Chapman faculty and staff, your support is key to the success of all students, and especially students who are the first in their family to go to college! This page contains resources to assist you in your work with first-generation college students at Chapman University. Being first-generation is an invisible identity. If you find through your conversations and interactions with a student that he or she is first-generation, you will come to recognize that first-generation students have unique experiences, especially as they transition to the university environment. It is a wonderful source of pride for these students to be the first in their family to pursue a bachelor’s degree. If you have any questions on how to support first-generation college students at Chapman, please feel free to contact Dr. Quaylan Allen, Director of First-Generation Programs, or Dr. Nina LeNoir, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education.
Resources for Advising First-Generation College Students:
First-Generation Students-Academic Advisings Resources, 2004 article, NACADA, author, Angela Renee Sickles
NACADA articles on Academic Resources for Advising first-generation students
Advising First-Generation College Students for Continued Success, March 12, 2008, The Mentor, Penn State's Division of Undergraduate Studies, author, Kourtney C. Kocel, University of South Carolina
Counseling First-Generation Students About College, article, College Board