Deadline for first-gen mentors extended to Sept. 4
August 20, 2020
Faculty, staff and graduate students who were the first in their family to earn a
bachelor’s degree are invited to become mentors to first-generation undergraduate
students in the First-Gen Forward Mentorship Program, a collaboration between Student Support Services and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center. Due to a large number of mentee applications, the original deadline has been extended.
Please apply by Friday, Sept. 4.
The First-Gen Forward Mentorship Program will connect first-gen undergraduates with
first-gen faculty, staff and graduate students who can help students navigate college.
Through sharing experiences and knowledge, mentors and mentees are encouraged to build
lasting relationships. SSS and NDAC will offer a series of formal mentorship opportunities
and mentors and mentees are encouraged to meet up outside of these activities as well.
Mentors can expect a total time commitment of two to four hours per month.
Visit the First-Gen AK webpage for more information and to apply to become a mentor. Mentorship training will be provided.
UAF has been recognized by NASPA and the Center for First-generation Student Success as a First-Gen Forward institution. UAF received the First-Gen Forward designation in recognition of the
institution’s demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes
for first-generation college students — students who are the first in their family
to earn a bachelor’s degree. UAF is the only university in Alaska to achieve this
honor and joins an elite group of just 157 universities nationwide to earn the First-Gen
Forward designation.
For more information, email Ronnie Houchin at rshouchin@alaska.edu.