Carolina Firsts Faculty &Staff - Undergraduate Retention

Carolina Firsts Faculty & Staff

Your support is instrumental to the success of Carolina Firsts. This page contains opportunities for you to become more involved with First Generation College Student at Carolina and information about specific resources for Carolina Firsts.

If you are interested in learning more about First Generation College Students at Carolina, consider the following options:

Attend a Carolina Firsts Advocate Training
Reflect on some of the Literature on FGCS Success
Think of First-Generation Students as Pioneers

If you want additional information on how to better Advice and Support First Generation College Students, explore the following sites:

National Academic Advising Association
Advising First-Generation College Students for Continued Success
Academic Advising Program in the College of Arts and Sciences and the General College
University Resources Guide
Student Resources at UNC

If you want to Encourage a Carolina Firsts to participate in a High Impact Practice or an Opportunity only available to First Generation College Students at Carolina, consider the following options:

If you want to become more involved in shaping current Carolina Firsts Initiatives and/ or have an idea for a collaborative partnership with your Department/Office please consider becoming part of our Carolina Firsts Campus Wide Committee formerly known as the “First Generation College Student (FGCS) Committee”:

Carolina Firsts Campus Wide Committee Charge for the upcoming academic year 2017-2018. During the upcoming 2017 Fall Semester, the committee will meet on October 5^th and December 7^th from 10:00-11:30PM in Steele 3020. Please contact Dr. Huerta-Bapat at chuerta@unc.edu for more information.

If you have other questions, please:

Visit the Frequently Asked Questions Page