing the arts." Read more of her story in this blog at bit.ly/4blZFQP.

05/18/2024

Community College to Stanford at 55: First-Generation College Advice!

Dr. Darling, a Santa Rosa Community College and UC Berkeley professor shares advice as a first-generation and low income graduate! Beginning her journey at t...

05/16/2024

One of the highlights of our office is our annual Asian American College Experience Summer Camp.

We invite all entering 9th graders to recently graduated 12th graders to apply to be a part of our camp. Students get to experience living on our campus, build their leadership skills, receive mentorship from our college students, learn about their identities, and more!

Application: https://forms.office.com/r/MVAbTZgrdx

Space is limited! The opportunity is FREE and transportation is provided.

05/07/2024

The mental well-being of is a crucial topic for those committed to student success. May is and offers opportunities to for critical funding and services at the national, state, and institutional levels. More at bit.ly/AdvocateFG5_24.

04/28/2024

Graduation will help a new Hoo look to the future and say “I told you so” to her past.

04/24/2024

Hello everyone, 👋🏽

In case you did not know, the CSU MALL FEST is happening today in the Centennial Student Union. 🥳🥳
In addition to all the fun activities scheduled, there is a total of $1500 in Amazon Prime gift cards that can be won, isn’t that amazing??
If you can make it, please be sure to stop by and have fun with other Mavericks.
See you at 10:30am!👋🏽

04/15/2024

This seeks strategies to mitigate the impact of systemic structures that can serve as barriers toward persistence and degree completion for Women of Color in STEM. Read more from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers in the latest issue of the Journal of First-generation Student Success at bit.ly/JFGSS4-1_2.