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First Generation in College

First Generation in College. Opportunities to Assist A five minute presentation By Ron Rodriguez June 18, 2009. Highlights from:. CARL-DIAL South Spring Program Friday May 29, 2009 9am-1:30pm

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First Generation in College

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  1. First Generation in College Opportunities to Assist A five minute presentation By Ron Rodriguez June 18, 2009

  2. Highlights from: • CARL-DIAL South Spring Program Friday May 29, 2009 9am-1:30pm • “The Importance of First: Understanding the Needs and Experiences of First-Generation College Students”

  3. See the CARL DIAL website for the below:http://carl-acrl.org/ig/dials/ • View Dr. Rosa Moreno-Alcaraz,CSU Long Beach presentation Academic Culture Shock:Promoting first generation student success through psychological well being • Dr. Rosa Moreno-Alcaraz is a licensed psychologist in Counseling and Psychological Services at California State University, Long Beach. She is actively involved in the areas of individual psychotherapy, campus outreach and consultation, human relations training, Latino/a issues and clinical supervision. Areas of interest include; communication and relationship skills, human relations, sex roles and acculturation, ethnic identity development and the intersections of work and family. • View Dr. Imelda Quintanar,CSU Dominguez Hills presentation Profiles of First Generation Students in Higher Education: First experience • Dr. Imelda Quintanar serves in the role of Retention Coordinator for First Year Programs for the Educational Opportunity Program at California State, University Dominguez Hills. In her role, she is responsible for the implementation of retention programs to ensure that students persist toward graduation at the university. She also has previous professional experience in student affairs and advising, recruitment, and in designing and implementing parent orientation programs.

  4. First Generation Definitionas used in Dr. Quintanar’s presentation • Billson and Terry (1982) defined first generation college students as those whose parents did not attend college whereas second generation and many first generation (traditional college students) have at least one parent who graduated from a 4 year university. • From: Journal of College Counseling • March 2007

  5. Should we care? • According to Dr. Edward Sullivan, Analytical Studies, CSUF on 6/16/09 • “For first time freshmen in fall 2008 … About one quarter (25%) of the first time freshmen were first generation in college. 47% (or 818 students) of Hispanic first time freshmen were first generation in college.

  6. What are their challenges? • Identity struggles – support necessary • Career confusion – pressure to have career “planned out” • Imposter phenomenon – the perception that individual does not deserve to be in university • Have difficulties in persisting

  7. What can we do as Librarians? • From Dr. Rosa Moreno-Alcaraz, CSULB and Dr. Imelda Quintanar, CSUDH • Be mentors (build a relationship) if we can identify these students • Help them with professional and interpersonal skills • Recognize them as “strivers”

  8. What can we do? cont…. • Know they want your approval • Attempt to get them to move from academic shock to academic ownership • Speak to the part of them that wants to be here

  9. Things to Consider • Working more closely with campus student organizations • Working more closely with CPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) • Identify services in Library that might help identify these students and provide support

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