The Future is First-Gen
First Scholars is an important and significant opportunity for UWO to advance our work to improve student outcomes and advance our work to support first-generation students.
The First Scholars Program supports first-generation college students and enhances their ability to successfully graduate. The 4-year program is open to incoming first-time, full-time freshmen whose parents did not attend college.
The mission of The Suder Foundation is to dramatically increase the graduation rate of first-generation college students and to prepare each scholar for a life with self-awareness, success, and significance. To learn more about The Suder Foundation’s First Scholars program, visit http://www.firstscholars.org.
First-Generation Dashboard
This dashboard provides information related to first-generation students for UW Oshkosh for the current academic year. Data will be updated annually.
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of UWO students are the first in their family to go to college. CSSB provides support and guidance for these students to be successful in higher education.
higher education institutions including UWO advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network, which supports first generation efforts at higher education institutions with establishing communities of practice, gaining knowledge of resources and building peer networks.
inaugural UWO students were inducted into a chapter of Tri-Alpha, a national honor society for first-generation students, in 2022.
Explore Programs for First-generation Students
McNair Scholars Program
Our UWO McNair Scholars Program seeks to empower high-achieving, first-generation, low-income, and racially minoritized undergraduates to realize their potential by providing opportunities to develop skills and gain the experiences that will prepare them for graduate study.
TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) and SSS STEM
TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) and TRIO Student Support Services STEM (SSS STEM) is a federally funded program designed to provide academic tutoring, advising/counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other support services necessary for educational success.
Tri-Alpha Honor Society
The Tri-Alpha chapter promotes academic excellence and provides opportunities for growth, leadership development, and community service for first-generation college students. All first-generation college students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni of NAU are eligible to join the Tri-Alpha Honor Society.
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