FORBESBrandVoice® 06/20/18 When I Walked Across The Stage, My Parents Were Graduating, Too by Emily Lin “As a first-generation college student, I know firsthand the power that a college education has to change lives, not just for graduates, but for their families too. In many ways, when I earned my degree from the University of
We are currently looking for volunteers to work 1:1 with college students to coach them through working towards a 3.0 GPA. As a “Coach 3.0” you check-in weekly or bi-weekly with students on the areas needed to excel academically. Check-ins will include conversations on helping students set up a work plan, identify resources, and holding them accountable.
Descending the twisting and hilly highway 17 to Los Gatos, you wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the students in our van were riddled with anxiety and nausea. But for our rising seniors (the fearless and fighting FG 10), it wasn’t the nature of the road that was causing them such fears, it was the exciting and rewarding rite of passage that
What’s you name and what do you do? David Madson, Director of Development for the Neurosciences and Transplantation Programs at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center Foundation. When did you first hear about First Graduate® and what inspired you to support our mission to help students become the first in their families to graduate from college?
Over the next couple of weeks, many First Graduate® college students will be returning to their respective campuses for another year of college and are one step closer to obtaining their college degrees. For our incoming college freshman, the transition from high school to college student will be eye-opening. To help make that transition a little
A staff and student favorite during our 5-week summer program is Career Day – a full day dedicated to helping our middle school students learn about the different career paths available to them with a college degree. Career Day is also special for us here at First Graduate® because of all the love and support we receive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07/28/15 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DigitasLBi, a global marketing and technology company, has again partnered with First Graduate, a San Francisco-based college success program that helps high school students become the first in their families to graduate from college, by providing students a day of career and interviewing advice to 60 eighth-graders. DigitasLBi
