First Generation Symposium: Blazing a Trail to First-Gen Success View Other Sessions

Join faculty and staff across campus to learn about practices in supporting first-generation students. The purpose of the symposium is to engage the campus in valuable dialogue on promoting the success of first-generation students. The Symposium will take place in various locations in Rackham Graduate School. 

This year, the symposium encompasses four components:

  • Understanding first-generation students and their intersecting identities
  • Teaching and advising
  • Data, evaluation, and assessment
  • Admission, retention, and graduate success.



Keynote and Working Session

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Keynote: Javier Solorzano Parada, Program Manager, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs; Working Session: Adan Hussain, First Gen Project Manager, Terra Molengraff, Success Coach, and Matthew Sullivan, Director of SOUL Program and Lecturer

Join us for the First Gen Symposium keynote lecture by Javier Solorzano Parada MA and a collaborative working session where participants will envision the future for first generation students and work at the University of Michigan. 


Keynote: Javier Solorzano Parada M.A., Program Manager, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs

Working Session Facilitators: Adan Hussain, First Gen Project Manager; Terra Molengraff, Success Coach, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives; and Matthew Sullivan, Director of SOUL Program and Lecturer

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