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COMPOSED OF:
• First Scholars Program
• First Generation Living Learning Community (1GLLC)
• 1G Stories Project featured on YouTube
• First Generation Student Organization (FGSO)
• CATS Day Out
• First Generation Advisory Team
STAFF
• Matthew Deffendall, Director
• Martina Martin, First Scholars Program Coordinator
• Kelli Hutchens, Program Advisor
• Joanie Ett-Mims, Administrative Assistant
• Brandy Denton and Jennifer Doan, Student Office Assistants
• Campus partners make it possible
WHY FIRST GENERATION
• Federal definition: “Neither parent has a Bachelor’s degree”
• UK has rich history but limited scope of impact
• Student Support Services
• Robinson Scholars
• Lack the social and cultural capital to persist to graduation
• 30% of total undergraduate population
• Retained 10% less than their peers; 40% graduation rate
• Lower high school GPA’s, ACT scores, and first year UK GPA’s
FIRST SCHOLARS PROGRAM
• Founded in 2009 with seed money from The Suder Foundation
• Twenty scholars are selected each year
• Eligibility criteria:
• Kentucky resident
• Minimum 3.3 high school GPA
• Minimum ACT score of 22 or higher
• Demonstrate financial need
• Required to live on campus during the first year
FIRST SCHOLARS PROGRAM
• Holistic four year program
• Peer mentoring in the first two years
• Faculty/ professional mentor in the final two years
• Participate in social, educational and service projects each semester
• Maintain 2.5 cumulative GPA
• $5,000 annual renewable scholarship
OUTCOMES
• 100% first to second year retention rate
• 97% retention to date
• Average first semester freshmen GPA of 3.2
• Average first year GPA of 2.98
• Student Strengths Inventory used for assessment purposes
• Participation and engagement measured each term
• Measured against non-scholar applicants as a control group
SINCE FIRST SCHOLARS CAME TO UK
• Enhanced Data Collection and Tracking
• First Generation Student Organization Incorporated
• First Generation Living Learning Community Created in Fall 2011
• 42 students enrolled
• Cohorted classes, social events, study groups, and service
• 2.99 average fall GPA and 97% retention
• First generation status now a part of RA and UK 101 applications
• Education Abroad Scholarships and Financial Resources
• 1G Stories Project
NEXT STEPS
• Collaborative office space
• Expand participation in 1GLLC
• Enhanced web presence as a resource for students, parents, faculty, and staff
• Enhanced communication with parents as partners
• Increased outreach and recruitment starting in middle school
• Expand 1G stories project
• Faculty mentoring database
• Increased financial support