FirstGen@UCA Summer Outreach
UCA Peer Coaches will be contacting our newest First Generation students throughout late Spring and Summer to help with the transition into the UCA community. New students admitted for Summer or Fall will receive information from the Peer Coaches to help answer questions they might have (and some they didn’t even know they had) about UCA and getting enrolled for Fall semester.
Have a question for a peer coach? Email us at: studentsuccess@uca.edu
FirstGen@UCA at SOAR
All First Gen students attending SOAR should be sure to stop by the Student Success table for information! It’s also a good time to meet our student coaches and Student Success staff. So come on by!
First2Go Awareness Campaign Week
September 12-16, 2022
First-generation college students who earn a degree have the ability not only to change their own lives, but also the lives of their family members and their communities. The more we know about their strengths and challenges, the more we can support them.
See UCA First Gen Faculty and Staff share their own stories (click)
The First2Go Awareness Week is a campus-wide event that seeks to raise awareness of the challenges faced by first-generation college students, as well as highlight resources available to our first gen students. During the First2Go Campaign, faculty, staff, and students are invited to show their support by wearing their First 2 Go button, and sharing their own success stories. Campus groups and departments are invited to organize events related to first-generation student success.
First2Go Awareness Week is sponsored by UCA Student Success, the Department of Student Transitions, the UCA Family Network, the First-Year Experience Office, Academic Advising Center, Office of Diversity & Community, Learning Communities, and Housing & Residence Life.
Scholarships for First Generation Students
UCA Supports our First Gen!! Follow the link for more information on the new Arch Ford Scholars scholarship program for first generation Bears.
UCA F1RSTs – A Student Organization for First Gen Students
The UCA First Generation Scholars Society, also known as UCA F1RSTs, is a great way to meet other First Gen students and get involved on campus. Check us out here.