The Center for First-generation Student Success has welcomed CEHD to its inaugural cohort of First Forward Institutions. The First Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education that have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of first-generation college students.
The Center for First-generation Student Success is an initiative of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the Suder Foundation. As a First Forward Institution, CEHD will be afforded multiple opportunities to engage with peer and aspirational institutions who are also creating environments that improve the experiences and outcomes of first-generation students.
Selected institutions will send representatives to the First Forward Workshop to be held in Orlando in June and will participate in monthly phone calls, virtual professional development, goal setting, blog development, annual reporting, and more. After two successful years in the program, institutions are eligible to apply for the Advisory leadership designation.
“The Center is so pleased to welcome CEHD into our inaugural cohort of First Forward institutions. Through the application process, it was evident that it is not only taking steps to serve first-generation students, but is prepared to make a long-term commitment and employ strategies for significant scaling and important advances in the future,” said Sarah Whitley, senior director of the Center for First-generation Student Success.
