Making The Extra Effort To Support First Generation Students

Jones is one of 24 freshmen living in Gen-1 House, an off-campus residence for low-income, first-generation college students. Mause, the program's coordinator, will do everything from wake-up calls to checking in with professors to make sure Gen-1 students keep their grades up and fit into campus life. If left to the odds, only three of the 24 Gen-1 House freshmen would graduate. Colleges are trying a variety of programs to hold onto first-gens. Read more at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-03-30-FirstGenDorm30_ST_N.htm