First Generation Stories for Success
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 216
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 216
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You will want to read this book. Students and anyone who works on any college or high school campus will find value in this book.
First-generation college student numbers are on the rise all over the United States. Many institutions are already over the 50% first-generation college student threshold and growing. We have to get better at supporting this population of students.
Institutions that actively choose to get better will flourish while others do not. In First Generation Stories for Success, you will find stories written by authors who were also first-generation college students and now work in higher education. The authors are a mixture of faculty, staff, and administrators sharing parts of our stories with you, hoping they will help you navigate this new world with a broader perspective. Each chapter approaches first-generation college students' barriers and applies a personal narrative to help you understand how to navigate them better.
First Generation Stories for Success gives you the jump-start to start college on a more level playing field. These are our First-Gen Stories, and we share them for your success.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 College 101: “It’s Like a Whole New Language”
George Pacheco, Jr. – West Texas A&M University
CHAPTER 2 Otherness, Silence, and Belonging: Unlearning Imposter Syndrome in Higher Education
Shanna Peeples – West Texas A&M University
CHAPTER 3 Pay Yourself First
Juan Gallardo – Tarlton State University
CHAPTER 4 Walking the Tightrope: First-Gen Students and the Delicate Balance Between Family and Goals
George Pacheco, Jr. – West Texas A&M University
CHAPTER 5 Reclaiming Myself: Th e Journey of a Round Peg Trying to Fit Into a Square Hole
Melodie Graves – Amarillo College
CHAPTER 6 Student Organizations, Empowerment, and the Will to Meaning
Christopher C. Collins – Missouri State University
CHAPTER 7 The Mexican Justice League Rides Again: Finding Place, Affirming Identity, and Confronting Culture(s) Through Intercollegiate Debate
Richard Pineda – University of Texas at El Paso
CHAPTER 8 My Pre-First-Gen Success Story: Navigating College Pre and Post Acceptance as a Nonwhite and Nonnative English-Speaking Immigrant
Wilfredo Alvarez – Metropolitan State University of Denver
CHAPTER 9 Success for Migrant First-Generation Students: Mentoring and Motivation from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective
Nancy Garcia – West Texas A&M University
CHAPTER 10 I’ve Got Friends in Low Places: Exploring Self-Worth and Nontraditional Mentoring
Gordana Lazic – Missouri State University
CHAPTER 11 Know Your Roots, Know Yourself: A Case Study
Jonathan Cordova, Lisa Garza, & George Pacheco, Jr. – West Texas A&M University
CHAPTER 12 It’s Not the Yellow Brick Road: Create Your Authentic Journey
George Pacheco, Jr. – West Texas A&M University
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