The “First in Class Mentorship Program” is for students who are the first in their family to attend higher education as they often face many barriers. Not only is it financially challenging, but the culture of higher education can seem strange or unfamiliar to someone who has no experience with it and can’t ask family for help or advice. To better support first-gen students, we have decided to create a mentorship program. We are a group of faculty who were ourselves first-gen students, so we understand the experience well. To learn more about potential mentors, see our website here: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/firstgen/
