First Generation Student Success Sponsored by the UF Division of Student Life, this resource seeks to engage with First-Generation students throughout their academic career and beyond by offering guidance from Student Success professionals who are champions of the student's First-Generation identity. This includes a focus on campus involvement that seeks to integrate the student into the UF community and all the opportunities, experiences, and connections it offers.
First Generation Gators The University of Florida Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships sponsors this resource for First-Generation students that details the types of financial aid available to them and how to apply for it. It also includes testimonials from First-Gen students as well as helpful tips.
Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars This program supports low-income undergraduate students who are the first in their families to attend college by encouraging them to become a Machen Florida Opportunity Scholar which offers scholarships to cover expenses for the full cost of attending the University of Florida. In addition to financial support, it also offers a peer mentoring program; workshops to prepare them for their chosen careers; and resources to support their parents and families, including the First-Generation Family Guide.
First-Generation Students - International Center This resource supports First-Generation college students seeking study and teaching abroad opportunities. It seeks to assist students in identifying which programs are the best fit; how travel affects residency requirements; what scholarships are available for financial support; how families can prepare for the student to be abroad; as well as numerous other resources.
The Office of Student Success wants to support the "whole" undergraduate student and be a partner in helping them achieve their goals. They offer support through peer tutoring, coaching, advising, mentoring, and a focus on wellness that takes a multidimensional approach to address all the influences in student's lives.
The student is the most important person on campus. Without students there would be no need for the institution. Not a cold enrollment statistic, but a flesh & blood human being with feelings and emotions like our own. Not someone to be tolerated so we can do our thing. They are our thing. Not dependent on us, rather, we are dependent on them. Not an interruption of our work, but the purpose of it. We are not doing them a favor by serving them. They are doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so. - Anonymous. UF, University of Florida.
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