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Serving First-Generation Students on Jesuit Campuses: Part II
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First-Gen Students Find Support at Canisius College
Mariama McCoy ’21 has come full circle. She began her undergraduate experience at Canisius as a first-generation student, and now as a graduate student was proud to plan the 2021 First-Generation College Celebration on campus.
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At Holy Cross, First-Gen College Students Find Support & Community
Victoria De Leon says that college was “uncharted waters” for her and her family. At the College of the Holy Cross, the senior from Denver sought out programs to connect her to other first-generation students. “The weight of being a first-generation college student was too heavy for me to carry on my own,” says De Leon, a political science and Spanish double major with a concentration in Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies.
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Georgetown's 'Wraparound' Support for First-Generation College Students
Soon after Andy Marquez was accepted to Georgetown in 2016, he received a call from the Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP), a program that supports low-income and first-generation college students during their four years.
“They asked if I had any questions or needed resources,” Marquez said. “Right away, they made me feel that I was seen, that I was wanted, that I deserved a spot there and I had earned a spot there.”
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Santa Clara’s LEAD Scholars Program Provides Home Away from Home for First-Gen Students
As the coronavirus pandemic raged on in December 2020, Shirley Naranjo ‘23 faced a crisis of her own.
Five years after moving to the United States from Ecuador, Naranjo suddenly found herself without a place to live. Her landlord wanted a longer-term tenant and had just asked her to move out of her modest rental home in Stamford, Conn. She couldn’t move back in with her father, with whom she had a tumultuous relationship. With no family to turn to and an hourly job at a local grocery store, Naranjo was short on options.
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Helping First-Generation College Students Achieve Endless Possibilities
Frequently, I ask students why they chose The University of Scranton. Unfailingly, they mention the strong sense of community, proximity to family and friends, wide array of majors offered, or amazing food on campus. Many will also share how their Scranton education is transformational. However, for one group of students, their Scranton education is not just personally transformative, but life-changing for their entire family.
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Government Relations
January 2022 marks the start of a new year and the midpoint of the 117th Congress. The second session of any Congress presents challenges and hurdles that legislators and the administration will have to navigate to successfully complete action on important policy issues. The process and the politics are going to play a significant role this session, influencing both the policy agenda and policy outcomes.
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